I have mixed feelings on this one. The headphones, sure, makes sense (I probably have a dozen pairs floating around). But the charger? Nope. This is just another step towards a cordless device, probably to get around the EU mandate for USB-C charging in devices.
Don’t upgrade then. Cars come out every year but do you buy a new car every year? Come on people just because they make it doesn’t mean you have to buy itThis makes sense.
If Apple are trying to save the environment by not including charger bricks and headsets, they can save the environment even more by not needing to produce as many iPhones due to less demand caused by higher cost.
Save the environment by not upgrading, especially for unimaginative, incremental upgrades. Force the manufacturers to innovate, or don't give them your business.
We should have week-long battery life in all phones, but instead this is limited only to niche phones.
It has an enormous advantage of being able to dry your whole data plan in mere secondsWhy does anyone care about 5G, I don't get it. What advantage does it bring to a mobile device that I can't get with 300mbps 4G?
Doesn't it have worse signal attenuation, to the point where walls cripple it? I don't understand what the use cases are for such speed, either.
I am willing to be educated here.
5G will be faster than broadband internet and allow you to stream 8K on phones. Sounds like a good deal to me as long as they get huge data plans.Why does anyone care about 5G, I don't get it. What advantage does it bring to a mobile device that I can't get with 300mbps 4G?
Doesn't it have worse signal attenuation, to the point where walls cripple it? I don't understand what the use cases are for such speed, either.
I am willing to be educated here.
Because they are a business and you'll still buy it? Why Would they?
Why does anyone care about 5G, I don't get it. What advantage does it bring to a mobile device that I can't get with 300mbps 4G?
Doesn't it have worse signal attenuation, to the point where walls cripple it? I don't understand what the use cases are for such speed, either.
I am willing to be educated here.
I actually don't see Apple doing that. Apple is putting more tech in the phones. Those who want the iphone 12 pro max (or whatever) are going to pay the going rate.IMHO, considering the current extraordinary economic circumstances and the rumour that Apple will no longer be including the charger and EarPods with their iPhones, it would be a good gesture on Apple’s part to keep the prices the same, as their minimal contribution to the common load.
There may be sales, but I can't see Apple not charging what they believe the phones are worth. Actually the same with other consumer electronics, cars as well. So there is plenty of precedent to charge what they believe the market research shows them. (If Apple lowers prices, they won't be able to recover them that easily, so imo, it's better for them to charge what they believe they should be charging)Sure, they may be gaining less by doing so, but so will their competitors, as the economic downturn due to the pandemic is affecting the whole world.
Care about the customer as in "love" or understand the requirements of the customer base?Because of Apple’s supposedly better business ethos and caring about their customers kind of thing?
Is that why the first iphone was release at a $799 price point? Because he wanted to get the iphone 1 into as many hands as possible?Job’s vision was also to get Apple’s products in the hands of as many people as possible worldwide. Remember him saying, while introducing Apple Maps, something like “the more people use it, the better it will get”. Ok, they might lose some money now, but will gain it again in the future by improving their services (Maps, Music, Apple TV, iCloud storage plans, etc.)
Each individual has a different definition of perceived value. IMO, Apple, probably, did the math and figured out there is a net gain between customers lost due to perceived value and savings across hundreds of millions of iphone by not including a charger or earpods.Economic downturn is coming, high end phones will get the bypass if perceived value is going down. Now is the time to include more in the box not less and also to lower the price.
The folks that like Android phones would likely disagree with the above premise, as they talk about big batteries, latest snapdragon processor, finger print reader, UHD oled screens etc.
I’m not upgrading this time and will wait until next generation iPhones with a different design.
Know body knows the final price till it’s unveiled but removing something essential out the box is a no from me for the Reasons above.The price could have gone up $100, instead its only $50 🤣