No doubt, bit if you're paying $70,000 for a phone you're probably not too worried about a repair bill for a broken screen or whatever.
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Brikk Launches Pre-Orders for Gold-Plated iPhone X Models Costing Up to $70K
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No doubt, bit if you're paying $70,000 for a phone you're probably not too worried about a repair bill for a broken screen or whatever.
You missed my sarcasm
I'm not in the market
A 70k gold plated phone is proof some people truly do have too much money and do not know what to do with it
Aren't the backs of the new crop of iPhones rumored to be glass for that reason? Not sure how they could plate the rear glass, in any case gold's electrical resistivity and conductivity ratings are similar to and right up there with aluminum and copper, and better than stainless steel, the rumored material for the surround banding.
You may have a point but Brikk hopefully didn't overlook such details for this milestone anniversary edition iPhone at that super premium price point.
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When I was in Santa Monica, I saw quite a few Middle Easterners, some of whom had diplomatic plates on their cars. Two of the women in this crowd I saw had iPhones that appeared to be gold plated. They were very stylish attractive women who seemed to have the best of everything on, but the gold plated iPhones were distracting. They were too ostentatious.
People can spend their money on whatever they want. The same thing could be said about people who buy Macs, iPhones, and Apple Watches.
I would guess the kind of people who would buy this are not worried about a $60k markup, as many of the customers probably make that amount in a short amount of time themselves. It would be hypocrisy to suggest someone's time and labour wasn't worth that if the potential buyer receives that much (or more) for their own time and labour.
But yeah, to us 'normal' people it's ludicrous, obviously. But it's all relative.
As for how it looks... it's not to my taste. Happily. Good luck to anyone who earns enough to afford one in a non-unethical manner and who has different taste to me and likes one enough to buy one. *shrugs*
But yeah, to us 'normal' people it's ludicrous, obviously. But it's all relative.
As for how it looks... it's not to my taste. Happily. Good luck to anyone who earns enough to afford one in a non-unethical manner and who has different taste to me and likes one enough to buy one. *shrugs*
Not exactly "solid" gold what with needing to have electronics on the inside to make it work. So... solid gold plated??
Imagine the bleak inner world of someone who would buy one of these. Straight out of a Bret Easton Ellis novel.
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Honestly if I were the type of person who would buy a solid gold Apple watch (I'm not) meaning mostly a) tons of disposable income and b) extremely into fashion/display of wealth. Then at this point in time I wouldn't regret it. The fact that they were only available for a year increases their value, and for me personally nothing in the series 2 and (rumored) series 3 would be huge necessities. As a Series 0 purchaser myself (sport), I'm very happy with the longevity of it. The OS continues to improve and I expect to be full satisfied with it up till (at least) series 4. And I am one of the people who actually enjoys and uses my Apple Watch.
My biggest concern going forward (especially with a gold watch) would be depleted battery, but that can easily be replaced. I bet Apple would even do that at no cost (but most people spending over $10k on a watch probably wouldn't care about a battery replacement cost).
Wish I had the ability to mock up an iPhone glued to a literal brick of gold to look like the old Zach Morris / Wall Street brick phones.
Ha, with the way he seems to love gilded furniture you would think so, but by all accounts, as reported over on Android Central, his pride and joy was a beat up OLD Samsung. I think they had to pry that phone out of his hands and give him a more secure one. He's not very ostentatious as regards his clothing and accessories.
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The ladies I saw in Santa Monica with phones that looked like this seemed upbeat and happy, so who knows?
Mine is not designer showplace of a home and my life is full of treasured hand me downs and preowned goods and rescued pets and friends I've helped and causes I've supported. But until I put every spare dollar I have into charity, I have no room to speculate on the inner world of anyone else.
The fact I hope to buy an iPhone X says I'm not putting every spare dollar I have into changing the world for the better. It's purely selfish and definitely unnecessary, since I already own several good smart phones since 2016. (I owned only one up to last year when I went a little crazy with deals on Android phones).
I know it's a matter of scale, but selfishness is selfishness whether it's about $12, $1200 or $12,000.
Now, see, THAT is a premium phone.
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No. Billionaires don't need a gaudy phone to rub in people's faces. They are Billionaires. They have homes in Monaco, G5s, and sports teams. This seems more like for the cousin of a famous rapper who is also on his "security team."
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No. Billionaires don't need a gaudy phone to rub in people's faces. They are Billionaires. They have homes in Monaco, G5s, and sports teams. This seems more like for the cousin of a famous rapper who is also on his "security team."