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- More than 68% iPhone users plan to upgrade an iPhone 17.
- Battery life is the top reason quoted to upgrade.
- The high price of a new iPhone is a reason not to upgrade.
Will you lining to buy iPhone 17 when the new phone starts at the end of this month? If yes, you are in a good company. Most of the 2,000 current iPhone owners have recently voted by phone reseller Cellkel, stating that their purpose is to add the latest model to their shopping carts.
Is based on Report published by SellCell On Monday, 68.3% iPhone owners plan to upgrade the iPhone 17 at the launch time. Apple hoped to unveil the iPhone 17 at an event on Tuesday, September 9, the new phones will probably go on sale at or around sept. 19. The number that says they would upgrade, there are several points more than 61.9% who planned to grab the iPhone 16 in 2024.
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Looking at all the models in the lineup, 38.1% involved in the survey said they would choose a Pro or Pro Max variants. Some 16.7% will go to a standard iPhone 17, while 13.5% rumors are looking at Ultra-Patli iPhone 17 Air. Designed to replace the iPhone Plus, the iPhone 17 Air will reportly be Apple’s thinnest phone.
Why are you so eager to upgrade?
Better battery life is the top reason, which is quoted by 53.2% potential upgraders, especially by those considering a Pro or Pro Max variants. Reports Suggest that the Pro model will offer a large battery capacity, a more efficient A19 Pro chip, and better battery life for adaptive power mode designed for new phones.
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Other factors that will motivate people to upgrade include new designs and features, performance improvement, major camera upgrades and rapid charging speed. Only 7% of the people in the survey said that AI and software reforms would play a role in motivating them to upgrade. The small number talks to those who burned Apple’s promises last year of AP miracles, failing to distribute only all goods.
Why is there no plan to upgrade others
Of course, it still leaves us with a reasonable number of iPhone owners who do not plan to upgrade to a new model. Here, the reasons are different. Most (71.7%) said that they are satisfied with their current phones. But many people (68.9%) also cited high prices. Report from 9to5mac And other sources suggest that the cost of iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max will increase to $ 50 from last year, resulting in prices of $ 1,049 and $ 1,249 respectively.
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Those high prices can be increased by Trump Tariff. Although 34% said they would still upgrade if the price increased due to tariffs, 37% said they would be closed, and 29% said it would depend on how high the phone cost would be. In May, Trump threatened 25% tariff on iPhones outside the US. But Apple can compete with such tariff shock by drawing manufacturing cost cuts and other moves.
Foldable phones are the latest trend designed to reel in buyers. Only 3.3% of the people involved in the survey stated that they would be out for a foldable iPhone. However, if Apple wait to kick a foldable by 2026, 20% will consider a Samsung device, while 10% will look at the Google phone.
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Samsung already offers a lineup of foldable phones including Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7, and Galaxy Z Flip 7 Fe In the end, Google has served Pixel fold, Pixel 9 Pro Fold and Pixel 10 Pro fold. Reports have cited Apple to prepating a foldable iPhone, but is unlikely to be launched this year.
IPhone vs Android debate
Finally, it always brings us into stimulating iPhone vs. Android debate.
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Among all the iPhone owners, about half (49%) revealed that nothing about Android appeals for them. However, the rest admit that Google’s platform is becoming more attractive. Some 13% indicated AI as a draw, 11% for cameras on Android phones prices, 11% for cameras on Android devices and 9% for foldables sold by companies such as Samsung and Google.
