What’s the Best iPhone to Buy or Avoid Right Now? (2026)
Julian Chokkattu
created: March 10, 2026, 12:30 p.m. | updated: March 10, 2026, 4:37 p.m.
If you're confused as to how we got to iOS 26 from iOS 18, don't worry: You didn't miss anything.
The Top New Features in Apple’s iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 Your iPhone just got an update.
The iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR are cut off from receiving the iOS 26 update, so they're especially ones to avoid.
You can read more about what the port does here, but there are two important things to note: The iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, iPhone 17e, and iPhone Air support the USB 2.0 standard just like the iPhones before, so you'll max out at 480 megabits per second of data transfer speeds.
The iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max support the USB 3.0 standard and are capable of up to 10 gigabits per second of data transfer speeds.
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