Want to save the Earth? Then don’t buy that shiny new iPhone | John Naughton

Apple has just unveiled the latest all-singing, all-dancing iteration of its handset, but perhaps you should resist the hype

On Tuesday, Apple released its latest phone - the iPhone 13. Naturally, it was presented with the customary breathless excitement. It has a smaller notch (eh?), a redesigned camera, Apple's latest A15 bionic" chipset and a brighter, sharper screen. And, since we're surfing the superlative wave, the A15 has nearly 15bn transistors and a six-core CPU design with two high-performance and four high-efficiency cores".

Wow! But just one question: why would I buy this Wundermaschine? After all, two years ago I got an iPhone 11, which has been more than adequate for my purposes. That replaced the iPhone 6 I bought in 2014 and that replaced the iPhone 4 I got in 2010. And all of those phones are still working fine. The oldest one serves as a family backup in case someone loses or breaks a phone, the iPhone 6 has become a hardworking video camera and my present phone may well see me out.