I don’t agree either, phone upgrades seem pretty normal in numbers among the people I know, some do and some don’t. As a previous post said, keeping phones longer is in Apple’s business plan and there’s something to be said for that, if you keep it longer you don’t have the opportunity to switch brands lol.
Anyway, Apple will always push the envelope because today’s advanced features are tomorrow’s low-end features. I’m pretty sure they’re not going to stop development or even slow down, they’re going wide open into the future. You might be happy with an iPhone 6 or 7 today, but you probably won’t be in 2-3 years (if you frequent tech forums). If you’re not interested in technology, there’s no reason to ever upgrade until the phone dies.
As I’ve said before, a 1994 Motorola StarTAC is more expensive in today’s dollars (it was initially priced at $1000 and sold quite well, I had one) than a 512 XS Max iPhone. So yes, tech is cheaper than chips today but if you don’t need or want the expensive features buy a cheaper phone - there are lots of them to choose from.
Another reason that Apple will push even harder on hardware is to enable new features. A frequent comment on how badly the competition fails in benchmarks goes something like ‘but phone Y is just as fast’ and it may well feel that way even though it isn’t. One of the main purposes of more powerful hardware is to enable more features in the future even if those are not available today. Before long, Qualcomm and their dependents will not be able to produce new phones with the features that Apple will have.
That said, I’m not against Android or anyone else for that matter - it’s just an operating system - and I like Samsung’s electronics quite a lot. I do not like Google’s (or Facebook’s) TOU or privacy policies, so I don’t use any of their ‘properties’. If they don’t bother you, all’s well.
Anyway, Apple will always push the envelope because today’s advanced features are tomorrow’s low-end features. I’m pretty sure they’re not going to stop development or even slow down, they’re going wide open into the future. You might be happy with an iPhone 6 or 7 today, but you probably won’t be in 2-3 years (if you frequent tech forums). If you’re not interested in technology, there’s no reason to ever upgrade until the phone dies.
As I’ve said before, a 1994 Motorola StarTAC is more expensive in today’s dollars (it was initially priced at $1000 and sold quite well, I had one) than a 512 XS Max iPhone. So yes, tech is cheaper than chips today but if you don’t need or want the expensive features buy a cheaper phone - there are lots of them to choose from.
Another reason that Apple will push even harder on hardware is to enable new features. A frequent comment on how badly the competition fails in benchmarks goes something like ‘but phone Y is just as fast’ and it may well feel that way even though it isn’t. One of the main purposes of more powerful hardware is to enable more features in the future even if those are not available today. Before long, Qualcomm and their dependents will not be able to produce new phones with the features that Apple will have.
That said, I’m not against Android or anyone else for that matter - it’s just an operating system - and I like Samsung’s electronics quite a lot. I do not like Google’s (or Facebook’s) TOU or privacy policies, so I don’t use any of their ‘properties’. If they don’t bother you, all’s well.
