I'm trying to figure out exactly what the purpose of this thread is. OP makes a baseless claim with zero evidence based in reality and most of the responses are just going to be variations of "actually OP, I won't be getting the iPhone X".
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How instant gratification we all are. If you have an 8, you will switch to 10
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I might get the X after all. But not because of anything that has been said on this forum.
My 8+ is going back because of a dead pixel and a slight display uniformity issue. They just can’t seem to get this old technology right. If it was one or the other, I might have been able to convince myself to somehow learning to live with it. But both? Nope. Not for the price that Apple charges.
We will see how quickly I can get a replacement. If that one is a dud as well or it takes so long to process the refund and find a replacement that it’s just about the time where the iPhone X preorder goes live anyway, then I’ll give it a shot. If I have to go through the hassle of multiple returns anyway, then I might as well test drive the X while we’re at it. If it turns out that the OLED display is indeed better in terms of uniformity and Apple actually bother to test those phones for simple things like dead pixels, then I might just keep it if the notch doesn’t bother me too much in actual use. If not, well, then I guess it’s going to be another year with my 6+ and then maybe a switch to Android if Apple can’t get their act together. But that’s a lot of if’s and who knows what might happen between now and then.
My 8+ is going back because of a dead pixel and a slight display uniformity issue. They just can’t seem to get this old technology right. If it was one or the other, I might have been able to convince myself to somehow learning to live with it. But both? Nope. Not for the price that Apple charges.
We will see how quickly I can get a replacement. If that one is a dud as well or it takes so long to process the refund and find a replacement that it’s just about the time where the iPhone X preorder goes live anyway, then I’ll give it a shot. If I have to go through the hassle of multiple returns anyway, then I might as well test drive the X while we’re at it. If it turns out that the OLED display is indeed better in terms of uniformity and Apple actually bother to test those phones for simple things like dead pixels, then I might just keep it if the notch doesn’t bother me too much in actual use. If not, well, then I guess it’s going to be another year with my 6+ and then maybe a switch to Android if Apple can’t get their act together. But that’s a lot of if’s and who knows what might happen between now and then.
I got the 8 plus and I’m not returning it. I like it. I could have waited for the X if I wanted, but I didn’t. I like touchID; I don’t know about faceID; I’ll see in 6 month or more. I don’t like the notch on the X display. Plus display area is smaller than on the 8+. I like OLED, but I’ll wait for a year. Maybe Xs with a larger display will be better.
What an highly absurd thing for someone to say. Let's take a step back and look at reality of life and put that in comparison to you saying that my post count on a website matters at all. Sorry I don't have basies or facts to back this up. But if someone got up in front of me at a speaker conference and was talking about a subject, if then they said "sorry I haven't spoken at this conference 1,299 times, ". I doubt I would say oh anything they say is invalid now, and their opinion is pointless.
The X will create a new form of product envy. Is simply all I'm saying. Not every person fits in this bubble at all.
What I think is pretty funny is how people justify their purchase by mentioning that a) they won't or b) they like what they have. Or get completely off topic
This was more of a generalized subject that I am sure applies to so many people. Yet I have very few agreements, because of some defense mechanism people have.
Buy your 8, enjoy it. You might not fit in my bubble I mentioned. But you most likely do
You just don’t get, do you?
It’s not about money. I just don’t like it!
I got the 8 plus instead and I’m keeping it.
LE: You modified your post just after I replied.
It’s not about money. I just don’t like it!
I got the 8 plus instead and I’m keeping it.
LE: You modified your post just after I replied.
What do you mean no evidence based in reality, what exactly are you asking for? I've had about 3 people mention facts or evidence. You're seriously asking for this on a iPhone forum you understand that fully and completely right? This isn't quantum mechanics forum or chemical engineering, this isn't something you can quantify in hard data or science, this is human nature. (Let me clarify I'm unsure if the DATA is available now for such studies like what I'm talking about, IE people and their smart phones)
People are fickle, our attention span is lower than ever now, we have product envy with any new latest and greatest of iPhone.
My statement actually also specifically applied to those people saying they won't be getting the X. I'm challenging them saying no, in a few months time, they actually will. Because of how strong that product envy is now ingrained in all of us to have the latest and greatest.
I have zero interest in the X, in fact I don't even really like it. It has nothing to do with price.
Don't care about OLED. Having no home button is a terrible design IMO, they could've put a home button on the side next to the lock button. Plus to beat a dead horse...that hideous notch
Don't care about OLED. Having no home button is a terrible design IMO, they could've put a home button on the side next to the lock button. Plus to beat a dead horse...that hideous notch
I had the 7 and "upgraded" to the 8. Not sure if I love the face ID, but that would not keep me from looking at the X. Just want to wait to actually take a look/feel of it and more importantly, see reviews and user's impressions of how all the new tech works. I think it looks great BUT then I would put a case on it and probably a screen protector.....
Got the 8 and very happy with the improvements in performance and camera over the 7. Do I wish there was a slightly cheaper option at 128GB - sure. But I found a really slim case and got a Zagg glass screen protector (since the slim cases apparently don't have the ridges to protect the screen when you put it down) and very happy with the look and feel of it.
Now, does that mean in 6 (well 5 1/2) months I won't pay off the balance of my loan and get the X - probably not but it is always an option if I fall in love with the X. Most likely just wait till next September and see what Apple has in store then.
