Meanwhile I'm having the opposite experience: my phone is more valuable today than it was yesterday.

The driving directions are quite nice, it's vector based so the map can rotate any which way, I think the colors are better at locating nearby green space to visit, and I can click on local restaurants to right to their Yelp reviews. Given the angry mob I was expecting to hate it, but I've actually been impressed.

I think it has a lot to do with where you live, how well Apple localized it for your language, and what features you care about (ex: driving vs. transit).