I personally think new phones should released every 2 years. The reason is apple production delays and they didn't have time to figure out fingerprint scanner under screen. Same with Samsung they rushed and put fingerprint scanner in stupid place. And months of telling us how great bixby was and it didn't come to phones until months later. I think they rush these new phones and the user suffers
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Do we need new phone releases every year
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And how would you propose launching all phones at the same time? By the time Apple kept there phones two years Samsung would be a mile ahead.
Perhaps you don't like buying new phones every year but I think that's long enough.
Perhaps you don't like buying new phones every year but I think that's long enough.
Yes, Apple is a business and would like to sell you more phones. Doing so every year accomplishes that.
Can we get over this supposed touch ID under the screen? Maybe the back and forth leaks about whether they had it working or not were intentional to keep Face ID under wraps (before all the firmware leaks anyway).
I think continuous hardware updates are good. But I don't think we need to have design changes so frequently.
I think he was referring to how it sits right next to the camera and results in people constantly touching the lens.
I don't care what Apple does.
All I care about is having enough discipline to not buy every new release iPhone that comes out
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All I care about is having enough discipline to not buy every new release iPhone that comes out
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It's only been there since the s8 And it's a real pain. It's hard to reach does not work every time. Also causes smudges on camera where it's located right next to camera lens
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I was mate it's a real pain where it is located
That's just a poor decision on placement by Samsung, not because they've rushed things.
Need? No. Not in a literal sense.
Want? Yes. Whenever people are ready for an upgrade they expect a relatively newish phone available to buy. Not everyone is going to want to buy last year's technology.
Want? Yes. Whenever people are ready for an upgrade they expect a relatively newish phone available to buy. Not everyone is going to want to buy last year's technology.
Not sure about that. I know both apple and Samsung wanted Touch ID under the screen but couldn't figure out how to get it to work properly. Maybe in a year they might figure it out
The reason I said 2 years is because most people can only upgrade every 2 years if on a contract
No, we absolutely do not. But Apple is a business. I don't blame them for wanting to sell things.
If you buy a contract that's standard. That's why I buy sim free.
Can't argue with that but when apple release the s models it's the same phone as the last model but better processor and camera really
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There are a lot of people who can't afford to splash out £800+ on a phone and I'm one of them lol
You can make your own upgrade schedule to every other year if you want? Choice is good. I think Madden NFL is more redundant than others might, so I won't buy it yearly. Meanwhile, I buy NBA 2k annually. Have or had each year since 2k10! So you can say that the iPhone X is more like NBA 2k or more like Madden, your opinion, YMMV.
And they sell because people will buy. That is how free commerce works. Hence, funds for research, development/technology...
Not everyone buys on contract. I buy my phones off-contract. It's quite a popular option in my country, the UK.
But regardless, people start contracts at anytime of the year and during any year. Going to two year cycle would mean a significant number of people being eligible to upgrade but without a latest release to upgrade to. And with Android competitors all on annual cycles it just wouldn't be a viable strategy.
I don't find it's that popular here in my experience, especially among people who buy flagships. Most of the people I've encountered with sim only contracts are those who have inherited older phones and aren't bothered spending lots of money on handsets.
I think putting out £800 - £1000 on a phone and buying a sim only rolling contract is one of the least popular options despite probably being the cheaper method over 2 years. A lot of people just haven't got the disposable income to purchase phones in one hit.
You seem to be implying that because you believe a certain schedule is optimal that manufacturers and buyers should be forced into it.
I have a lot of opinions here on MR, but I'm not into forcing anyone to believe the same way I do. People can make their own decisions and choices about when and where they want to upgrade.
I upgrade every 2 to 3.5 years. It doesn't bother me at all that upgrades are released every year by Apple. I just ignore it if I am not in the market for it.
PS. Perhaps you meant to say leasing, instead of two year contracts? Because two year contracts are dead with the four US carriers. You can only get that at Apple or a non-major carrier that does that now.