I still can't decide if I want to jump cycle. S is always a much superior phone over the regular, especially in speed. But having the larger screen seems to matter more to me. I don't know if I can wait a year, even though I love the 5s design still.
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How many of you jumped out of the S cycle to get the 6?
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I jumped. We'll see if I'm going to regret it by next year...but jumping an integer every upgrade was too appealing, and I gave my sister the old one.
I'm actually very glad I broke the cycle to get the 6. The S version is always better true, but not nearly as exciting.
Jumped my wife out of the cycle so that I could keep mine on track. Now I have an upgrade on November of 2015 ( and with the way that the instocks are going this round I will be fine )
I don't have this problem. I get the new iPhone every year. No 2 year cycles for me. Really... if you time the sale of your iPhone just right, you can walk into the new iPhone for about $100.
New Every Year Really
I broke the S cycle, but I do every year. Every year I save up money to get the newest iPhone. So really every time a non S version comes out I break the cycle.
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I do this same thing every year. I usually escape closer to $150 but still. It's worth it to me, both personally and financially.
I broke the S cycle, but I do every year. Every year I save up money to get the newest iPhone. So really every time a non S version comes out I break the cycle.
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I do this same thing every year. I usually escape closer to $150 but still. It's worth it to me, both personally and financially.
Do you mean $100 aside from the regular 200? I saw the 5s going for 350 trade in, so it's be an extra 300 to buy the base model right?
No... I m talking about when you buy off contract. Generally... you sell your previous iPhone approximately 2 weeks before the new iPhone announcement. Then you use a cheap old phone for about 3 weeks until you get your new one.
I sold my 16GB 5S for $550. New iPhone is $650. (Although I bought 64GB... so I was at $750.)
So... technically you have to factor in taxes too. But either way... if you spend $200-$250 more than the $550 you got for your old iPhone, that is about what you would spend on a subsidized iPhone.
I figure... I don't drink, I don't smoke or do drugs... so since I don't blow my extra money on those kind of vices, spending $200ish per year on the new iPhone is my splurge on myself.
Previously had the 3GS and 4S. Decided to wait until the 6 this time since the 5/5S were so bad. I think it was worth breaking the cycle to get an all-new design.
Had the 4S on 2-year contract, intended to get the 5s but skipped it, then got the 6. I think that's classed as porcupine.
Potentially, the iPhone 6 S has upgrade potential as the iPad air2 is compared to the first iPad air.
I think it changes evolution to evolution, but from here on out, I'm staying off being in the s-cycle.
So what, the 6s will get you 2gb of ram, maybe a 13MP camera, and future proof your phone with regard to multitasking/split screen capabilities (if apple even implements it).
The problem is the the 7 will probably have smaller bezels and superior screen to surface area ratio than the 6/6s.
Stay off the s cycle, you'll never have anything game changing.
So what, the 6s will get you 2gb of ram, maybe a 13MP camera, and future proof your phone with regard to multitasking/split screen capabilities (if apple even implements it).
The problem is the the 7 will probably have smaller bezels and superior screen to surface area ratio than the 6/6s.
Stay off the s cycle, you'll never have anything game changing.
The S version doesn't mean anything. It's just the NEXT phone. The next phone in a line is always going to be the superior phone than the one before it.
That said, I'm quite happy to be in the non-S cycle. Getting the 5 two years ago was awesome, and I didn't consider once getting the 5S. I was just as eager to upgrade to the 6 as I was the 5.
That said, I'm quite happy to be in the non-S cycle. Getting the 5 two years ago was awesome, and I didn't consider once getting the 5S. I was just as eager to upgrade to the 6 as I was the 5.
I have gotten most of the iPhones since 3GS (only skipped 4S) so I thought it was worth it for a bigger display, better camera, and I'm even noticing better battery life than 5S. If you can live with a smaller display then definitely keep it but I can't go back now. The 3.5" iPhones look like a toy now and I don't even have the Plus.
As I water damaged my 5s (funnily enough it happened on the day of the iPhone keynote), I sold it for £300 and could have bought a 6 but decided to buy another 5s - reason being I just prefer the 5s aesthetically and the protruding camera on the 6 would probably annoy me a lot as I do have it on a flat surface (desk/table whatever) a lot of the time! So I'm still in the s cycle for now.