I bought the iPhone 6s Plus when it came out in September 2015 for around $A900, and I couldn’t be happier that I saved $A1,079 in 2016/2017 by not upgrading to the iPhone 7 Plus.

Don’t get me wrong. The iPhone 7 Plus is a great phone that’s objectively better than the iPhone 6s Plus. It has a faster processor and a better camera with dual lenses that makes for beautiful photos. Arguably, those two specific features are the main reasons why someone should upgrade to a new smartphone.

With that said, the upgrades to the camera and processor simply weren’t enough to warrant the dent in my bank account that a new iPhone 7 Plus would have caused.

Here’s why:

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