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iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus to Feature ProMotion Always-On Displays

insomniac86 said:
Don't be silly, just because it has the word "Pro" doesn't mean it's for "professionals".
Promotion isn't a "Pro" feature, neither is an Always On Display.

Mid level Android phones have 120Hz displays that are also always on.

So let me understand this, you are against the idea of Apple making things cheaper so more people can gain access to features they previously couldn't? lol....

EDIT: Oh and a standard iPhone isn't "cheap or budget" the article didn't say it was for the new SE range.
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The argument @dumastudetto seems to be making basically amounts to "screw the plebs."
 
insomniac86 said:
Or a strange superiority complex of "I have enough money for a Pro, don't go giving away my Pro features to the peasants".
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I’m always suspicious when I encounter views like that and every so often we get a poster who will ridicule others here for not buying a Pro phone and refer to others as poor or budget. I tend to think those sorts of people are accentuating wealth and most likely have a nice phone, but not a lot else in regard to the luxury lifestyle they want to portray. People who are well off or comfortably off and can afford to buy nice things, don’t tend to rub it in others faces in my experience. That chap is often doing just this and although they think they are showing a superiority, it’s seen through very easily indeed.
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
I’m always suspicious when I encounter views like that and every so often we get a poster who will ridicule others here for not buying a Pro phone and refer to others as poor or budget. I tend to think those sorts of people are accentuating wealth and most likely have a nice phone, but not a lot else in regard to the luxury lifestyle they want to portray. People who are well off or comfortably off and can afford to buy nice things, don’t tend to rub it in others faces in my experience. That chap is often doing just this and although they think they are showing a superiority, it’s seen through very easily indeed.
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You don't think well off people rub it in the faces of the poor? I've seen rich people burning bank notes in front of beggars and laughing at their plight. I would never do that. I prefer to burn my cash at the casino.
 
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dumastudetto said:
iPhones are insanely affordable including the Pro models. The prices have fallen hugely in real terms due to inflation and Apple keeping prices as low as possible.
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Yeah. 1099. real affordable. you are aware that some people don’t make that much in a week right? How out of touch are you?
 
dumastudetto said:
iPhones are insanely affordable including the Pro models. The prices have fallen hugely in real terms due to inflation and Apple keeping prices as low as possible.
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Not everybody is interested in the Pro iPhones though are they, regardless of whether there are 3 year contract deals and the like to make them more affordable. We are on a forum full of tech enthusiasts and if you’re not particularly bothered about tech, a Pro iPhone isn’t going to be as exciting to them as it is for people here.

dumastudetto said:
You don't think well off people rub it in the faces of the poor? I've seen rich people burning bank notes in front of beggars and laughing at their plight. I would never do that. I prefer to burn my cash at the casino.
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I’m sure they do but I wouldn’t take any interest in that sort of thing. Genuinely wealthy people don’t tend to talk about their wealth or brag. The ones that claim to be wealthy and suggest they burn their money in the street or on gambling are usually living out a fantasy. People can say anything on the internet and if a mobile phone is being suggested as a status symbol, it’s unlikely there is much else behind the facade.
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
Not everybody is interested in the Pro iPhones though are they, regardless of whether there are 3 year contract deals and the like to make them more affordable. We are on a forum full of tech enthusiasts and if you’re not particularly bothered about tech, a Pro iPhone isn’t going to be as exciting to them as it is for people here.



I’m sure they do but I wouldn’t take any interest in that sort of thing. Genuinely wealthy people don’t tend to talk about their wealth or brag. The ones that claim to be wealthy and suggest they burn their money in the street or on gambling are usually living out a fantasy. People can say anything on the internet and if a mobile phone is being suggested as a status symbol, it’s unlikely there is much else behind the facade.
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It's difficult to put any group of people inside a box and say they tend not to do this or that. Maybe your learned experience is they don't do it around you? I've long lost count of the times I've been bored incessantly by wealthy people bragging about all the amazing things they have and do. The worst, in my experience, are wealthy travellers who can spend the whole night going through their collection of passport stamps with a long story behind each and every one.

iPhone Pro is definitely not a status symbol anymore. As I said previously, it's affordable to pretty much anyone who wants one.
 
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dumastudetto said:
It's difficult to put any group of people inside a box and say they tend not to do this or that. Maybe your learned experience is they don't do it around you? I've long lost count of the times I've been bored incessantly by wealthy people bragging about all the amazing things they have and do. The worst, in my experience, are wealthy travellers who can spend the whole night going through their collection of passport stamps with a long story behind each and every one.

iPhone Pro is definitely not a status symbol anymore. As I said previously, it's affordable to pretty much anyone who wants one.
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Except its not affordable. What part of the fact that 1000+ dollars is a lot of money are you incapable of understanding?
 
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dumastudetto said:
It's difficult to put any group of people inside a box and say they tend not to do this or that. Maybe your learned experience is they don't do it around you? I've long lost count of the times I've been bored incessantly by wealthy people bragging about all the amazing things they have and do. The worst, in my experience, are wealthy travellers who can spend the whole night going through their collection of passport stamps with a long story behind each and every one.

iPhone Pro is definitely not a status symbol anymore. As I said previously, it's affordable to pretty much anyone who wants one.
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I’m a professional in my 40’s so I wouldn’t be around people like that. The wealthy people I work with, socialise with don’t discuss personal wealth and certainly not passport stamps. It’s likely a maturity and cultural thing as discussing personal wealth is considered a bit of a social faux pas where I’m from.

iPhones aren’t affordable to everybody either. They are still £1k+ and at least £60 a month and plenty of people are struggling to pay bills at the moment. An iPhone is the last thing on some people minds.
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
I’m a professional in my 40’s so I wouldn’t be around people like that. The wealthy people I work with, socialise with don’t discuss personal wealth and certainly not passport stamps. It’s likely a maturity and cultural thing as discussing personal wealth is considered a bit of a social faux pas where I’m from.

iPhones aren’t affordable to everybody either. They are still £1k+ and at least £60 a month and plenty of people are struggling to pay bills at the moment. An iPhone is the last thing on some people minds.
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Exactly. I have a friend who after all of his monthly expenses has maybe 100 bucks left over. A high end phone is just not something on his mind when he has mortgage payments to make. It's shocking and frankly insulting that @dumastudetto can be this out of touch with reality. I'm getting Mitt Romney 2012 live mic flashbacks.
 
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Apollo68 said:
Exactly. I have a friend who after all of his monthly expenses has maybe 100 bucks left over. A high end phone is just not something on his mind when he has mortgage payments to make. It's shocking and frankly insulting that @dumastudetto can be this out of touch with reality. I'm getting Mitt Romney 2012 live mic flashbacks.
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Unrelated but if there’s anything I’ve learned…

Wealthier folks tend towards being less in touch with reality than poor folks.

This isn’t everyone wealthier individual but something I’ve noticed…
 
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