iPhone 11 Pro

I guess because from a user point of view it doesn't make much sense: by the time the battery is dead, the phone is so outdated it serves no use anymore My previous phone lasted four years, and really I only replaced it because I have more money than sense and wanted a 120hz screen. iPhone 11 Pro, came out nearly five years ago, still totally fine, lots of them in circulation. The battery was certainly beginning to show its age by the end, but the phone was otherwise fine. [...] And getting supported still longer; current phones, particularly on the high end, are far faster than they need to be to support the OS, and rate of hardware change has slowed significantly (Apple, say, hasn't had a full-blown microarch change in years, with the M1-4 and their sibling A-whatevers being very much incremental progress on each other).

I'm still using an iPhone 11 Pro that I bought used, it's now almost 5 years old and still very, very usable. I did have the battery replaced about a year ago, but unless I break it/loose it, but I can see myself using it until Apple stops making OS updates for it. Even then, they seem decent at pushing out security fixes for old phones (I believe the 6s got a patch recently even though it's 2 versions behind the latest version).

[...] I bought an iPhone 11 Pro in 2019. I paid Apple $40 for a battery replacement last year. My phone continues to work well, and I'm going to keep it until it breaks. Apple still pushes updates for the iPhone 8 which was released in 2017, so I expected to get at least two or three more years of life out my iPhone.

I dunno, my wife has has the same iPhone 11 Pro Max since 2020. She had to get the battery replaced once at an Apple store, which I believe cost $99, and it took like thirty minutes and it wasn't that hard. I'll admit it's a little annoying that I have to pay a hundred bucks to get the battery replaced, but the phone is otherwise fine and still gets updates, so I don't know that I buy that it's "planned obsolescence".

I have an iPhone 11 Pro. [...] The glass broke on the third day I had the phone when I tossed it from knee height on to a folded up sweatshirt that was sitting on a rug on a tile floor. [...] (Obviously, the front glass is broken too but that’s utterly unremarkable for an apple product).

My review of the iPhone 11 Pro Max I used for 7 years is that it was a 5 until it started burning my hands (!!!!) a couple months near the end. My review of the 17 Pro Max I’ve been using for a week is that it doesn’t seem to burn my hands any further (they’re still a bit sensitive to heat though).

[...] I’ve been using the 11 pro max since November coming from the pixel 3 xl and it’s been a good adjustment except I really miss the pictures pixel takes. [...]

I got an 11 Pro 256GB i got it for so cheap since 3months and after a while i gotta admit that i need to update lol i aint saying its bad tho its actually a great phone as long as u just use for daily use and not for gaming or camera, i aint saying its bad for gaming tho actually u can start a gaming yt with it but im a heavy gamer tho i get constant 60fps tho but i need 120fps lmao and some times the 11 lags lol (i said sometimes only when it heats which can be easily fixed by using a fan and cool down ur phone)and for the camera its alright but not good if u a camera addict so i will keep my 11 pro tho i will just switch to 14 pro or 15 pro after i will never switch lol but remember kids remember 11 pro is great dont listen to people saying its bad when its still a beast it all depends on ur preference me im switching just for 120fps on games and a lil better camera lol😂 Kids please remember for an iphone for that old a single android that comes the same era as iphone 11 are not as powerful as the 11 so dont worry yall can buy it if yall need it yall will not regret it as myself i come from using android before and i guarantee no android of the era of 11 is as powerful on games or camera like 11 me i just have preferences for 120fps and better camera thats why im switching nothing more🎉

[...] It’s shocking to me that my iPhone 11 Pro can play gorgeous 3D video games, but can’t handle 250 alarms or 10 pages of text..

From my own experience, iPhones are really bad with idle battery life. The iPhone 11 Pro I have for occasionally testing iOS apps would drain the battery in 3 days just laying on my desk doing nothing. [...] But I suppose that difference isn't as noticeable when you actually use an iPhone as your real phone and charge it daily at night.

I still miss my iphone 11 pro. [...] The cameras still hold up in 2026, great performance (as per my use), battery life was at 72% and some days it would last less than 3 hours, but that's ok since I always carry a powerbank with me just in case (even with my 17 pro), and the best part the design, I'm still in love with that curvy design and small camera bump, it was so comfortable to hold and use in one hand. [...]

[...] Everytime I upgraded I kept going for larger phones, larger screens until that cheap SE2 came out and I just wanted to try it - sure enough I had forgotten how much I miss some of positives of smaller phones. Loved the more compact footprint combined with the premium build. [...]

I usually keep mine until it is an absolute fight to get the charge port to work. The advent of wireless charging saw my last iPhone (an iPhone 11 Pro Max) last until just 6-ish months ago, when I got the 16 Pro Max. Apple does a really good job of supporting hardware for a long while.

iOS 26 made my phone unusable! I am still rocking an iPhone 11 Pro Max and even after replacing the battery 1 year ago, every page load in Safari would take +20 seconds (Chrome was still fast) and opening / closing any app took 1 second. iOS 27 has fixed all of it, it feels snappy again!

I have an iPhone 11 Pro. One of the lenses is broken and it makes a weird snaring sound while recording video. Battery life is still okay at about 80% capacity. [...]

The battery in my iPhone 11 pro (6.5 years old) is still basically fine as long as I charge it every day. None of my previous smart phones were able to keep enough charge to be useful after 3-4 years.

I don’t like spending $1k on a phone, but my iPhone 11 Pro lasted 4 years and the only reason I upgraded was because the 15 has USB-C. It would have needed a battery upgrade otherwise but modern phones do have much better longevity.

