Exactly once they went four digits, it put some hard brakes on our upgrading. And it's not only the exact price; it's how quickly it started increasing over the years.
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Other 2019 will be the most irrelevant year ever
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I don’t get it. It’s not like people who buy new iPhones every three years will buy that new iPhone all at once. Every new iPhone should be breathtaking and full of new features for the price they’re offering. No wonder Samsung and Xiaomi eat apple’s lunch in Europe. Apple tanked double digits in Europe and it’s no wonder why.
The iPhone XR is even more expensive than the Galaxy s10. Specs from the iPhone XR are similar from a low cost android these days. Don’t know on what planet the executives from Apple live these days. But they got lost track of reality since 2012. It has become a bean counting slowly evolving greedy company.
We have not had a “relevant” year in a while.
New technology never comes as quickly as we would like it.
New technology never comes as quickly as we would like it.
Well, others have similar and superamoled for years. Better cameras and more memory. It’s like the 90s when you had a Mac. You almost feel sorry for them. It’s time Apple fights back and take back some much needed market share. Focus on their products or leave the market.
Real-world 5G speeds are 5x current LTE speeds. This means being able to view 4K content even in low signal conditions. It means being able to use cloud storage as seamlessly as local storage.
It matters for the people who want a leading edge experience.
Yes, better colors because of chroma subsampling. 4K content always looks better than native 1080P.
I upgraded every year going back to the 4S. I’m so sick of buying a phone every year I’m seriously going to keep my XS Max for another 3-4 years. I couldn’t care less about 5G. I have a blazing fast processor and a 6.5” screen on an iPhone. As a matter of fact I think I’m going to leave Verizon for their subsidiary carrier Visible for $40 bucks a month. I’ve about had it with the prices.
4K, RAM memory, 5G. Mention these 3 things in an average shopping street to any stranger passing by and he/she will look at you as if you are from another planet 
The majority of the people just want a smartphone wich makes good (social media) photos and share them, do some webbrowsing, check email, watch/read the news and keep contact with family/friends.
The majority of the people will laugh at 4 digit (€/$) smartphones (Apple/Samsung) and again will look at you as if you have been smoking something which we have widely available in my home country
Here at macrumors we want a 4K smartphone, with 5G and 16Gb of RAM, 1 Tb of storage and 4x 118MP cameras and 234x zoom......with iOS
The majority of the people just want a smartphone wich makes good (social media) photos and share them, do some webbrowsing, check email, watch/read the news and keep contact with family/friends.
The majority of the people will laugh at 4 digit (€/$) smartphones (Apple/Samsung) and again will look at you as if you have been smoking something which we have widely available in my home country
Here at macrumors we want a 4K smartphone, with 5G and 16Gb of RAM, 1 Tb of storage and 4x 118MP cameras and 234x zoom......with iOS
I think the bolded in your post is quite dated, hasn't Apple been focusing on their products? I think they have. Aside from the iPhone, The Mac/Mac Pro, Mac mini, AirPods, Apple Watch, HomePod, are all products Apple has revamped/introduced. Where Apples focus has really been tweaked is the growth in services, and that’s equally to me as important as something like the iPhone or even the rest of the product line. I don’t think it’s all about their products, as there are other crucial parts to their growth in general as a company.
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The reason of all these is in general, we in MacRumors, are technology enthusiasts, admitting it or not.4K, RAM memory, 5G. Mention these 3 things in an average shopping street to any stranger passing by and he/she will look at you as if you are from another planet
The majority of the people just want a smartphone wich makes good (social media) photos and share them, do some webbrowsing, check email, watch/read the news and keep contact with family/friends.
The majority of the people will laugh at 4 digit (€/$) smartphones (Apple/Samsung) and again will look at you as if you have been smoking something which we have widely available in my home country
Here at macrumors we want a 4K smartphone, with 5G and 16Gb of RAM, 1 Tb of storage and 4x 118MP cameras and 234x zoom......with iOS
4K, RAM memory, 5G. Mention these 3 things in an average shopping street to any stranger passing by and he/she will look at you as if you are from another planet
Over half the TVs shipped last year were 4K. Most surveys indicate 5G awareness is high (about 50%).
Unless you're in sub-Saharan Africa or living in a geriatric facility, most people are familiar with the terms. Whether they are willing to pay for it is another question.
Many consumers still have issues with connectivity and 4G coverage. While some see 5G as another "speed bump" most are excited about its arrival.
I get that this years iPhone wont be great but here is how I look at: I'm already paying like 30$ for my phone on a 24 month payment plan. So if I keep my phone I will continue to pay for it and at the end of next year it will be paid off. So at the end of that year I will get the new iPhone and just continue to pay the 30$. So.. the way my mind works is why not go ahead and get the new iPhone this year because I'm already going to be paying the 30$ anyhow and going to get the 2020 iPhone when it comes out. I don't ever own a phone I just lease them really. The only catch is the down payment I would probably have to pay like 300$ to get the new 2019 model. Thinking about it I guess I could sell my Max in 2020 and maybe make a few dollars and get the new iPhone.
But it aint rocket science, samsung cracked it few years ago, just look on note10 buyback program
This has nothing to do with the display resolution though, but rather with the camera sensor and how you sample it into the final resolution. By the time you watch a movie on your phone, you wont see the difference between a 1080p and 4K movie anymore (unless you hold your phone right into your face), if whoever processed and exported it did his job right...
With all the horrendous codecs out there — im looking at you YouTube — most people don’t know anyways what 1080p is capable of. The stuff you see online in 4K looks for the most part worse than a properly produced 720p movie...
Well the XR sold well so users must like it
In the UK the XR was the best selling smartphone even with phones like S10 around...says people still prefer their iPhones
Maybe 2017?
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Yeah so dudebros can take pictures of bongs and whatnot that nobody needs to ever see.
They should be getting rid of the notch this year
The 2018 XS offered two features that many users on here seem to completely ignore and/or don’t understand, smart HDR on the camera and 60 FPS with the A12 processor for gaming. Those are two fairly major improvements, depending on the demographic using the phone.
Either way, Apple doesn’t usually revamp their phone entirely on an annual basis, it’s more like every_other_ year. The triple lens camera I agree will be a huge change coming, but obviously 2020 will bring a slew of new changes.
Rumours of a night sight mode coming on the 2019 iPhones...and said to be an improvement from even the pixel and P20 pro...if so that alone is worth the upgrade for me.
This is what I am really hoping for. If Apple can best the Pixel's absurdly good night mode, I will be pumped. I have a newborn and I want to be able to take good pictures of her in all lighting.
I can see 2021 as the big revolution of the iPhone. 5G will become more mature, most likely we see USB-C as the connector. iOS will get to a point where the hardware is mature enough to really push the software to new heights.