I got a new screen (the whole front thing) for my 6 for like 28$ on eBay and it was a breeze to replace. On the SE just be VERY careful of the TouchID cable. Otherwise you should be good.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'I Do Think Price is a Factor' in Declining iPhone Upgrades
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iFixit has the best replacement batteries IMHO.
Thanks, I'll look into the screens. My battery is actually at 92% health. I just started sucking after installing iOS12.
An XR is the more comparable model to your 7 Plus, not the XS Max, or even the XS. The 128GB XR is what, €900?
Personally I purchased an iPhone X when it first came out for $995. The price felt absurd at the time but in all reality it seems as if manufacturers are moving towards these higher price points. Samsung's high end phones cost relatively the same. Being that I work in high end retail I am used to a $995 price point for a pair of shoes. I know that most people cannot even begin to fathom spending that on shoes...it is ridiculous. With that statement in mind, I have always seen Apple as a "luxury" product. You can find other computers, phones and tablets with similar capabilities at significantly lower price points. Apple's pricing, as outrageous as it may seem to some, is becoming the new norm. I've had this debate many times and I believe that Apple should really be seen as a luxury; they are practically the Hermes of tech. With that said I will be keeping my iPhone X until a real upgrade comes along. XS...a joke.
The Xs and Max are in the same realm to the 6 and 6s. People said the same thing back then. The Xs is a solid update, especially the max. It's always true an update from the last model year, holds less value than previous model years. But the Xs Max is solid. It's not "a joke" as you put it.
You misread my point. I'm not comparing those phones *as of right now*.
My point is: buying a top of the line iPhone in 2016 cost €1.000, buying a top of the line iPhone two years later in 2018 would cost €1.450.
This is the reason I did not upgrade in 2018. My iPhone 7 plus was good value for money at €1.000 in 2016. The new phones don't seem as a comparable good value purchase priced at €1.450 in 2018/19. That price range does not justify me buying a new top of the line model only two years later.
I didn’t misread your point at all. You’re comparing the wrong phones. Instead, compare your €1,000 2016 7 Plus to the €900 2018/19 XR.
Comparing the 7 Plus to the XS Max makes as much sense as comparing a “top of the line” 2016 32GB/1TB SSD iMac at $3,699 to a “top of the line” 2017 32GB/1TB SSD iMac Pro at $4,999.
But it is not, and it has never been.
There's no obvious differentiation like in the premium retail market. Imagine: ppl buying the same $995 shoes that are made in China, with cheap craftsmanship, and with the monthly payments. You would never buy those shoes anymore.
The tech in the top of the line phone in 2018 is quite different than the tech in the iphone 7+. The bill of materials costs more and Apple is charging more. You are paying for new tech that wasn't available in 2016. Not an apples to apples comparison (no pun intended)
I can't really fathom being able to compare iPhones to Hermes, Ferrari or any other old world luxury brand. Clothes for instance, you can own for decades, try that with an iPhone. You may become fat and not make them fit, but high end fashion from the right decade and designer will inflate rather than deflate in price. The same for cars like Ferrari or Porsche. The truth is that Apple resell value is no longer an argument as so many people own old models, driving the price down on the second market and also that they lack certain features to operate will make them useless as phones.
All iPhone models with 3G support will not be able to function in Norway now that they are closing the 3G network, while Ferraris will still have roads available to them and a Chanel jacket will still fit on numerous bodies. I guess I have been through maybe 30-40 mobile phones through the years, and none of them has anything to offer but nostalgia. No real use value unlike a car or line of clothing.
A shoe has for me been a better investment than any phone. Without them I couldn't walk, talk and scroll. Luxury is in most cases just another word for paying too much.
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Here’s my quick and dirty mental math. Android isn’t even in the equations but my current iPhone is. I use a 6S which maybe I could get $150 for (assuming). A brand new phone is going to run me $1k+. In my mind the benefits of the new phone are worth $100 - $200 for me so the upgrade equation just doesn’t work out.
Release a phone with features worth an incremental $1k over what I have then I’ll consider it.
Release a phone with features worth an incremental $1k over what I have then I’ll consider it.