Don’t buy an iPhone 15, even after the iPhone 16 launch makes it cheaper
The iPhone 16 launch is approaching fast, and some people will be excited at the prospect of buying cheaper iPhones come September. As always, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 14 models will each be $100 cheaper. But I think you'd be better served not getting either model, especially an iPhone 15 flavor, whether the base model or the Plus.
I had no problem recommending the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus last year. They're essentially beefed-up iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max variants. They're great devices that can last for several years. At the time, however, I could not anticipate the Apple Intelligence revolution coming to the iPhone.
Apple Intelligence is the single biggest upgrade coming to the iPhone. It will impact Apple's fall iPhone lineup like no other software feature. Older iPhones typically support most novelties that debut in new iOS releases. Unfortunately, Apple Intelligence requires either an iPhone 15 Pro/Max model or one of the upcoming iPhone 16 variants.
The iPhone 15 software will get upgraded to iOS 18, sure. But if you want access to Apple's AI features, including built-in ChatGPT support in Siri, the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus are not powerful enough for Apple Intelligence.
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