I am getting an iPhone 8 because it does have the home button. The 8 really isn't that old it only came out in 2017. There are new iPhones coming out next year. I intend to have my 8 for several years in spite of it being a couple years old.
On 5/26/19, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> wrote: > Hi Carolyn, > > I have the 8 plus for work and it is a great phone. Granted, the 8 series > is now several years old and who knows what Apple plans to do long term as > far as iOS versions that will run on it. > Usually you can be sure to get 5 to 6 years from whichever iOS is current > when the phone came out. > > The iPhone XR looks to be a very good phone and being the most recent would > get you the longest life, though doubtless a new phone will come out this > fall. > > That being said, the X series has no home button, so you will need to get > used to the gestures for getting to the home screen, app switcher, Control > Center and notifications. > I'd recommend finding one to try before hand to get some practice with that > gesture. Some people find them very difficult, while, I found them to be > pretty easy after a few tries. > > Richard > > > Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com > “The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of > flying. There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack > lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." --Douglas > Adams, from Life, The Universe and Everything, p.59 > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Carolyn Arnold > Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2019 7:04 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Phone choices. > > I want to hear yall's opinions. > > I am trying to prepare in advance for when I will have been with my phone > carrier for two years in November. I am thinking that is a good time to > replace my iPhone. I just wonder which would be to my best advantage - an > Eight (not Eight plus), an X, or an XR. Of course, a lot will depend on how > much phone is sold for how much money. The thing is that I thought I'd have > another year out of my SE, but understand that it is not going to have 13. > The eight sounds like such a nice phone, but if it wouldn't last but two or > three years, I don't want to get it. > > Best regards, > > Carolyn > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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