{"id":520609,"date":"2026-07-11T08:04:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/520609\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T08:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:04:35","slug":"which-iphone-is-best-for-you-consumer-nz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/520609\/","title":{"rendered":"Which iPhone is best for you? \u2014 Consumer NZ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are seven iPhone models currently available new from Apple\u2019s online store: <\/p>\n<p>iPhone 17 <\/p>\n<p>iPhone Air <\/p>\n<p>iPhone 17 Pro <\/p>\n<p>iPhone 17 Pro Max <\/p>\n<p>iPhone 17e <\/p>\n<p>iPhone 16 <\/p>\n<p>iPhone 16 Plus <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumer.org.nz\/tech\/phones-and-watches\/mobile-phones\/how-we-test\" data-discover=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">independently tested<\/a> all seven in our lab, and we think five of them are worth considering for different reasons (and two are a bit pointless). It all depends on what you\u2019ll use your phone for and how much you want to spend. <\/p>\n<p>Which iPhone should you buy?The two iPhones we wouldn\u2019t buy new in 2026What about an Android phone?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not fully committed to Apple\u2019s sprawling ecosystem, a change of phone can be a good trigger to escape to less restrictive alternatives. <\/p>\n<p>An Android phone from a brand like Samsung or Oppo will be more compatible with software from Google, which might run your smart TV or in-car display, for example. <\/p>\n<p>Browse our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consumer.org.nz\/tech\/phones-and-watches\/mobile-phones\/review\" target=\"_blank\" data-discover=\"true\">mobile phone reviews<\/a> to find the Android phones that performed the best in our lab. <\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Phones social\"  class=\"h-auto!\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit:cover;max-width:530px;max-height:298.125px;aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;width:100%\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1763505764-phones-social.png\"\/>Looking for a new phone?<\/p>\n<p>Find the best mobile phone for you with our buying guide and test results for 73 current and 114 discontinued models.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are seven iPhone models currently available new from Apple\u2019s online store: iPhone 17 iPhone Air iPhone 17&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":520610,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[342,111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-520609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-mobile","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}