Apple will stop selling the 13 if it's too similar to the 14. If the 14 is basically the same phone with a price increase, the 13 with a discount would cannibalize sales.
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iPhone 14 Suppliers Reportedly Feeling Uncertain About Demand Ahead of Launch
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But see, that's the beauty of it. While there may be a shortage of 128GB modules, it doesn't actually matter -- because my hypothetical forward looking quote is almost guaranteed to ring true with most consumers. (It might even be true.)
And Apple doesn't necessarily have to increase the price beyond what the upgrade would currently cost in order to still win big. Just a few minutes of Googling suggests that the cost to manufacturers to swap over from 128GB to 256GB is somewhere on the order of less than $20 per unit, even in very small batches. (And that's an extremely liberal estimate, because Apple almost certainly pays way less than... well, everyone else.) Contrast that with Apple's current markup to make that same capacity leap, which is $100.
Suppliers should better stock up so we don't get supply issues, demand is going to be huge. I always bought the SE or older models and I'm a happy 6s user that is showing his age. The 14 is probably the first new model I'm going to buy, with the optical zoom as the most important feature for me.
Wait till iOS16 lands on it.
I will purchase an iPhone 14 if, and only IF, Apple brings back the Apple routers/Time Machine. They have a probability close to zero.
At least they are straight out ending the lowest tier now instead of the crap they used to do where kept a lowest tier most people couldn't fit their stuff in anymore, so you were "forced" up
Word must have gotten out that only the Pro models with get the new A16 chip!
I'll be upgrading from an 11 Pro Max. No idea what to yet, it'll depend on just how much of a price hike we can expect to see.
I 100% intent to pre order a 14 PM
My carrier offers annual upgrades with trade in. My bill doesn't go up, and I'm not stuck with an old phone after 36 months that's worth $150.
So it's just easier for me to upgrade once a year and enjoy the newest phone. I don't consider it wasted money, I consider it treating myself.
Since I don't "flush money down the toilet" on things like booze, tobacco, gambling, expensive coffee, or constantly eating out, I spend my disposable income this way.
I will take part of your advice to heart though, and enjoy.
The economic downturn will certainly have an impact on sales. At present, this economy is too hard to predict, though. Too many never before seen variables. Anyone who tells you different is selling snake oil.
"worst economic times". This is nowhere close to being true
I still use a 7+ so I can't even download it. I will likely buy something new(er) this year.
In all time yes. But it is definitely the worst of my adult life.
Fair enough. I'm just old and have a different perspective.
don't bother arguing with them, i laid out the same 20 bucks per unit argument 2 years ago it just falls on deaf ears. as the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to the water
I have had really good luck with mine as well, the only thing that I really want from a new iPhone is ProMotion and USBC, one has happened but I don't think the other is going to this year so I will probably spend another year with the 12.
No duh-they should feel uncertain. Same chip, higher price, slowing economy, hardly an upgrade. You turn out the weakest phone upgrade to date and have the nerve to charge more, what did you think would happen?
I hear you, and I get you... but just because an argument has already been made in past conversations, doesn't mean it's not worth bringing up again. Even if I were pointing it out to exactly the same person that you had already discussed it with, there's always the possibility that new life experiences will allow them to suddenly have an epiphany, and start to recognize the validity of a given commentary.
But even if that never happens... I've likewise had the same or similar discussions repeatedly with various people in my life, who still keep falling back into their old habits. I'm not going to stop trying, though, because usually the person with the bad habit isn't the only one listening in on the conversation. Perhaps by repeating a correction to that one person, I can forestall someone else from falling into the same trap in their own life.