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[ArchEtech]

I doubt there is a folding iphone in the next 5 years.

 

[Bootleg Gucci]

I doubt there is a folding iphone in the next 5 years.

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[roland.g]

This year is not one of the best years in the future since this year is the present. And not the future.

What's with the epileptic caps lock anyway.

 

[roland.g]

Storage is not upgraded. The 128 GB iPhone 16 Pro was $999, and the 256 GB iPhone 16 Pro was $1099. The iPhone 17 Pro starts at $1099. The cheaper option has just been eliminated. (Either you argue that storage has been upgraded and that the price has increased, or you argue that nothing has been changed except that the base model has been dropped.)

This is actually still wrong.

When Apple drops the lower storage, the price for the bottom end model still stays the same. And often a new highest tier storage comes into play. The 17 Pro 256 as the lowest option should be the same price as the 16 Pro lowest option was, otherwise IT IS a price increase.

 

[bbates123]

However, things like the Find My network network, AirDrop, the customizable Control Center, the Dynamic Island, AirPods Pro 2 (ease of use use and ANC compared to her OnePlus buds), the (almost) flawless integration between the phone, watch and Mac (she has a specced up 2019 MBP as a windows machine but started using macOS instead for numerous reasons) and Magsafe are all things she's greatly looking forward to.

I will add to this list, Face ID. I've owned a Galaxy S23/24/25 and I can tell you that their face unlock and under screen fingerprint unlock are terribly unreliable. Face ID works every single time.

 

[GoatmealJones]

The lack of a black or white model is very annoying to me. For a "professional" phone the colors match closer to pre-school watercolor paint colors lol. I have an iPhone 13 Pro and I would only upgrade if my phone broke over the course of next year.

 

[GoatmealJones]

The lack of a black or white model is very annoying to me. For a "professional" phone the colors match closer to pre-school watercolor paint colors lol. I have an iPhone 13 Pro and I would only upgrade if my phone broke over the course of next year.

 

[PrettyKitty]

They know their customers. Samsung users are *seemingly* constantly motivated by how their device compares to what Apple offers. I get it, iPhones are everywhere and can seem a bit 'in your face', so confronting that with superior specs and/or abilities is understandable.

And they both borrow ideas from each other. I honestly don't think Samsung is all that serious with this stuff, it's just marketing. Google is doing it too.

As a Samsung girlie since around 2012, I wholeheartedly agree with this. A Samsung will probably continue to be my main guy for the foreseeable future. I also have a Pixel 10 Pro. I'm thinking of taking a look at One Plus. I am definitely motivated by how my device compares to what others (not just Apple) are doing. That's why I'm giving iPhone 17 a look this year. Maybe I will find something better here, maybe not. But variety is the spice of life! I'm looking forward to finding out what Apple has to offer. I love seeing Sammy and Apple take jabs at each other. It's entertainment marketing!

 

[Parowdy]

This is actually still wrong.

When Apple drops the lower storage, the price for the bottom end model still stays the same. And often a new highest tier storage comes into play. The 17 Pro 256 as the lowest option should be the same price as the 16 Pro lowest option was, otherwise IT IS a price increase.

The price didn’t increase for a 256 model. The 128 model has been discontinued.
That’s not the same as a price increase, it’s just a condensed lineup.

 

[JPack]

The price didn’t increase for a 256 model. The 128 model has been discontinued.
That’s not the same as a price increase, it’s just a condensed lineup.

It’s a price increase. The iPhone 17 Pro is now $1,099. The iPhone 16 Pro started at $999.

Apple’s narrative that it didn’t increase is hogwash.

The same storage increase on the iPhone 17 base model added $0 to the sale price. So it’s clear the increase on the Pro had nothing to do with storage.