u/HypersomniK

I've had an iPhone 12 and it was purchased around the time the 13 came out.

As of today, I've used about ~85GB of its available 128GB and the battery capacity is at 73%. The physical condition of the phone is still perfect.

I don't go to school much anymore as my semester is far less busy, paired with the fact that I'll barely even touch my phone at work and that I charge it to 100% every day. By the end of the night, it'll have around 60% or so left.

The iPhone 17 looks like a major upgrade to my eyes. A significantly improved screen, battery, speed and storage. I just have no idea if I want to pull the trigger.

My biggest concern is if the iPhone 18 will have a new mind boggling feature or button or just marginal upgrades from the last generation, because I've never experienced the feeling of upgrading my iPhone even once.

I feel that while I could just change the battery, I also may want a new phone soon because major iOS updates will soon stop supporting the 12.

I've considered waiting for the iPhone 18 to come out. Once it does, I still have the option to purchase a 17 new. But what should I do. I'm lost on this one.

I'm looking to buy a 42mm Apple Watch Series 11 soon, but I'm considering getting it refurbished or open box via Best Buy.

Open Box seemed like a good option but after some digging the exact configuration I wanted was very limiting and wasn't really available.

On the other hand, there were several different sellers that were selling the exact configuration refurbished, but that's my concern. I looked carefully and noticed that all of the refurbished watches were sold and shipped by different sellers and looking into each one on different threads show that none of them are really that great.

I do want to purchase an Apple Watch at a cheaper price but I don't really want to buy one on the Apple Store unless strictly necessary. This would be my first Apple Watch purchase.