When it comes down to it, it’s true. The little added monthly bill won’t hurt. But is that really the point, deep down? It’s the fact they make BILLIONS of dollars. And instead of eating it and making a little less BILLIONS of dollars and keep their customers happy and feeling appreciated they shift it to us, who in fact is the reason for their BILLIONS and in turn give us the middle finger. They don’t even give us 100% top premium features. I mean a 5 watt charger!? That’s like putting a cassette deck in a Beamer..lol
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iPhone XS If Apple raises prices by 15% to offset tariffs would you keep buying the iPhone?
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When it comes down to it, it’s true. The little added monthly bill won’t hurt. But is that really the point, deep down? It’s the fact they make BILLIONS of dollars. And instead of eating it and making a little less BILLIONS of dollars and keep their customers happy and feeling appreciated they shift it to us, who in fact is the reason for their BILLIONS and in turn give us the middle finger. They don’t even give us 100% top premium features. I mean a 5 watt charger!? That’s like putting a cassette deck in a Beamer..lol
A 5W charger is not a ‘feature’, that’s an accessory. A feature would be something like Face ID, true tone, wireless charging, ect . So what else do you expect the iPhone to deliver that would be considered a ‘top feature’ with the XS compared to the competition?
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Sure, it doesn’t mean they don’t use their iPhone for photography reasons either. Try visiting the photography forum on this site, and you can see exactly for those who use their iPhones for every day photos in the real world, when they don’t want to use their DSLR camera.
Professional photographers sell their work, not post it on some random Apple forum.
What you’re describing is people who do it as a hobby.
Nope, this isn't true, and it shows that maybe you’re out of touch some what. There are professional photographers on this very site, that do use their DSLR cameras as a primary, but in accordance, they’ve taken plenty of iPhone photos that they posted on the site that they have used professionally for web-based photos or cover page articles. Again, I’d suggest you visit that specific forum if you want to see what I’m referring to versus making insinuations.
But back to the original point, an iPhone is a professional multi-tool that’s used for a variety of things, it doesn’t have to be just for photography, but in the end, it’s a consumer device, but it really depends on the individual and what they’re using it for business/personal.
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Everybody uses their iPhone for taking pictures including professional photographers, it’s just not their camera of choice in terms of taking pictures for commercial use. The lens and sensors are too small in smartphones to compete with high level DSLR’s when it comes to picture clarity and depth. You can still get some great shots with them though which would look great on small prints and for web use.
I think some people are not that invested in the ecosystem so might be able to switch even if they’ve spent years using an iPhone. I think equally some android users can also switch if they don’t have any compelling reasons for staying with an android phone. However I think the majority of iPhone users have options like keeping hold of their older phone for longer or buying the XR or an older iPhone like the iPhone 8 or even 7.
Personally I’d loose far more than the 15% price increase if I switched to android at this point. It’s just not worth it. I like things to work together. I’ve no interest in getting an android tablet, watch or using a chromecast or fire TV or a windows computer. So using an android phone makes no sense even if the hardware is impressive.
Seems like a pointless survey to me?
1. We have no idea how much this will REALLY affect iPhone prices. Apple might find new places to manufacture them if they know they're stuck paying hundreds more to build each one in China, under new regulations?
2. I just bought my iPhone XS Max recently, after the iPhone X I had planned to keep using for a while developed problems. (With the Apple trade-in credit for it, it seemed like as good a time as any to just swap it out towards the "Max" phone with the larger screen I decided I preferred.) But this thing was so expensive, it better last me a while! I'm not upgrading again this next iteration of iPhones, regardless of the pricing.
3. Presumably, a "trade war" like this is designed to only last a short time, until both sides are willing to sit back down at a table and re-negotiate. I don't think immediate tariffs are that relevant as far as predicting long-term future costs to import goods.
1. We have no idea how much this will REALLY affect iPhone prices. Apple might find new places to manufacture them if they know they're stuck paying hundreds more to build each one in China, under new regulations?
2. I just bought my iPhone XS Max recently, after the iPhone X I had planned to keep using for a while developed problems. (With the Apple trade-in credit for it, it seemed like as good a time as any to just swap it out towards the "Max" phone with the larger screen I decided I preferred.) But this thing was so expensive, it better last me a while! I'm not upgrading again this next iteration of iPhones, regardless of the pricing.
3. Presumably, a "trade war" like this is designed to only last a short time, until both sides are willing to sit back down at a table and re-negotiate. I don't think immediate tariffs are that relevant as far as predicting long-term future costs to import goods.
As of resent 6S addition now being made in India, I'm hoping and looking for more Apple products to be made there. In time who knows China just might lose all Apple production, even if for a short time. I have always felt that doing to much business with China was a Big mistake.
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It will depend on the greed for Apple share holders.It seems when ever you talk about giant company profit.....you can bet they won't let it slip to far.
I'm guessing this is either satire, pipe dreams, Christmas list or just plain hoping. The I am used to would do exactly the opposite of your choices.
Ladybug, I think you have a good point. I for one don't love my Tech products as much as I love to eat, and pay for my home. One thing I do think and this is with so many kids having Apple iPhone, you can be sure they will all be screaming there heads off if they can't have that New super wonderful phone to show off.
Sounds like a feature to me with everybody else making strides in fast charging. And it seems like a “very” important one. Maybe not on the iPhone cause it’s a 5 watt. The phone is on a charger for alot of its life. Apple is the only company to use this 10 year old tech. They just recently allowed the battery to fast charge but make us pay extra to use it?! Look at the One plus 7 pro and warp charge, they actually give a ****.
It won't happen because the US is Apple's main market.
In other places where tariffs are high however Apple passes it 100% straight on to the consumer.
An iPhone XS is a full $ 1,700 in Turkey and $1,850 in Brazil. And you'd be hard pressed to find an iPhone in these places because people are poor to start with, so Apple doesn't care a bit and charges these prices with a straight face.
They cannot afford to lose share in the US, with China already falling. So they'll eat it.
In other places where tariffs are high however Apple passes it 100% straight on to the consumer.
An iPhone XS is a full $ 1,700 in Turkey and $1,850 in Brazil. And you'd be hard pressed to find an iPhone in these places because people are poor to start with, so Apple doesn't care a bit and charges these prices with a straight face.
They cannot afford to lose share in the US, with China already falling. So they'll eat it.
I seriously doubt I’d pay extra as the prices are quite high enough as they are. But this makes me wonder what phones are made in the U.S. Maybe Google Pixel line but any others? I can’t think of any. Not even sure Google doesn’t out source theirs.
Yeah, still buy. It's the most used product in my life and all I would do is upgrade every other year instead of every year. Btw, this increase effects MOST manufactures so just assuming the entire rest of the market isn't going to increase at all isn't correct.
I was reading a financial article that suggested that if the tariffs were levied on iphones, Apple might actually eat part or all of the tariff.
Hard to believe and it runs counter to what most businesses do, but iPhone is important to Apple.
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Then you’ll be pleasantly surprised if it happens, and unaffected if it doesn’t.
