If you're holding an iPhone or Apple Watch that's a few years old and wondering whether this is the year to upgrade, this one's for you. Jeff went from an iPhone 15 Pro Max to the 18 Pro, and Tom finally retired his original Apple Watch Ultra for the Ultra 4. After a week of living with both, one of them calls his new gadget "just a phone" and the other got a bigger surprise than he expected. Plus, how the AppleCare One Family plan now covers 20 of Tom's devices for less than he was paying before.

In this episode:

• Why Jeff went back to the smaller Pro, and the Burgundy finish
• Variable aperture, five zoom levels, and the new Photographic Styles
• Siri AI: better for Tom, still "I can't do that" for Jeff
• Ultra 4 battery: two days on a charge with everything turned on
• Double tap by accident, the wrist flick, and Readiness after seven nights
• AppleCare One Family: 20 devices, $50 a month, and the fine print
• Trade-in values: $455 for the phone, $190 for the watch

Links from the show:
iPhone 18 Pro: https://www.apple.com/iphone-18-pro/
Apple Watch Ultra 4: https://www.apple.com/watch/
AppleCare One Family details: https://support.apple.com/en-us/148275
Every Apple Watch Ultra compared: https://www.macobserver.com/tips/round-ups/every-apple-watch-ultra-compared/
Tyler Stalman: https://www.youtube.com/@stalman
iPhone 18 Pro Camera Review: Dunton, Colorado: https://www.austinmann.com/trek/iphone-18-pro-camera-review-dunton
Mac Power Users: https://relay.fm/mpu

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