I said, "if you have to pick one, Corola vs BMW..."
I am sure that you will pick comfortable and last-lasting corola, right?
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Do you really pay 900 euros for a phone?
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I said, "if you have to pick one, Corola vs BMW..."
I am sure that you will pick comfortable and last-lasting corola, right?
That's what happened here in Germany , the iPhone was always expensive but it used to be around 700-750 euros but wow 900 overnight ?It was the price hike the iPhone 7 received in the UK that stopped me getting it this time. I went from the iPhone 6 to the 6S instead. I really couldn't justify a phone that was considerably more expensive but only marginally better this time around. I'm loving the 6S and the saving too.
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du verwechselst da etwas... iphone 6 or 6s plus was never available for 700-750 eur.
I don't like BMW's so very likely yes. I've owned an Avensis and an Auris and they were amongst the most reliable cars I've owned and nice to drive despite being a little boring to look at.
what is the point?
i have a cheap new car (only 20k euros) but i can afford to buy new bmw. but why should i buy bmw when the other car does the same? sure there are differences between the materials etc., but that is a car, and both are safe, tested etc - not a bed and surely not a phone.
and im not yet boldy old guy wearing sunglasses at nights and driving like a douchebag..
i dont see any benefits to throw your money away just because you can. that is stupid.
I think the luxury car analogy is a bit redundant here as it really doesn't reflect the subject matter here. A brand new BMW is out of reach of a lot of people as not everybody can afford to spend £30k on even the lower spec car. A new Auris (replaced the Corolla in Europe) is £25k. An iPhone on the other hand is obtainable by many walks of life even if they shouldn't really stretch themselves to buy it, but it's more affordable than a luxury car brand.
I could afford the iPhone 7 if I really wanted it, but I didn't want it enough to spend an extra £200 on my contract. When I consider I am doing all the same things on the 6S that I did on my 6, I'd be no better off with the iPhone 7 in both expense or the experience.
I could afford the iPhone 7 if I really wanted it, but I didn't want it enough to spend an extra £200 on my contract. When I consider I am doing all the same things on the 6S that I did on my 6, I'd be no better off with the iPhone 7 in both expense or the experience.
Indeed I agree. If comparisons must be drawn they should also reflect the original items attainability in the same manner.
So then. Häagen-Dazs or the absolutely delicious Kelly's Clotted Cream ice cream?
Christ.
ITT:
-The Flaws of Globalism, realized.
-How to buy an iPhone (spoiler: have more money.)
-Morphine Ramblings.
-How to suck at reselling devices.
-Dick measuring via luxury car analogies.
What a wild ride. 10/10, a worldwide effort to show that inadequacy and a lack of intelligence is universal. Well done.
ITT:
-The Flaws of Globalism, realized.
-How to buy an iPhone (spoiler: have more money.)
-Morphine Ramblings.
-How to suck at reselling devices.
-Dick measuring via luxury car analogies.
What a wild ride. 10/10, a worldwide effort to show that inadequacy and a lack of intelligence is universal. Well done.
exactly my point and I use my phone for entertainment, grad work, email, communicating via phone/text, ordering food, paying for things with apple pay and the list goes on. For about a buck a day I think that a phone even if you have really bad credit and had to buy it outright is still worth the money (plus you can resell it next year and get back around half what you paid).
For a buck a day I wouldn't care if I didn't get any money back, if I did it would just be a bonus. At that kind of money I think at the end of the year you've had your money's worth, hard to argue with that kind of value.
You don't have to get the iPhone 7.I've had android ( to be specific nexus phones) for as long as I can remember, good prices and unlocked phones , no contracts whatsoever. I really liked them but I hate the direction google is moving now, it's not only that the pixel phones are very expensive, but google is fragmenting android even more, so I figured why not go the apple route this time, no update dramas, a working browser unlike the lag fest that chrome on android is and a really quick camera ... anyways I want to get an iphone 7 plus, but damn 900 euros? I don't want to let myself pay that amount of money for a phone.
How do you guys do it? Yes I know a lot of people buy them in contracts, but I pretty much get a new phone every year because I'm never satisfied ( yes how terrible of me I know) , so it doesnt make sense for me, specially seing how bad the iphone bezels are in need of trimming, besides contracts here in germany are awful, 68 euros a month plus an inicial payment of 290 euros? No thanks!
Is there people out there ( who are not rich ) who pay 900 euros upfront for a phone?
P.s. im a student earning 700 euros a month
Apple still sells the 6S and SE.
And Nexus/Pixel is not the only Android phone in the world.
Moto G, OnePlus 3, there are plenty of alternatives.
The questions is not who paid 900Euros for a phone, but instead how many Euros do YOU want to pay for a phone, and then go from there.
Regarding the resale value, I've had iPhone 4/5/5s/6/6s and all of them lost around 35% of the value during the first year. The first one, iPhone 4, I had for two years and it lost 60% of its value.
I paid 849€ for the 6s and sold it last week for 540€, in perfect condition, with 36% (-309€) loss of value.
iPhones are expensive and you do get better deals on Android. Take the Google Nexus 5X as an example. Its launch price was 470€ in my country and less than a year later you get it for 220€.
Sure the iPhone 6s is better than Nexus 5X, but is it that much better to justify the huge price difference? It depends on what cash you have in your wallet.
Now I'm rocking the iPhone 7.
I paid 849€ for the 6s and sold it last week for 540€, in perfect condition, with 36% (-309€) loss of value.
iPhones are expensive and you do get better deals on Android. Take the Google Nexus 5X as an example. Its launch price was 470€ in my country and less than a year later you get it for 220€.
Sure the iPhone 6s is better than Nexus 5X, but is it that much better to justify the huge price difference? It depends on what cash you have in your wallet.
Now I'm rocking the iPhone 7.
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