I personally don't care about smaller notch (wouldn't say no of course, but not dealbreaker)
Battery life is more than enough for me almost every day.
Why on Earth should I downgrade to Touch ID when using Face ID?
I cared about the camera and improved ultra wide angle, 5x telephoto (my current one, 14 Pro Max has 3x) and 4K 120FPS HDR are enough for me to upgrade.
I agree that the general improvements could be better though: nowadays it's mostly software/AI stuff, and I'd definitely would like to have better camera/better display upgrades instead of just software stuff.
The new iPhones don't even have a notch anymore. The 14 Pro switched to the dynamic island 2 years ago, and last year the whole 15 lineup got it.
And the thing with the dynamic island is it's mostly drawn on in software. It's actually 2 small cutouts, a pill and a circle for FaceID and the selfie camera. They fill it in with the island at the top to make it look like it's all software, so I don't see them shrinking it since it's being used as a feature, where apps can minimize into it with live data (music playing, sports scores, etc)
Battery life is more than enough for me almost every day.
Why on Earth should I downgrade to Touch ID when using Face ID?
I cared about the camera and improved ultra wide angle, 5x telephoto (my current one, 14 Pro Max has 3x) and 4K 120FPS HDR are enough for me to upgrade.
I agree that the general improvements could be better though: nowadays it's mostly software/AI stuff, and I'd definitely would like to have better camera/better display upgrades instead of just software stuff.