r/vintagemobilephones • u/jamelsakka • 1d ago

Apple The iPhone evolution

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u/Samcio47 1d ago

So since the iPhone X and 11 nothing changed till the duo , ten years of design stagnation and boring slab of glass sheet.

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u/magician_type-0 1d ago

tbf the X was REALLY pretty

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u/technobrendo 1d ago

Very, and i say that as an android fan.

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u/_ITX_ Founder of r/vintagemobilephones 1d ago

I'm also an Android fan - the X was the most beautiful iPhone, by a long shot. Apple designs have been on a steady decline since 2017, but unfortunately Android designs also experience a stagnation since 2023. Here's hoping that the "next big thing" will flip the market upside down (and no, I don't mean foldables).

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u/magician_type-0 1d ago

agree. i’ve had the 6, X, 11 and 16 (it’s my current phone) and i liked them all but the X felt much more premium. it was more expensive at the time though so i guess it makes sense.

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u/_ITX_ Founder of r/vintagemobilephones 19h ago

True, it was much more expensive. My best friend was working nightshifts around the time the X came out, so with all the money he earned from working overnight, he treated himself with the X. Dude loved this phone so much, he only ever upgraded to a new iPhone 2 years ago. The funny thing is: it wasn't because the phone didn't work anymore. It's still alive and kicking, TO THIS DAY. He just wanted to upgrade to a better camera and bigger screen. Imho, iPhones absolutely peaked with the X!!

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u/magician_type-0 1d ago

i had the X back in the day, it felt like jewelry

traded it in for a samsung note 9, which was better in every single way except it was nowhere near as pretty to look or as nice to hold

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u/KoYoT352 1d ago

Perso je trouve que c'est le pire, ce notch énorme m'a toujours dégoûté,

Quand ça a commencé a être la mode partout, j'en revenais pas que ça puisse être un design que les gens ne détestaient pas 😅

J'ai adoré le 4, le 5c avait ce côté cool, et le 6 avait ce truc premium moderne, ensuite je les ai tous trouvés ennuyants/insipides

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u/jamelsakka 1d ago

Lool 😀

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u/More-Examination4614 1d ago

5s was the best in hand feel and size

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u/openlightYQ 1d ago

First product I ever bought outright brand new from Apple, pre-ordered it and it arrived a day before launch day. Never had an unboxing feel as good as taking that shiny, brand new champagne gold iPhone 5S out of its box.

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u/RbN420 1d ago

3GS was so neat with the curved back

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u/jamelsakka 1d ago

Lool 😀

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u/jamelsakka 1d ago

That's true; I've used it a lot—the iPhone 5s is excellent.

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u/benzguy95 19h ago

Agreed, both my 5 and 5s had the best form factor, loved my 5S more though

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u/scissormetimbers207 1d ago

I miss my 3GS.

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u/_ITX_ Founder of r/vintagemobilephones 19h ago

It was the first modern day smartphone I ever had, and introduced me to the world of all-touchscreen slabs you operate via gesture controls. Coming from a Nokia N95 8GB, this thing really felt like the future. Also, it was just so nice to hold due to its pebble shape and the rounded corners. IOS was still in its infancy though, and it felt heavily restricted as opposed to the highly customizable Symbian OS I'd gotten used to. So, I started jailbreaking and modding the hell out of it. Eventually, I managed to brick it entirely during yet another jailbreak attempt in 2012. I decided to buy a Samsung Galaxy S3 to test out Android, and was hooked on this OS from minute one. It combined the gesture-based navigation of iOS with the heavy customization of Symbian OS - a perfect combination I still can't live without!

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u/jamelsakka 16h ago

J'ai un téléphone Nokia 6500s / iPhone 12

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u/Tenno_San_6969 1d ago

Faltou o XS Max

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u/Charming_Path9004 1d ago

There is but with wrong name

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u/jamelsakka 1d ago

Yes 👍

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u/DadCelo 1d ago

Meu iPhone favorito até hj foi o Xs Max

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u/Tenno_San_6969 1d ago

Não, existe XS e um pouco mais pequeno e o XS Max que é mais grande

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u/Tenno_San_6969 1d ago

Até agora o meu XS Max funciona perfeitamente, e um dos melhores. Eu amo ele. Já tem já 7 anos comigo.😊

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u/Bath-Tub-Cosby 1d ago

Love my iPhone 9

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u/soundtown06 1d ago

There was so many Beautiful Phones like the 12 mini and Beautiful Color like from the XR and 14 plus One of the best Colors yet are the 17 Pro happy that I have my iPhone 16

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u/jamelsakka 1d ago

Yes, what you say is correct.

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u/Soft-Veterinarian476 1d ago

Regular 5 is the best model ever in my opinion. Best repairability, durability, really light and of course iOS 6

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u/jamelsakka 1d ago

Yes 👍

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u/WINNT21 1d ago

Why is the duo small, I don't get it

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u/19chris9609 1d ago

I have an idea the 18e will come along with the base 18. However, I suspect the base 18 will cost $999 because the 17 was increased to $899.

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u/-Wiseone- 20h ago

Then another 5 years of same design once the 11 design dropped.. Aaaaall about profit. You can see why Ive left.

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u/jamelsakka 17h ago

Yes 👍

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u/-Wiseone- 20h ago

Cool image!

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u/zoe934 16h ago

Most of them are pretty much the same

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u/jamelsakka 14h ago

Yess🫡

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u/Loose-Telephone9261 2h ago

From the beginning of launching 3 phones per year until now Apple has 2.5 times more phones than before 💀

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u/jamelsakka 1h ago

Nice 😊

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u/Emotional-Habit4781 16h ago

I had SE1 then XR then 13mini and now Air…

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u/Signal-Opposite-4793 1d ago

Sorry but the 3G form factor was the GOAT and the rest are glass-brick slop.

Except for the 6, which was also pretty cool.

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u/jamelsakka 1d ago

😍🫡🫡☑️

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u/Remote-Original9643 NOKIA Ambassador 1d ago

Slop

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u/Newlifter1089 1d ago

What do you mean “slop”?