ive never sold a phone at a huge loss like with the X. 256 gigs are going for less than 800$ usually for a 1150$ phone one year ago thats pretty crap. Usually years before you could sell your phone for 100-200 less online.The x would be around 3-350 less then last year.
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Not really. iPhones have been the same size since 2014 4 years ago. The X is basically the same size as the 6 and the xs max is the same overall dimensions of the + size phones.
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How did it feel going from the 6+ to a brand new max? The 6+ I had for two years was basically slower then my 5 was. The 6+ had a lot of underpowered issues. Also slowed down with newer updates over time pretty badly.
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I really think apple IS concerned with people upgraded. Thats my question to this post. I think apple has raised prices because they see less and less people upgrading so increasing the price will keep them increasing similarly to less expensive phones and people upgrading yearly or two years with.
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So what happens now? Incenstives to upgrade just like subsidies cell providers did pre-2015?
Apples big push is on services.
Apple care, accessories, iCloud, music, iTunes, App Store and so on.
Nothing better than selling the same product over and over and over again.
Look at amazon, they sell their hardware at a fraction of the price and seemingly make up for it through services.
Apple is a marketing machine.
How many people would buy a 128G phone versus a 64 or 256?
The X marketing was crazy.
I am certain the Max was ready last year.
Apple opted to release the 8 and 8+ then the X. All the crap about the notch and no Touch ID, blah blah blah.
How many other phones have a notch now.
I was at an Apple store yesterday helping my niece with her new max.
Talking with a lady she asked how I like my watch.
I told her I loved it. She mentioned she thought that new commercial was great. I asked if she understood what I was demonstrating.
I explained it, one person one watch. The watch covers so many different aspects of your life, each guy way was an aspect and at the end each of those aspects were running into the water following the aspect in hand. Apple doesn’t tell you verbally say look here is what out device does. They show you different things to spark your imagination.
She bought a watch.
I encourage all my friends and relatives to sit in on the classes they offer in the store. Most are amazed at seeing how people use their devices.
Apple has some tricks up their sleeves as do carriers.
Apple took forever to become an employee issued phone. Now look at them.
I will be bold to say the major carriers will bring back subsidized phones to future tie the hands of customers.
