Apple's 2023 large flagship brought a titanium frame, USB-C, and the Action Button. Launch heat and freeze complaints faded with updates, and most owners report healthy batteries well into year two, although a subset sees faster capacity loss that Apple won't address until it falls below 80%.
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On the evidence gathered here, yes. 80% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction is still 7.5 out of 10 two years in. Many owners still report battery health in the mid-to-high 90s after more than a year.
At six months most owners are happy and battery health typically still reads at or near 100%; early heat and freeze complaints faded with updates, though some units begin losing capacity faster after that point.
Some units lose battery health noticeably faster after the first six to eight months. Apple won't replace batteries still above 80% health. Heavy MagSafe wireless charging is suspected of speeding battery wear.
Many owners still report battery health in the mid-to-high 90s after more than a year. Sentiment across the ownership period stays close to flat, which is rare: it reads 8.5 out of 10 in the first week and 7.5 two years later.
Worth it for: Iphone users upgrading from older models; Mobile photographers; Usb-c accessory users. Think twice if: Heat-sensitive mobile gamers; Budget-conscious buyers; Fast-charging fans.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 8.5 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.5 / 10 |
| One month | 8.3 / 10 |
| Six months | 8.0 / 10 |
| One year | 7.8 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 7.5 / 10 |
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A two-month daily-driver review praising USB-C, the lighter titanium build, cameras and battery, while noting heat under gaming, early freezes fixed by iOS 17.1.2 and no charger in the box.
A June 2024 owner account of battery health holding at 100% for about six months and then dropping to 92% at 270 cycles, with MagSafe charging suspected.
A December 2024 to August 2025 thread where most owners report 87–98% health after a year or more, with frustration that Apple won't replace batteries above 80%.