I think the pricing of the 14s will be.
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iPhone 14 Still to Boast Performance Improvement Despite Sticking With A15 Chip
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Well, the thing is that most of these performance improvements will mean very little to non tech-savvy population.
In our family we have people using iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone SE2020 and iPhone 12 mini and none of us are thinking of upgrading this year, as everything “still works”.
In our family we have people using iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone SE2020 and iPhone 12 mini and none of us are thinking of upgrading this year, as everything “still works”.
They will definitely keep the 13 mini around for another year at least.The may discontinue the 6.1” 13 model though along with the 13 Pro’s.
You have to remember that they’re not targeting iPhone 13 users with the iPhone 14 lineup. They’re targeting iPhone X/Xʀ/11 and maybe iPhone 12 users (along with Android switchers, obviously).
Apple knows full well that most people don’t upgrade every year. They don’t expect it. Most people have even slowed from the “new every two” cycle of the early iPhone days. So while the iPhone 14 lineup will only offer modest gains over the iPhone 13 lineup, it’ll be a massive performance boost for their target market.
You are free to go to the non-western world if you think it’s better for you.
More like Rip Van Wanker. 🤣
Maybe he thinks that no one will be discussing anything iPhone 15 related until September next year.
the difference between regular and pro is too big for an upsell,which seems to be apple's tactic.if the pros get 200 higher,it's imo highly likely we'll see an increase on the regular 14,as a way to balance the price difference
Inflation and a price increase will push a new iPhone out of people's budgets. You don't make profit off an unsold item. This may be the first yea in a long time I pass on it.
Just another thing in the long list of why I don't care about phones anymore.
It really do feel like the Mac is the only fun thing at Apple left that actually feels like a step up.
It really do feel like the Mac is the only fun thing at Apple left that actually feels like a step up.
They said only the iphone 12 pro line was gonna get 5G / 5G mmWave only and OLED displays, yet both the non pros and pros got it. Its hard to believe that they would only give a newer chip to the Pro line this year when there has never been an indication on that in previous years. They said with the iphone 13's that only the pro line would get reduced FaceID housing yet the whole line got it. Apple has been keeping the line pretty uniform lately with the iphones.
It's been a couple of years since the base iPhone had a price increase so its probably due for one. The current 13 Pro is $200 USD more than the 13, and the 13 Pro Max is $100 more than the 13 Pro.
So the 14 Max is an easier $100 upsell than the 14 Pro Max's $300 upsell just to get the larger screen.
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I agree that nothing lasts forever.
However, it feels counterintuitive to keep claiming every year that Apple is doomed, for no apparent reason than because. While one may eventually be proven right (that would be 10, 20 or even 50 years down the road), they would have been proven wrong enough times that in the greater scheme of things, they would simply have been flat out wrong.
My position is, and has always been as such - if one cannot prove that they understand just how and why Apple grew to be as successful as they are today (and I can confidently say that many here don’t), then there really isn’t any reason for me to believe that they know the reason why Apple will fail.
I said that if Apple was to retain the A15 for the iPhone models, they may "tweak" the SoC for a faster clock rate, thanks to switching to an improved fab design. Don't be surprised if the iPhone 14 SoC is up to 8% faster than the current A15 SoC on the iPhone 13.
Would have liked the non Pro to have A16 also. But the A15 should be good enough. The extra RAM should help to boost the performance.
I believe the rumor is that entry into the iPhone lineup is going up by $100 simply because there will non longer be the Mini models. I could be wrong though. There is both genuine inflation + companies using it as an excuse to price gouge.
I'm thinking you are correct, still going to be Lightening charger!! What's that about?! And same size, I had hoped it would be larger screen.
I think it depends on how old your current tech is.
If you still have an iPhone X the 14s are a big step up, but if you have an iPhone 13, they aren't. I know that the 14 Pro will be a big step up from my XR.
If you still have an Intel Mac the M2s are a big step up, but if you have an M1 Mac they aren't.
On the iPad front; I still have a 9.7" Pro so the M2 iPads will be a big step up, but if I had an M1 iPad the M2 would not be a big step up.
My take is that the iPhone 14 (regular) will have very minor thermal improvements (as if the 13 pro isn’t already very good in this respect) and offer a minor <10% benchmark improvement, with an even smaller % real world improvement. Heck I will be surprised if I see a real world difference between the iPhone 13 pro max and the 14 pro max… I say this as there is very little real world difference between my iPhone 12 Pro and my 13 pro.
First off, there will be no price cuts on phones. Inflation is eating all that. Even without the processor upgrade, the prices will either stay the same or go up.
The 14 PM will be a sort of unicorn phone that almost no one will have (or really need). I'll keep my 13 PM for now, unless VZW offers an upgrade that doesn't involve my bill going up as they did last year. Otherwise, the 13PM is working great for me. It's really an awesome phone.
We're reaching the point where these things are becoming commodities like washing machines or refrigerators.
I mean, you can make a fridge with see through doors, and WiFi in it, and all that, and you can make a washer/dryer that does all kinds of cool stuff. But in the end, it still keeps things cold, or washes clothes.
I'm not ditching my working Maytag electric dryer my father bought in 1985 for a new one with electronic controls. Two belts and heating elements later, it's still going strong and it still makes clothes dry.
It was really cool to fix the element in it a few months ago AGAIN and keep it going. And I saved a ton of cash in the process. Come and take it!
The 14 PM will be a sort of unicorn phone that almost no one will have (or really need). I'll keep my 13 PM for now, unless VZW offers an upgrade that doesn't involve my bill going up as they did last year. Otherwise, the 13PM is working great for me. It's really an awesome phone.
We're reaching the point where these things are becoming commodities like washing machines or refrigerators.
I mean, you can make a fridge with see through doors, and WiFi in it, and all that, and you can make a washer/dryer that does all kinds of cool stuff. But in the end, it still keeps things cold, or washes clothes.
I'm not ditching my working Maytag electric dryer my father bought in 1985 for a new one with electronic controls. Two belts and heating elements later, it's still going strong and it still makes clothes dry.
It was really cool to fix the element in it a few months ago AGAIN and keep it going. And I saved a ton of cash in the process. Come and take it!
Honest question: what additional performance do you need from your iPhone 13?