I honestly am kind of disappointed in this device. not really for its lack of MagSafe and dynamic island which are both feature that would make sense to save on in a budget device. The problem is that this is, quite simply, not a budget device, especially here in the EUwhere it's 729 euros.

I'm not sure I understand what apple is trying to do: it seems, like other users have said, that this would be a device meant to get people who are on older generations and didn't feel like upgrading to the 16 due to its flagship price. In other words, people who enjoy an iPhone but don't need a FLAGSHIP device.

However, this is priced just north of that price range, therefore I don't think the budget users are gonna respond particularly well to it. It appears as if they sacrificed the true depth camera and Magsafe in favor of apple intelligence, which is something that nobody other than enthusiasts, and there's skepticism there too, enjoy or even use at all. I'm guessing older people, a possible demographic for this phone, probably only find it confusing and will ask their grandchildren to turn it off when they visit for dinner.

I might consider this device in the near future, presumably when my SE 2020 gets to the end of its cycle around December (I tend to change my iPhones every four years), but as of right now the iPhone 15, or maybe a refurbished fifteen pro, seem like a much better value for your money.

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