Having had most all of the various iPhones through the years and having tried the larger size back when the Plus size was first introduced, I was delighted when the iPhone X came out, as it was the right size for me: not too small, not too large. I could more easily read the screen than I could on the smaller, earlier iPhones, and yet it was not as big to hold and hard to fit into some purses and bags as the Max is..... Last year I bought the XS and yes, this year I'll be going with the iPhone 11 Pro. I was never interested in the XR, but a friend has one and she loves it. What surprised me is that my friend has small hands and had always preferred smaller phones, but she says it isn't a problem holding and using the iPhone XR or finding space for it in her purse. Definitely go to the Apple store or the carrier store and handle the different phones to get an idea of how each feels to you.
For some reason I have found myself using the iPhone XS more than any other phone I've had in the past -- not for making and receiving phone calls, but for, yes, taking pictures. Sometimes they're just quickie snapshots of something interesting I've seen and other times I like to spend more time with a shot, seeing what the iPhone and I can do. The iPhone XS has been a dandy little macro camera and it also is pretty good for getting some reach a la telephoto. While the iPhone never will replace a full-fledged DSLR or mirrorless ILC it certainly is surprisingly capable -- and it's always available, in the pocket or a bag, or on a table in the house, easy to grab and shoot. It's also just plain fun to use!
The iPhone 11 Pro with its three "eyes" (think: "Game of Thrones", Three-Eyed Raven!) should indeed offer much more to those who want to experiment further with photography (including videography) with such a small, convenient device, and I am looking forward to getting my hands on one as soon as they become readily available. My days of waiting in line at the Apple store are over, though, and I don't like to preorder, so it may be a few weeks. My biggest decision now is: which color do I want?! Again, that's something I want to see in person. For years I've always used the space grey, especially since in the earlier days that was the iPhone that had the black bezels and black front, better for images. Now with virtually no bezels, the old issue of "black front vs white front" no longer is relevant. That new Midnight Green" color is rather intriguing and appealing....
ETA: forgot to talk about the financial piece! For a few years I have done the NEXT program through my carrier, AT&T, and as it got close to new iPhone time would simply pay off my iPhone so that I had the option of keeping it, trading it in to Apple or trading it in to AT&T. That has worked out well, as the one time I did ship the older model back to AT&T it seemed as though it took a very long time and I worried that the phone had gotten lost. Much easier and more flexible paying it off early and then having the freedom to take it wherever when it came time to trade in. This year, apparently AT&T has changed its NEXT program somewhat, so I probably will just buy the new phone outright rather than setting up a plan with Apple. That way the thing all mine right from the get-go.