I have an iPhone 11 Pro. [...]

I went from an iPhone 11 Pro to 15 Pro recently, and four year's difference is definitely noticeable, but it's not a huge deal (honestly I upgraded mostly for 5G and the 120hz screen).

[...] I just replaced my four year old iPhone 11 Pro with a 15 Pro. The upgrade's nice, but it was a pure luxury purchase, the old phone was still running fine (mostly I wanted the 120hz display, and 5G). [...]

I've never thrown out a device because the battery needed to be replaced. I got the battery replaced on my iPhone 11 Pro for $89, after 6 years of use. Both of the Apple watches I've owned, I've gotten 'battery replacements'; Apple has you ship the watch to them, and they ship you a new one.

I got a new battery installed in my 7 year old iphone 11 pro. I forgot how fast and responsive this thing could be.

I got my -watch -iPad -iPhone 11 Pro (that lasted 6 years) -iPhone 15 Pro (that I just got like 2 months ago) from there and haven't had a single problem

they’re only gonna allow my beloved iPhone 11 Pro to update for one more year, and I’ll probably get sucked into AI features on my iPad M2, but I've felt zero temptation to upgrade my phone for lo these 5-6 years.

I am still using my iPhone 11 Pro that I bought 7 years ago, despite being able to afford buying a new iPhone and just chucking my old one in the canal

Yeah I bought mine July of 2020, iPhone 11 Pro - the only thing that is getting me close to upgrading is the battery life, otherwise it’s more than good enough for what I need it to do

me when my iphone 11 pro that i bought in 2019 is laggy, doesn’t have any available storage, burns battery power rapidly, and heats up a lot when i open literally any game app

From three years ago. Arkansas River, Mt Nebo, towboat with barges pushing downriver. Taken from my deck with an iPhone 11 Pro.

Watching this 4 years later as a reality check before buying the 15 pro. I can’t see enough of a difference to justify upgrading 😅

This phone is amazing been having my iPhone 11 Pro gold since it came out and won’t be upgrading to the 12 cause this one still is amazing

[...] I've used an iPhone 11 Pro since 2019. It's well overdue for a replacement at this stage. [...]

[...] I had an iPhone 11 Pro Max in 2019 and its camera quality was miles ahead of the linked photos, even if you assume raw output and post-processing. [...] I'm looking at casual photos straight out out of my 2019 device and they're vastly better than these. [...] If everyone's cameras were suddenly replaced with the Librem 5's, the number of camera quality complaints would explode. [...]

My iPhone 11 Pro is the green one from that year. Still a great phone, although I can feel that it's seriously memory constrained. I'm finally ready to upgrade.

Their landing page via Safari manages to crash my iPhone 11 Pro repeatedly, namely crashing Safari but also another app and the Bluetooth connections - had not seen that before so they are clearly innovative.

[...] What Trump has done to the US really puts me off wanting to spend time or money in that country. Many Europeans (including myself) have been moving away from US companies for online services (in my case, moving from Apple Music to Spotify, and now seriously looking at a FreePhone as my iPhone 11 Pro starts to age). [...]

I was reading this on my iPhone 11 Pro and my phone was turning warm in my hand. [...]

Define “a couple of years”. I am using an iPhone 11 Pro and only just now am I upgrading to a 16 pro, mostly for the camera. The phone itself still works well, including the battery.

I have an iPhone 11 Pro. Been trying a bunch of friends' 14 and 15 Pros to see if I should finally upgrade. Literally can't notice a difference.

I also own an iPhone 11 Pro. It's in great condition and I plan to keep using it until it no longer receives major software updates.

I accidentally destroyed my iPhone 11 Pro Max just one day after ordering an iPhone 15 Pro Max. [...] So as a stand-in I bought an iPhone SE which my wife will take to replace her beloved 1st gen SE. [...]

Found out that my laptop has a smaller battery capacity than my phone. (iPhone 11 Pro Max) How the heck? I thought it would’ve had a bigger capacity than my phone. [...]

I just bought one for $200… 256 storage capacity with 100% battery health and all parts original with not much scratches on the body.

got a new phone, upgraded from iphone 11 pro to a 17 pro. I didn't think my phone was that old until I looked up the release date: I got it during the first trump term, pre-pandemic. I am again shocked at how fast a new phone is, but mostly happy to hold a battery charge longer than 5 minutes.

I got this iPhone 11 pro max, for a iPad 9 gen but at least I don't care if the back glass is broken, so been using it and my Samsung bt mainly loving ios but yeah..... I don't know I'm starting a phone collecting

My current phone is an iPhone 11 Pro which was released in 2019. I bought it second hand mostly for a camera upgrade. [...] I can replace the battery officially via Apple for around £85. I could go third party for cheaper I’m pretty sure. [...]

I love my iPhone 11 Pro and I will not get rid of it. I use it every day.

I feel like a fool, I put my phone, an iPhone 11 Pro Max on a wireless charger randomly while getting everything up and running at work, and it starting charging, having looked up in the past that said otherwise.

I got 256gb iPhone 11 Pro in 153 dollar everything is new no scratch with original box but battery health is 78%

I downgraded to iphone 11 pro max due to financial problems before this i used iphone 16 pro max and it’s very painful

I won an iPhone 11 Pro Max on eBay this morning. It has 100% battery health, and I got it for $107.50 through bidding. The seller is a legit business and provided full details about the phone.