Little tweaks and updates in all features happen with every iPhone. The reason I believe 6s and 7 sold well was maybe because a lot of people were transitioning from the 4 inch to 4.7 inch form factor. We now have almost the same design for 4 years. So there is no good reason for people who are using 6s or 7 (my 6s is rock solid) to upgrade. Just my opinion.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
iPhone 8 Adoption Expectedly Lower After First Weekend of Sales as Customers Await iPhone X
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Yeah... I think maybe going to 899 instead of 999 for the entry-level iPhone X would have chilled some people out.
That's certainly what this thread is about. "Who wants a 4 year old design?" is not necessarily on the mind of all potential Apple customers.
Ha! I am actually planning on buying the SE to replace my 6! I am cheap! I want 8+ for the camera but it is too friggin huge. I keep trying to convince myself about 8+ but get put off every time in the store and try the phone. So if I am going with a 8 size, I might as well buy a size I actually like. And the SE internals are decent enough with the same camera as 6S. So it will keep me going for an year or two. I wonder if I should consider 6s for the snappier touchID and force-touch and live photos though
Almost all people I know who use iPhones, use them for 2-3 years. So when 6s and 7 was launched, there is a good chance people were upgrading to a larger screen size. That is not the case with 8. All updates are incremental, except the glass back for wireless charging (which is not really wireless). Just my opinion.
oh please - if the "average" android customer can figure out that mess i'm sure the iphone customer will manage with a few differently priced versions.
I guess you should, take it from someone that hated the X the first day, friday got myself an iPhone 8 Plus and just couldn't see anything worth against my 6s Plus and the same boring design, return it saturday morning and right now I can't wait for the iPhone X, every time I look at it the more I love it, I don't even care about the notch any more.
Well you should! Everybody I know that were thinking to update their iPhone this year, including myself, are waiting to buy the X ! At least every 5th of my coworkers.
I think you will find in both scenarios you have $200 less in your pocket - anyhow my point was meant in jest and tongue in cheek.
i know.
just that one is against your will and one you are willing.
that's the difference.
[doublepost=1506350147][/doublepost]
what? crazy.
iirc, i'd spend ~$30 to have the back glass on a 4s replaced.. and i broke it a couple of times.
You mean
as Customers not buying your "Half the Tech, Twice the Price" phone anymore.
as Customers not buying your "Half the Tech, Twice the Price" phone anymore.
In all fairness, the jury is still out on whether the X will offer any practical performance improvements. Some bench results of the 8 model are predicting the 8 will have some practical advantages over the X. The X’s feature set may simply be different, rather than superior.
The 8’s aesthetic is probably stale to an easily bored culture, but the guts aren’t ancient. The facial recognition feature in the new X… the underlying technology for that feature is much older. it was used in the Microsoft Kinect motion controller which debuted in yr. 2010.
One lesson that repeats itself without fail: never buy the first version of something new. It’s wiser to buy a proven product and let impatient people road test new products for you.
in the situation Apple as presented this year...
you can buy the X and if you don't like it, fall back on the 8
so in that regard, the X can be viewed as a safer buy than typical first iteration products.
or, if there were only an X revealed this year and no 8, i'd probably be a little more hesitant about being an early adopter.
There's just not enough "new" to make it a worthwhile upgrade for most. I've got a 7 plus. Buying the 8 plus I'd get:
1. Wireless charging. Ok, neat. But also, so what? I charge my phone at night when I'm heading to bed, so I could care less if it charges wirelessly or the "old fashioned" way.
2. Better camera - Photography is a hobby of mine so I'm willing to bet that my DSLR will blow this out of the water. That and the one on the 7 Plus isn't bad at all.
3. Faster processor. Ok, yes. But it's not that different.
4. Glass body. Again, neat. But not enough for me to upgrade.
I think that's all the "upgrades" since the iPhone 7/7 Plus. I'll sit this one out.
1. Wireless charging. Ok, neat. But also, so what? I charge my phone at night when I'm heading to bed, so I could care less if it charges wirelessly or the "old fashioned" way.
2. Better camera - Photography is a hobby of mine so I'm willing to bet that my DSLR will blow this out of the water. That and the one on the 7 Plus isn't bad at all.
3. Faster processor. Ok, yes. But it's not that different.
4. Glass body. Again, neat. But not enough for me to upgrade.
I think that's all the "upgrades" since the iPhone 7/7 Plus. I'll sit this one out.
It will, not question, but I think also it can possibly boomerang on them and long term bite them. Cook recently was quoted as stating that the his products are not just for the rich, and I know they offer the SE and older models for less, but my point is if they're pricing the phones so high, people may be less inclined to spend 1,000 annually and lets not kid ourselves. All the carriers and Apple market the phones, and try to entice people to do just that.
I don't know what the future will hold, but I personally have a difficult time justifying the expense. I can afford it, and my company offers a 50% reimbursement, so my out of pocket expense is much lower then many others, but even so. I'm having having an issue justifying the expense.
I disagree.
The color options have already been tried (silver, space grey, gold,rose gold, matt black, jet black even red).very few people would be excited and rush to buy it because of a new color,it's a 4 years old body and majority of users have experienced at least one or two colors of this design.
no one thinks innovation means different look, and I didn't even mentioned word innovation.
the truth is the design of this phone is 4 years old and very out-dated now.no matter how much improvements they implement inside (actually they just slightly improved it to begin with nothing innovative with iPhone 8 really but thats a different subject) the outer design of the phone looks outdated comared to other top phones.
design and looks are as as important as the technology and features.specially with a brand like Apple,design is a core element.
when people see phones like Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus,and when they hear rumours and then confirmation of iPhone X which is a true upgrade both in design and in technology department , it's very natural that they have little or no interest in a slightly faster than old model in same old boring outdated body.
there is no way different colors could have changed that.
ps wireless charging is no Apple innovation and been there for ages used by others and camera upgrade is marginal improvements barely noticeable in real life and a very common and usual update in every cycles so one should be very easily pleased to get excited because these improvements alone in this day and age.
Even the X is not significant. A nicer, more real estate screen, wireless charging and unproven faceid. Nothing to spend $1,000+ on.
I really was speaking of the general public and not people who post on MR and have to have the latest and greatest Apple stuff.
I know plenty of people who'd be over the moon if they could buy a blue iPhone with a better camera and wireless charging.
I doubt any of them care that it looks, in most other respects, pretty much the same as the model before it. They're just not that discerning. They're people whose phones are paid off and they want a new one.