It’s that time again. When Peter “catches up” after three years or so of ignoring Christmases and birthdays by stumping up for a new iPhone (he then gets to inherit my previous model, in this case the 12 Pro from 2021) still in pristine condition. It’s a fair deal. But this time I went BIG.

I mean what the heck. I’ve never had a MAX iPhone before because they just seemed way too big and clunky. But it turns out the newer models are more streamlined and thinner, in the end not all that much bigger than the regular pro model. So why go for the MAX? Because the camera is everything, with lots of cool new features. And let’s face it, aside from it being my little office that I carry around with me, the main reason I have an iPhone is for the camera.

So this is my 7th iPhone. It’s kind of cute to look back on when I got my first one back in 2008 and was all excited about the 8 GB memory… my last two phones had their 256 GB memory filled to almost capacity almost immediately, resulting in the constant deleting of photos. Same this time after transferring content, but I couldn’t see spending an extra 300-500 euros more for the 512 GB or 1 TB ones, for which I’m sure Peter is grateful. Now Pippin Vll is all set up and I can’t wait to take it out and start playing with the new camera features. Thanks Peter! 😘