6s here, and holding out. Apple talked me out of a battery change every time they checked it. Still, don't want
a bigger phone.
a bigger phone.
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60 million to one or two who state this as on opinion are oblivious?
The base model Xr should start at $650 and 128 should be $700
Xs should start at $750
Xs Max should start at $850
Then they should actually offer a 128 in the Xs. 64 is too small but 256 is just too big.
Xs should start at $750
Xs Max should start at $850
Then they should actually offer a 128 in the Xs. 64 is too small but 256 is just too big.
i have an iphone 6s plus
let see trade in my perfectly working and well taken care
of iphone 6s plus and shell out $549 for an iphone xr.
no thanks, i will keep my iphone 6s plus until 2022
when i spend $700+ on a phone, you better believe
i will be keeping it for at least 4 years or more
thats what i call money well spent
let see trade in my perfectly working and well taken care
of iphone 6s plus and shell out $549 for an iphone xr.
no thanks, i will keep my iphone 6s plus until 2022
when i spend $700+ on a phone, you better believe
i will be keeping it for at least 4 years or more
thats what i call money well spent
Different people are different.
This axiom seems self-evident—yet this thread and others reinforce the fact that while people know this fundamental fact at an intellectual level, as soon as the slightest bit of emotion gets involved, it’s one of the first things to fly out the window.
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I would also like a house in Manhattan for $150K, and a new Maserati for $25K. Alas, I’m not getting either of these things either.
and steve job only sale 1/3 of iphones is bc he
refuse to make a bigger phone. if he had done it
earlier, steve would sale as much as cook or even more
i actually feel the opposite. I have always wondered why people need to upgrade their 3 yr old phone (especially an iphone, when apple give you ios update for so long)
i guess people are just coming to their senses and not so obsessed with phone anymore. and i think with the
end of the subsidy era, the real price of the phone is no longer mask. you see the real price up front. the phone is
not $200, it's $750
Sending emails to previous iPhone buyers about how they can trade in their old phone to get a new one is something low-end brands do. Not luxury brands like Apple.
You won't find Louis Vuitton emailing their customers telling them to bring in their old handbags for a discount on a new one. One of the reasons Apple can charge the amounts they do is because of the perception that it's a luxury brand and if you didn't know, people like luxury.
Their brand is an aspirational one and the marketing they create for their products need to reflect that. High end TV, Print and Banner ads that exude the luxury of the products and the company behind them are good, bargain bin spam emails with what amounts to a discount sale price isn't cool, isn't luxury and makes them look desperate for customers.
This is how marketing works, being a successful business owner myself I have some insight into it and I'm not alone, any big business that wants the expensive customers knows you have to play the game and market your goods in a certain way.
I don't know why the iPhone XR is so polarizing. I mean it is priced at $750. The iPhone 8 was $700 and the 8+ was $800 at launch, so it sits right in between the prices of last year's non-flagship models. It has a 6.1 inch display with the latest A12 Bionic chip plus Face ID and a smaller footprint then 5.5 inch 8+. Same launch price as the 7+, 6s+, 6+ of the last several years, which had less storage. You really can't compare these older phones to the X/XS models.
Besides, why are people dragging politics and religion into this thread.....it's just a damn phone? I bought an XR, and I am happy with it. Did it change my life? Nope. It's just a phone. I never expected it to be a religious experience. I just wanted to update my 3 year old phone with a larger display for my tired older eyes.
Besides, why are people dragging politics and religion into this thread.....it's just a damn phone? I bought an XR, and I am happy with it. Did it change my life? Nope. It's just a phone. I never expected it to be a religious experience. I just wanted to update my 3 year old phone with a larger display for my tired older eyes.
I Agree. While the sales may be lower, updating the SE with just new internals would help me switch to the new SE 2. I just replaced the battery after 2 years in my SE which was nice.
As far the Touch ID, I can live without it if they went with Face ID.
I can also do without the Headphone jack as I have bluetooth speakers (speakers are still connected to each other with a wire though so a bit easier to find). I have them because I'm a runner and it's been so much nicer not to have a cord dangling about while running.
I'm still waiting for a new Modular mac pro, my mac pro 5,1 is hanging in there and doing well, but would really like to update it now as it's been almost 18 years and i didn't want the Trash Can Mac Pro. Every year I hope and every year disappointed.
Apple is funny...
A 128 GB iPhone 7+ Apple sells for over $600, but only offers $300 as a trade in... and that is assuming I even wanted the XR which is inferior to the 7+, at least for me.
Here is whats inferior: Display Resolution (Not even 1080P). FaceID (I do NOT want FaceID, and moreso i dont want to PAY for FaceID). Single Camera (7+ has a dual setup).
So, why pay all the $$$, when XR doesnt offer ANYTHING that the 7+ already has, and has the FaceID big brother?
How about this Apple - give me a 128GB OLED based iPhone (with at least full 1080P) with NO FACEID and dual camera setup for $600, and you got a sale.
A 128 GB iPhone 7+ Apple sells for over $600, but only offers $300 as a trade in... and that is assuming I even wanted the XR which is inferior to the 7+, at least for me.
Here is whats inferior: Display Resolution (Not even 1080P). FaceID (I do NOT want FaceID, and moreso i dont want to PAY for FaceID). Single Camera (7+ has a dual setup).
So, why pay all the $$$, when XR doesnt offer ANYTHING that the 7+ already has, and has the FaceID big brother?
How about this Apple - give me a 128GB OLED based iPhone (with at least full 1080P) with NO FACEID and dual camera setup for $600, and you got a sale.
Conversely, the existence of buying sheep (and their perceived moral superiority...) may be irrelevant to buying decisions of the more souvereign.
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I see this a lot and wonder why people didn’t jump on the Black Friday weekend deals. Or heck, Target’s deal this week. What am I missing?
You missed the part in The article thats says its customized to the user, in this example they know the user has an iPhone 6 Plus for which trade in value is $200, not $300.
I have a 7 plus and got $449 offer
Apparently so. As they might have saved themselves a collective $80B merely by upgrading their batteries
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Don’t care. I would delete this mail if I actually recieve one. Until the XS Max is priced at $1000, my way forward is with Samsung Note series. Not getting a smaller display than the Plus st $999 amd LCD is a dumpster fire on the XR. The Note 9 has an oled display and a pencil at $700. This does reek of desperation though. Sales went from 91 to 84. U TIL a more compelling product is released, it could go from 84 to 73 and down she goes.
It's polarizing because even though it is an upgrade if you are coming from a 6 Plus or 6S Plus, the 7 Plus and 8 Plus are also upgrades that have less compromises. Yes, you gain what you've listed if you go for an XR, but if you opt for the cheaper 7 Plus or 8 Plus you get better zoom. As a parent that may have a bigger impact on you than larger screen real estate and a processor that is wasted on most apps anyway. There is no clear "got to have it" feature on the X-line like there was when Apple introduced TouchID.