I’ve gotten variants of this question over the weekend. The answer is that “it depends.” Here’s how I look at the question:
- If you own any iPhone earlier than a 5, you should upgrade. The reason being is that you’re likely close to the end of your contract (or even out of contract) and the new iPhones are simply faster, have better displays, better cameras, and the like. Plus you’ll get the phone at a low price assuming you make a two year commitment.
- If you own an iPhone 5, you might want to upgrade to a 5s because of the 64-bit processor, fingerprint sensor, and enhanced camera abilities among other features. I say might because for me, that isn’t enough of a jump for me to want to go to a 5s. I will be waiting for the iPhone 6 or whatever it is called because that’s likely to be a revolution rather than the evolution that the iPhone 5s is. However for you there might be enough of a value proposition to make you want to make the switch.
- If you own an iPhone 5, you should avoid the iPhone 5c. That’s because it’s basically an iPhone 5 with a selection of colors and slightly better battery life. Unless those items matter to you, there’s no point in upgrading to a 5c in my opinion. Besides, if you do want a splash of color. a case will take care of that and protect your phone too.
In either of the last two cases, you might have to break your contract to get a new iPhone or spring for an unlocked one via Apple.com. That can get expensive in a hurry and may be enough of a deterrent to keep you from making the jump to a new iPhone.
If you do decide to replace your iPhone, you might want to keep this in mind to help you guide yourself to the right amount of storage that you will need. After all, you cannot upgrade these phones with an SD card.
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Hey IT Nerd! Should I Upgrade To An iPhone 5s or 5c?
I’ve gotten variants of this question over the weekend. The answer is that “it depends.” Here’s how I look at the question:
In either of the last two cases, you might have to break your contract to get a new iPhone or spring for an unlocked one via Apple.com. That can get expensive in a hurry and may be enough of a deterrent to keep you from making the jump to a new iPhone.
If you do decide to replace your iPhone, you might want to keep this in mind to help you guide yourself to the right amount of storage that you will need. After all, you cannot upgrade these phones with an SD card.
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