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iPhone 8 and 8 Plus Pre-Orders to Begin at 12:01 a.m. PT on September 15
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That's kind of an absurd proposition don't you think? That's an almost 43% price jump. You could get an 8 and a Series 3 AW (almost), for the same money.
I don’t see anyone having a problem getting one of these on day one. This is the most lackluster debut of an iterative iPhone update that I can remember. The iPhone 8 is not different enough to warrant an uograde from an iPhone 7 for most people that have one - like myself. All I’ve heard from average people “in the real world” about the iPhone X is how ridiculously expensive it is and how they’ll never pay that much for a phone. Oh, and I also hear how “Apple has lost its frickin’ mind” thinking they can get over $1,000 for a cell phone in 2017.
Sorry to say, but Apple blew this one straight out of their arse this time around. This is coming from someone who normally defends Apple’s business decisions when people criticize. They are indefensible in this case, however.
Sorry to say, but Apple blew this one straight out of their arse this time around. This is coming from someone who normally defends Apple’s business decisions when people criticize. They are indefensible in this case, however.
I would hope you save more than that. 7 Plus is a year old. Retailer have been discounting it all year. May as well buy a used one.
Do hot cakes really sell well?
I don't judge who gets the smaller phones for real just I love larger phones I guess 
I think $700 iPhone 8 64GB will sell reasonably well. $300 is almost half the price of the phone.
On the other hand, I don't see iPhone 8 Plus selling well at all. It is much larger than X physically while providing only a marginal increase in screen real estate (and many people will think it will be less due to X having 5.8" screen with higher resolution, even though Plus shows more than X). Coupled with inferior camera, I think most will choose to stay with a Plus phone they already own or upgrade to X.
No, I'm out of line, even for iPhone X. I have upgraded every year, iPhone 3G, 4, 4s, 5, 5s, 6, 6s, 7 but not this year. I will be back next year if Apple put the touch ID back on iPhone X1. Wake me up then.
We saw this with 5C. The 5S had overwhelming demand over it. Apple users for most part will opt for the shiny. Heck, if you want to save money just wait a few months when they're discounting the 6SSS even further in desperation to sell them.
and the silence you hear..is iphone 8
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you gotta keep your streak alive!
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you gotta keep your streak alive!
Would you buy an iPhone if it had a seven inch screen? Just testing your upper limits here. How about calling on an iPad Mini?!? Too far?
I'll bite. I agree the iPhone 8 is lackluster but I guess that's a given as the iPhone X is the true successor product. Price. Lower Price = Higher Quantity sold and vice-versa. If Apple believes the OLED production will not be high enough to warrant a 700 or 800 price point, in other words massive shortage of phones, it would make sense for them to set the price at 1000 knowing full well they'll still clear all available stock.
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How would you be able to determine underwhelming? Not everybody will see it as you do, because they might be upgrading from an older iPhone that does not have features the iPhone 8 has or capabilities there previous iPhone did not. Not everybody is interested in having the latest technology and it still has Touch ID, which still some prefer. Underwhelming to you is not underwhelming to everybody else.
Consider ordering your 7 plus now. People may go for pre-ordering iPhone 8 and end up ordering iPhone 7 instead (once they see the trade-offs) so, on September 15th, Apple may run out of iPhone 7 (instead of iPhone 8)
well .. I know X is expansive and Mind you all the bells and whistle you use for few days and then you get BORED.
having said that .. iPhone X will sell out less then 1 Hour on OCT 27th .... mark my World...
I just read a tweet that said "Apple usually waits a year before making an iPhone obsolete, iPhone 8 lasted just X minutes" lol
I don't think you're comparing apples to apples here. I don't remember all the differences between the 5s and 5c, but two that come to mind are the lack of TouchID and the polycarbonate shell of the 5c. FaceID is not the leap in convenience that TouchID was. Many people didn't use a passcode pre-TID because of the inconvenience. The 5c was noticableably more cheaply built with plastic as well. The 8 and X are both made out of primarily the same materials. Additionally, the 5c was pitched as a low-end varient to the "standard model" whereas the X is pitched as an ultra high-end version of the "standard model." The pitch is from a completely different angle.
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Just looked and the 5c also used an A6 chip while the 5s used an A7. The 8 and X both use A11 chips. Also the price difference was only $100 back then. It's really unsurprising to see that the 5c was ignored so much back then.
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The iPhone 8 Plus is a great upgrade from a 6 Plus. Better in every way. The farther back you upgrade from, the better the 8 series looks. The iPhone 8 wasn't intended really for the ip7 upgraders. Fortunately (or unfortunately) my ip6+ works flawlessly & is still in mint condition w 99% original battery capacity life- so there's STILL no good reason for me to part with it.
Guess I'll wait for the 12 or 13 ......
Guess I'll wait for the 12 or 13 ......