Isn't this kind of like the "they'd ask for faster horses" quote?

Sure, but instead of creating the Model T Apple created an ambling burro. Some people like it for some use cases, but a lot of those who just wanted a faster horse are understandably a bit miffed.

This is exactly it. I need a horse, it can be slightly faster, not required though. There is no horse vs car improvement between iPhone 6s vs iPhone 11, but they removed jack and increased price for no good reason. Btw. I do not think that there can be a horse vs car bump in UX for phones. Maybe I am my imagination is limited. :)

Maybe it is not a car from a horse, but it certainly is a motorcycle in terms of UX improvements.

FaceID, swipe interactions over a button and IMO the removed chin makes it all into a big user experience jump.

Not sure how many favor swipe interactions over having a button.

I'd guess a lot who have gotten used to it (as in - not used it to try out).

Can you even fast-switch between applications on a buttoned iPhone? It's probably my number one used interaction on the phone.

Yes, non of those matter to me. Jack port does.

Exactly what I was thinking: "Our pro customers tell us they want their next horse to have blazing-fast performance etc."

the 8 is basically a 6s, right?

No headphone jack, which is big for me. If I was willing to ditch the headphone jack I'd just get the 11 Pro.

Same, I use a iPad mini for music & phone conversations because I will not give up my headphones, unless they produce a wireless one that I can charge once a year and it can transfer ALAC/FLAC, and it has the sound quality of the previous one.

Well at least with the new phones you can use a lightning -> headphone converter and a wireless charger so there is that. Not ideal as i miss the headphone jack and don't like wireless too but it works well.