I Skipped Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo. Here's Why.

Name: I Skipped Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo. Here's Why.
Uploaded: 2026-11-04
Description: I went back to an iPhone 14 Pro Max for about a year, then upgraded to the iPhone 18 Pro instead of the 18 Pro Max or the iPhone Duo. Here's what actually bothered me about the older phone, what I'm looking forward to, and what surprisingly didn't feel obsolete at all.

November 4, 2026

I went back to an iPhone 14 Pro Max for about a year, then upgraded to the iPhone 18 Pro instead of the 18 Pro Max or the iPhone Duo. Here's what actually bothered me about the older phone, what I'm looking forward to, and what surprisingly didn't feel obsolete at all.

In this video

0:00 · Why I upgraded
0:34 · Why the 18 Pro and not the Duo
3:00 · What frustrated me going back to the 14 Pro Max
4:59 · What I'm looking forward to
6:46 · Where the 14 Pro Max didn't feel obsolete
9:23 · What makes an upgrade worth it
10:44 · A quick note on the Duo

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