I’ve read some random text on the internet.
It starts with this:
I started with the 3GS back in 2009, then the iPhone 4 and beyond — the 2010s were the golden era for iPhones.
And it made me thinking: it’s so wrong! The golden era of iPhones is now, 2020s. You can buy any iPhone and it’s good. Before, in 2010s, each new iPhone was much better than the previous one, which basically forced people to buy new iPhones.
There was big difference between iPhone 4S and 5, 5 and 5s, 5s and 6, 6 and 6s, 6s and 7, etc.
Yes, it was exciting, for those of us who were fortunate to have spare money for these toys. But it’s not the golden era, actually. These days, you can buy any iPhone, and it’s good. I have iPhone 12 mini, you can buy one for €130 (US$150, £115) in great condition, used.
I still cringe from the memory of me buying a 64 GB iPhone 4S for almost one thousand US dollars, two of them. Well, at that point in time, they were great phones, true. But today, you can buy both for bananas. I’ve bought like 3 of them 5 years ago, for bananas. For parts, and some weird software experiments.
When things change each year, rendering your device obsolete, it’s not a golden era, even close.
I’d say the golden era of iPhones is now. I’m not too certain about the future (read: idiotic tariffs from the orange guy), but the right now is pretty golden time to buy an iPhone.
- I’d say most people are fine with any supported iPhone, which is Xs (2018) and newer. That’s 7 years, huh!
- But even iPhone 6S (2015) and newer are good enough for regular use. That’s right, you can buy a ten years phone, and it still can be good. And I still would recommend that to an every man rather than a random Android (which is still a lottery).
Isn’t that the golden era?