Apple continues to improve the product, faster, better resolution, improved camera but most noticeably significantly improved battery performance. The larger screen is a huge bonus for elderly eyes and it is still just about wieldy and light enough to use with one hand. There are a few glitches that, on rare occasions require a reboot but no doubt Apple will sort that with an IOS revision now that user feedback is available. A good purchase that represents a worthwhile advance over my previous iPhones. JL's performance has been exemplary although selling my old phone through their affiliate partner is proving to be a protracted and frustrating experience.

First, Apple made it seem as if the “pink” was going to be hot pink like my 10th generation iPad. This pink is more of a purple-ish light pink. I traded in my purple iPhone 14 Pro-Max and got $830 in credits spread out over the next months beginning after the 2nd month, So I’m only paying $150 for this phone, which is nice. I really upgraded to try out the new Apple Intelligence. I upgraded to iOS 18.1 Beta to try these beginning features out and they’re alrighhhht. I mean I’m sort of impressed. But not really. AT&T did a wonderful job throughout the entire ordering/shipping process. They made it very simple and efficient.

Upgraded from a Xr model. The camera options are quite nice. I do like the new option of silencing the phone & the satellite phone safety options etc. The back of the phone is matte black and doesn’t leave fingerprints or smudges. Arrived a week after ordering. I did have to change to an eSIM with this one. I’m also a bit disappointed with the charging cord as it’s a double sided C-port which is completely useless for the apple charging connector I already have. I do love that I got 1000+ rewards points for this order though.