I was curious about the highly praised Apple line up. When I had to replace my Samsung, I bought for cash the iPhone 14 Plus and an iPad 10. I didn’t want a contract. They are both just ok for my uses. I bought the then current best of each figured I would learn as I went. The learning curve was surprisingly difficult as I didn’t have any experience with Apple toys. I took them back to where I bought them to get them figured out. There was no charger, and at the store I learned my charging issues were because I was using my old Samsung charger and the iPhone demanded more power. The iPad has replaced my laptop for on line banking, shopping, and Google. The iPhone is carried for voice and text, but not much else. I still have my Samsung phone on WiFi so it is my calendar and alarm plus contacts. At Verizon, transferring the data didn’t copy everything to the iPhone so with everything already on the Samsung, I just use that. .

It depends entirely on how you use the camera feature, in my opinion. I still have the lens I bought decades ago for my film camera, so I bought a digital Cannon camera and I don’t use my phone for pictures. I like my phone having camera abilities in case of an accident so I can take my own damage pictures.

Somebody dumped on you. Retire and give the seller a bad review

I like my iPhone but my Samsung already had all my reoccurring events in the calendar app and specialized alarms, including some I paid for with real money. So my iPhone is for calling and texting, my old Samsung on WiFi is my alarm clock/calendar/contact list. This works as I don’t need any alarms when not at home.

My old devices, Android and Apple are useful for creating alternative accounts for some games. Currently, I have 18 devices with SimCity Buildit loaded. I got bored with that never ending game so most of those devices are just turned off. The old smart phone with just 16GB are still able to call 911, the emergency number is the USA. I was able to donate a few to the women’s shelter so the victims of domestic violence could call the police at least.

Ty for the clarification. Did I get down voted for saying I didn’t know something and was going to research? Or maybe for saying the iPhone was not of much use to me?

Straight talk is month to month. Verizon owns you for three years and you will comply with their rules.

I switched to iPhone 14 Plus in March as it was the then Apple’s flagship. For some things, I still use my android Samsung phone and tablet on WiFi. Can you do something similar?

My hearing aid pairs up beautifully via Bluetooth with my iPhone or I wouldn’t be able to have a conversation. Previously, my phone was mostly for texting. I had never had an Apple toy before March, so the learning curve was tough as the phone had no instructions. You may need to help with the basics, like turning it on and off, adding a contact, using the calendar, etm.

My iPhone 14 Plus looked so fragile, it is clad in a protective case. I don’t remember what color I got.

iPhone 14 Plus bought in March. There were no instructions included at all. Action button? I will have to look it up. From the comments of others, it might be useful. Right now, the iPhone is just one of many devices I use to play a game. It is also used for calls and text, maybe 10 a month. I use my iPad 10, bought at the same time, as a replacement for my laptops main functions of shopping, chrome searches, and banking. My laptops are now for old games from before the micro transaction and scammer apps from the Apple Store.

Depending on how she uses her Samsung, she will have fun. I went from Samsung to iPhone 14 plus has March. Some things I like better on each. My Samsung is still my calendar and contact list, plus my gmail and on WiFi. The iPhone is my voice and text toy.

Make your default ringtone silence with no vibration. Add specific ring tones to those contacts you want to talk with. Let your voicemail sort out the calls to ignore or answer.

The iPhone 14 plus pairs perfectly to my Bluetooth hearing aids. With the app Jango Radio, I can enjoy hours of free music when at events I am not interested in watch but must attend as a good grandpa.

I kept the box in case I need to ship it while still under warranty. To make it easy to find again, I put it into the box my Commodore 64 came in right next to the Nokia boxes.

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 took a picture with my hand covering the lens. That black photo is my perfect wallpaper. All icons are clearly seen.

The pretty titanium case is a nonissue to me as the Apple phones are very slippery and all that glass looks fragile. So my phones always have protective cases that hide to design.

I got the iPhone 14 plus in March. There was no charger in the box,The higher powered charging block cost me $18 dollars. An extra lighting car charger cost another $20. The 15 uses a standard USB C, which is the best feature so far. Being so slick and slippery, I bought a protective case as all the glass looked fragile. With a case, nobody will know the make and model of my phone so design was not a factor.

I made that change last March. It was very useful that I kept my Samsung on WiFi. Have the store salesperson teach you how to turn the iPhone on and off. It was not intuitive! I kept my contacts and calendar on my Samsung as they were incomplete when transferred by Verizon and double entered. It was easier to just delete them all and leave them off. Make sure you have a powerful enough power block to charge your iPhone as my old Samsungs were to weak at 5 when the iPhone does best at 30. The iPhone had no instructions so Google was my friend for the set up with more than double the memory, I though I would have plenty of storage but the Apple apps are bigger than the same apps from the Google store. Apple’s Siri is just as bad as Samsung’s Bixby. I ignore both voice command systems on either phone and disabled much of both. They are part of the operating systems so they can’t be safely removed. The iPhone was very slick and slippery and that glass looked fragile so I bought an over sized protective foam silicone case to protect it. With the case,the iPhone won’t fit in my pocket, but is fine in my zippered shoulder or hip bag. It would be too easy to have it slip out of a coat pocket onto the parking lot getting in or out of a vehicle.