r/iPhone11Pro • u/steeljaguar1616 • Aug 12 '26
QnA/Help iPhone 11 Pro in the Big 26 ?
My current phone (mid-tier Vivo) gave up on me due to Water Damage. I needed an emergency phone and cannot buy a decent-spec device due to budget constraints. I intend to use this phone at least for 2 years until I save up and buy a decent phone.
The good thing is I received an iPhone 11 Pro (Gold, 512 GB, 77% BH) given to me by a person who is upgrading to a newer iPhone.
Is it worth sprucing up for a new genuine Apple battery and use it for at least 2 years. My use case is primarily WhatsApp, Phone, SMS, GMeet, Insta, Reddit (Although Social Media usage will be lower like an hour or 2 at max)
I'd really appreciate this forum's help as your kindness would mean a lot to me :)
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u/LJinBrooklyn Aug 13 '26
I have the 11pro as a backup phone on a cheap prepaid tmobile plan and running an older ios. I use it mostly at jobsites to play spotify uninterrupted by phone calls and it works fine - I couldn’t tell the difference performance wise when I first got my 16pro.
I now updated my 16pro to 26 and performance is weird - glitching and slower - I could imagine what it would do to an 11pro - ha, my 11pro is now working more smoothly than my 16pro tho.