Coming from a 6s Plus. Didn't want to wait for the new ones, which will all be 'home button less', which I don't care for. Loved the form factor of my 6s Plus, not going to be disappointed with the 8 Plus, I imagine...
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iPhone 8/Plus Bought an iPhone 8 Plus...
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I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with it and I’m due to upgrade now too and plan to get the iPhone 8.
I’m not comfortable paying full current retail price for a phone that will be discounted in about 3 weeks though. You could have saved a couple of hundred quid.
I’m not comfortable paying full current retail price for a phone that will be discounted in about 3 weeks though. You could have saved a couple of hundred quid.
Perhaps, although a couple of hundred might be pushing it a bit - I assume the 8 will come down to the current price of the 7. But I placed a combined order of a new 27 inch iMac, iPad Pro and iPhone. Didn't want to wait, so. And I got a good deal on the iMac which sort of counters paying full price for the iPhone...
In the sense of what the iPhone 8 is, it’s still very much relevant in terms of the technology and you will still receive at least four years of iOS updates, the only sacrifices that you don’t have is specific features of the iPhone X, but not everybody needs that either. All that matters is that you find what’s relevant to your situation.
Yep I wouldn’t have upgraded this late in the cycle either.
It's basically an iPhone X without the new gizmos, same processor, same memory...
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Space Grey, always go for that (my 6S was the same). Picked Space Grey for my iPad Pro as well. 64gb for the iPhone, 256Gb for the iPad Pro...
Christmas came came early, enjoy in good health.
Now all that’s missing is a space grey Apple Watch
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U did fine. I bought the X on launch day... Used it for one day and didn't like the Home Less Button and I didnt like the screen size or the colors coming out of the OLED... Returned it and went back to my Jet Black 7 + and still loving that Jet Black 256 7 + .... Went to France and Paris and used the 7+ most of the time as my main camera and it didnt disappoint. Good Choice.. ! JMO
you probably could have waited a few weeks and bought an essentially brand new 8+ for half price from the hoards of desperate people trying to sell their 8+ to buy an X or X+
Christmas came came early this, enjoy in good health.
Now all that’s missing is a space grey Apple Watch
Bought a series one earlier this year, sold it after 6 weeks, not really my thing. Nice piece of hardware, but of no use to me. Still too gimmicky, too limited in its current state. Maybe later on, but until then, my trusty Casio G-Shock will serve me just fine
I prefer not to buy used, especially mobile stuff. Mac desktops, maybe...
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I agree that that may take a little getting used to, but I didn't really use the headphone jack on my 6s that much, actually. So not a great loss there... Still have an 5G 30gb iPod classic (still going strong after 12 years !!) and mostly use that for my music listening on the go (not really into streaming music...). Only use the iPhone for music in the car with Carplay...
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Yeap come next month, I’ll decide between the X or 8 Plus, both will be discounted.
I did a lot of research before buying my 8plus and love it. Best iphone i have ever owned
I can easily say my 8+ is my favorite iPhone yet. While there are times I wish I had a smaller overall phone, the battery life and the screen are definitely worth it. Not to mention I never thought I'd appreciate wireless charging as much as I do. Congrats on your new phone!
You'd be surprised what's available on the secondary market. You would have been able to get brand new for several hundred dollars cheaper than retail. There will be 3rd party private retailers who are attempting to sell off the last of their stock, as they know that when the new phones come out the market for those drops significantly.
In any event, since you don't really care about saving a few hundred bucks it's really a moot point.
If and when the Airpower launches, Thats something I want to add to the experience. Assuming the price is not ridiculous, then it something I will add to the X this Fall. I suspect it launch during the September Keynote.
Agreed! I would hope that with all of the other options out there, Apple doesn't price themselves out of the ballpark.
What is the 8 Plus screen like in direct bright sunlight? Just curious as I notice my Apple Watch OLED screen can be read easily, but my 6S is a bit washed out.
I guess my experience is different from yours. I think even at full brightness in direct sunlight with Apples LCD panel, I find it difficult to read. But again, just to reiterate, that’s in full sunlight, outside with the brightness maxed and I think OLED benefits here somewhat better.
I live in Britain so sunlight is never an issue....