In my opinion 13 pro at least just because of 120hz

I just traded my 12PM for a 15PM - the £395 trade in offered by Apple was too good to miss and the battery was basically done. Honestly, apart from the faster refresh rate (which I stopped noticing after a day or so), the experience is very similar. One thing though: iOS 17 definitely came with a performance hit - apps were a bit slower etc.

Yes, it’ll be viable even 7 years old

my iphone 12 recently gave out. so i’d say no.

I’d invest a bit more and go for a 13PM. Much better phone.

Depends on your price range. My 12 Pro works just fine except the battery is getting to the point where I think I might replace it.

Normally I upgrade every year to the model two years old. If I can find a cheap enough 13 Pro ($325) I’ll buy it and sell my 12 Pro for $275 and just upgrade for half the cost of a battery replacement.

yea still using my 12 pro max, if you can get your hands on a new one (not used) then def helps

No get a 14

I have a iPhone 12 ProMax and the battery is still great. Had it for about three years and this month I’ll finally pay it off. 🥹

I could easily use it another year. I’ve never had any hardware issues either or had to factory reset it.

No, I just got rid of my 12 after having it since launch and it was getting laggy as hell.

I use a dedicated digital Olympus camera when taking pictures so the phone camera is ignored. My old lens from my film camera days fit the OM10. The RAM and storage were the deciding factors when picking my first Apple toy. I regret getting the iPhone 14 plus as it was too much money for my uses, but it does promise a long life. The design means nothing as I always put a thick protective case on the phones I carry. I have no vanity about what phone I am seen carrying. As a phone, I will use it until the phone fails, Verizon no longer supports it, or I die.

I wouldn’t go older than a 13 Pro for that sweet 120Hz display.

Only if you can get it for real cheap and battery health is at least 85%.

Ehh, I’d rather go with a 13PM but your call

Depends on the price