{"id":7853,"date":"2018-09-10T11:49:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T01:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/?p=7853"},"modified":"2018-09-10T14:43:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T04:43:53","slug":"i-dont-own-the-latest-iphone-im-ok-with-that-i-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/features\/i-dont-own-the-latest-iphone-im-ok-with-that-i-think\/","title":{"rendered":"I don’t own the latest iPhone & I’m OK with that (I think)"},"content":{"rendered":"
I use an iPhone 6S+. It’s old. Old in smartphone-years, on a relative scale, kind of like how I’m old to a millennial because I’m nearly 40.<\/p>\n
I should’ve<\/em> bought a new iPhone last year, I was due. I generally stick to a two year cycle and on top of that it was a new model with fancy new features and a new enclosure, but I didn’t.<\/p>\n
At the time, as everyone in my office fervently hit refresh on Apple’s order page trying their best to enter their credit card details and inwardly scream “TAKE MY MONEY!”, I sat back. I took a breath and I asked myself: “Do I really need the latest iPhone?”.<\/em><\/p>\n
Twelve months later as we sit on the precipice of yet another iPhone release I find myself asking the same question again. The obvious answer is no<\/em> but then the obvious answer isn’t always the one we arrive at (or actually want).<\/p>\n