Got the 8 and very happy with the improvements in performance and camera over the 7. Do I wish there was a slightly cheaper option at 128GB - sure. But I found a really slim case and got a Zagg glass screen protector (since the slim cases apparently don't have the ridges to protect the screen when you put it down) and very happy with the look and feel of it.
Now, does that mean in 6 (well 5 1/2) months I won't pay off the balance of my loan and get the X - probably not but it is always an option if I fall in love with the X. Most likely just wait till next September and see what Apple has in store then.
So you admit that you're pulling all this out of your rear-end then.
What kind of people do you associate with that allow you to make such claims?
The premise of this whole thread is so stupid and presumptuous that I won't waste anymore time on it, but suffice it to say most people aren't going to be going out to replace the new phone they just bought. That's not to say nobody will do this, but only a relatively small percentage will. Only true morons are that foolish with their money.
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This shows a real lack of critical thinking on your part because the amount of time spent on an internet forum has nothing to do with whether something is affordable to someone.
You're a car salesman's dream customer.
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The X will not create a new form of product envy with any of the people with whom I associate. We generally buy what we buy because it's what we want to buy. Conversely, we don't buy what we don't buy because it's not what we want to buy. We don't NOT buy a product and then feel envious of those who do buy it.
Your post was speculative, at best... and full of assumptions about people and their buying habits, about which you are ignorant. You don't know me, nor do you don't know my circle of friends, so how could you possibly know that we either will all buy the X or be envious of those who do?
This "generalized subject" is pure poppycock. I don't fit in your bubble, and most likely, never will.
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This is not only a completely wrong deduction (...in a few months, they actually will [buy the X]), it smacks of arrogance on a subject about which you are completely ignorant (that is, that you don't know me or anything about me).
I like instant gratification as much as the next person. But I didn't buy the 8 because it didn't gratify me -- not to say it's not a great phone, it's still just an update of the 7. The X isn't really doing it for me either. Looks like an amazing phone, just not sure it's worth the $. It can do more things and better than my 7 but those things don't really add up to $800 worth of improvements I'd have to shell out after selling my 7. So saving the $ in my wallet gives me more gratification right now.
I don't know you, I also never claimed I did. I just know you're going to get an iPhone 10.
Well, you are 100%, absolutely daft. But have fun playing "make believe".
Still gonna keep the plus in rotation?
Congrats on purchase and saving some solid money, going SE route
^THIS.
Spent $1k once, never again. When the time comes, I'll roll back to to the smallest phone my vision can accommodate.
all the pseudo-psychoanalytics going on in these threads. I can certainly relate as I was at that point until mid-August. As someone who had the "oooh shiny new thing" bug for years with Apple, it finally came to an end. Realizing my particular needs outweighs the wants now. With all tech outside of my primary desktop, I'm pretty simple: just work for what I need and that's that.I am NOT getting the 10. Because of the notch that looks like complete ****. I view a lot of media in landscape mode and for me... the 10 is a big step backwards. Don’t need animojis because I am an adult. But my huge issue is the notch. If they remove the notch next year I will most likely upgrade.
Don't think I'm gonna use the plus anymore unless I need it for backup. It's still a great phone IMO... just didn't think it would run iOS 11 that well, it was slow enough already on iOS. And I needed something with more storage... 16gb was laughably small.
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^THIS.
Spent $1k once, never again. When the time comes, I'll roll back to to the smallest phone my vision can accommodate.
I'm with you on that. Hence the reason I ditched the 8+ and went for the SE.
Am still using my iPhone 6. So I tend not to get something because it's the latest and the greatest.
I am leaning towards the 8+. I like my home button, TouchID, notchless screen. So I will most likely sit out the X.
Now in a year or so, if they come out with an X-plus, notchless screen, and some form of TouchID, then I will be fickle and be tempted by it.
But for now, the X is a no go for me. Congrats to those who are getting them though. It does seem like a very nice phone -- just not for me. At least at this time.
Am also looking forward to hearing what X owners say when they get the phone. Always enjoy reading reviews from those who actually are using these phones on a daily basis.
I am leaning towards the 8+. I like my home button, TouchID, notchless screen. So I will most likely sit out the X.
Now in a year or so, if they come out with an X-plus, notchless screen, and some form of TouchID, then I will be fickle and be tempted by it.
But for now, the X is a no go for me. Congrats to those who are getting them though. It does seem like a very nice phone -- just not for me. At least at this time.
Am also looking forward to hearing what X owners say when they get the phone. Always enjoy reading reviews from those who actually are using these phones on a daily basis.
I'm keeping my 8 because I wanted it. I might be getting whatever the next version of the X next year is after all the kinks are worked out ... and if they remove that horrible notch at the top of the screen ... and if they add Touch ID through the screen. Otherwise I'll get the 9.
I also love the design of my 8. -gasp-
I also love the design of my 8. -gasp-
Sorry OP, I’m not that petty that I have to worry about what phone the person next to me has. I don’t need the iPhone 10, so I won’t be getting it. My iPhone 8 Plus will be just fine.
I think the OP doesn't take into accountability that a tech site is not reflective of everybody in the real world. Everybody has different preferences and has checks and balances to what they can afford and what they actually want, are two different things.