TLDR: My daughter’s had a hand me down iPhone 7+ for the last couple of years now. Is it time to get her a newer phone?
Fuller version:
I’ve been thinking about whether or not I should upgrade my daughter’s iPhone 7+. She’s 14 and had it since the last time I upgraded my phone. So my wife has a XS Max, I have a 12 Pro Max and my daughter ended up with my wife’s old 7+.
I was looking at the 14 Pros and the biggest feature that I want is that macro lens as well as the 120hz refresh rate screen but it still uses the lightning connector which makes transferring files and photos a massive pain in the a@$e. So I haven’t been able to justify upgrading for myself however I found out that ios 16 isn’t supported on the 7+.
So I’ve been thinking whether I should just upgrade my daughter’s phone to maybe an 11 with 128GB of storage for around $400-500 used. Or whether she should just go another year with the 7+ until I upgrade myself to the 15.
The battery health is at 79% however she says to me that it doesn’t bother her too much and she’s fine to take a battery bank whenever we’re away for a while as well she doesn’t doesn’t seem to be wanting for features. I’m actually quite happy with the attitude cos last year she was wanting an iPhone 13 more than anything so it shows that she’s matured quite a bit over the last year. So I’m umming and arhhing whether I should upgrade her phone. The main reason I’m considering an upgrade is I’m not sure how long in terms of security whether Apple will continue to support the 7.
Seems like your daughter answered the question already.
Better phones will be cheaper next year, it's almost a certainty.