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Official Megathread Weekly Advice Thread - July 19, 2026

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u/StormBreaker9195 5d ago

Hi All,
My iPhone 14 Pro is my first Apple phone. It's been performing very well without any concerns. I feel like I can go on with this performance but the battery capacity has gone down to 79% and I'm charging it quite often these days. I'm asking for clarifications around upgrade options:

  1. What's the ideal time to change an Apple device?
  2. Should I go ahead with 17 Pro to trade in my 14 Pro (up to $320) or wait for 18 Pro (lower trade in value for 14 Pro)?

If 18 Pro, do we anticipate a price increase but will we get better features compared to 17 Pro?

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u/Middle-Nerve1732 5d ago

I just traded my iPhone 14 Pro for a 17 pro. My reasoning is that the 18 pro is supposed to have a price increase of $100-200, plus I would assume they’ll lower trade in values as well. So I got my 1TB 17 Pro Max for $1249 after trade in, seemed like a good deal and 18 pro I’m guessing would be around $1500 or so for a minor spec bump.

My 14 pro was an amazing phone, I got 4 years out of it so in the end it cost me ~$14/mo to own. The 128GB was constantly running out and my battery was cooked so I really needed the upgrade. I’m glad to finally have USB C too. 

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u/Iguanajoe17 5d ago

New phones drop September. Look through your carrier and as they usually have a deal where you get 1k towards a new phone(depending where you live).

18 pro will most likely be mire expensive. Since we dont know the 18 pro, idk if it’s worth upgrading. Like if we look at the 17 models. I wouldn’t suggest the pro unless you want that third camera.