Refurbished iPhone 14+

HelpingHand on 19/06/2024 - 19:29

Im thinking of upgrading my phone from S9+ to an iPhone and installing lineage on my S9+ to tinker around with it, still works so why not.

Planning to get an iPhone just because I've never gotten one and it'd be a good practice for a first specially when my work requires me to be up to date with IT. But I wouldn't want to break the bank with buying new, like a mobile plan + phone upwards of $80 per month so I thought I'd go with a refurbished iPhone one version below the newest and found thjs:

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/204634204820?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mk…

  • 20% off code NONFY20 bringing it down to 807.20

Was wondering what would you recommend for daily use of browsing news, and pretty much learning about ios. NOt so big priorities are gaming and camera but could be good to have. Would this phone be a good iPhone for a beginner and also would last me a couple years without sacrificing the 'latest tech' that the newer models have?

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Comments

  • sumyungguy on 19/06/2024 - 19:38

    Go for a Pro with A16 Bionic

    • eccaz on 19/06/2024 - 19:45
      +4

      What will that help you do?

      • LanceVance on 19/06/2024 - 21:35
        -1

        Absolutely nothing.

      • sumyungguy on 19/06/2024 - 21:50

        A15 was released with the iPhone 13, A16 is incrementally better in many ways. Who prefers last year's processor?

        • eccaz on 19/06/2024 - 22:07

          But what does it actually help with?

          • sumyungguy on 19/06/2024 - 22:28

            @eccaz: I'm still on A14, but gather A16 offers superior video & still image processing and improved power efficiency. iPhone 14 Pro includes always-on display, Dynamic Island and Emergency SOS via Satellite. I was more flagging to OP that Apple is in the habit of selling last year's processor to customers wanting a cheaper phone from the current release. Hard to believe there are still many customers and corporates operating on post-paid and upgrading every two years.

            • eccaz on 20/06/2024 - 09:16

              @sumyungguy: I don’t think any of those features would make my life any better.

  • Gunnar on 19/06/2024 - 21:10
    +2

    I would actually buy a much much cheaper iPhone (eg refurbished 11/12) one that will last you 1-2 years if you want to test one out. That way if you get it and after a few weeks don’t like it, you haven’t spent too much money. If you decide you like/can live with IOS then spend more on replacing it.

    I’m an Apple user and my partner an android user (Samsung generally). I don’t like using her phone and she really doesn’t like using mine. I know each phone has its drawbacks but we are both happy with our choices as we are used to each operating system

    • jv on 19/06/2024 - 21:31
      -2

      I’m an Apple user and my partner an android user

      Mixed marriages don't work out often.

    • donga100 on 19/06/2024 - 21:39

      I agree with this. I have Android for personal phone and iPhone for work and find the iPhone very frustrating with how restrictive it is and lack of integration with PC compared to Android. The resale is pretty good on them though so not taking too much risk to try one.

      • sumyungguy on 19/06/2024 - 21:44
        +2

        iPhones play well with iPads and desktop/notebook Macs

      • jv on 19/06/2024 - 22:29

        lack of integration with PC

        Huh ?

        • donga100 on 20/06/2024 - 14:13
          +1

          If you have only used iPhone you can be blissfully unaware of what you're missing out on. As an example, I found not being able to send sms via PC browser a huge productivity loss, especially for work.

          • jv on 20/06/2024 - 14:35

            @donga100:

            found not being able to send sms via PC browser a huge productivity loss

            I use Whatsapp for that.

            • donga100 on 20/06/2024 - 20:47
              +1

              @jv: Whatsapp can't be used to send sms.

              • jv on 20/06/2024 - 20:49
                +1

                @donga100: Whatsapp provides a service to send short messages.

  • miwahni on 19/06/2024 - 21:54

    For tips and tricks with iOS, I would suggest signing up to the idownload daily Blog. Visit idownloadBlog.com and you'll get a popup asking if you'd like to subscribe. I found it helpful when I first switched from android to iOS.

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