iPhone 8 Predicted to Cost $999 For 128GB And $1,099 For 256GB, With No 32GB Model

[44267547]

The high price provides room for heavy discounting once the initial demand subsides.

It's all about matching supply to demand. Apple has priced past phones too low at launch leading to long lines at stores, long waits once initial stock sells out, scalpers worsening the situation whilst pocketing handsome profits at the expense of Apple's regular customers.

Wait a few months and you'll get $200-250 off at resellers (but not at the Apple Store, obviously). A few more months and it'll be $300 off.

Patience.

Patience? Apple goes through this same conundrum every single year where they have shortages of iPhones and you can't tell others that Apple can't figure it out when it comes to supply and demand. How many years has it been in a row where Apple has either sold out or they do not have enough iPhones for a proper launch? And then you're suggesting year after year everyone should have patience? Or maybe Apple could rectify the appropriate supply for a sufficient launch.

Not To mention, you're saying wait a "Few months". That Sounds a bit undermined and modest to me. Do you have any idea the pent-up demand for this next iPhone is going to have? A few months? Try more like well after the holidays somebody will get their hands on the iPhone 8 if Apple brings the appropriate changes. The Next iPhone is going to shatter any record the iPhone had previously at launch and the demand will be in extreme numbers.

 

[brownbird]

Go **** yourself, Apple.

 

[apolloa]

Firstly you said there had been NO mention of a 7s and 7s Plus and there clearly has! the time frame doesn't matter because there is often chatter of iPhone's very early on. Secondly there is still very much talk of an iPhone 7s and 7s Plus that will launch this year with the iPhone 8 being the 10th anniversary edition

https://9to5mac.com/2017/05/08/iphone-8-7s-on-sale-october/

"Apple is widely expected to be launching three new iPhone models for 2017"

That is true I did say that, ok I should of said I'm not convinced by the few that are out there? We have seen nothing real this year, where are the leaks? I mean we have supposedly had several renderings of the iPhone 8 plus it's casting and the device itself leaked.
I don't buy the wireless charging 7S rumours becaue that would require a phone redesign and none of the S models have ever had that.

 

[lionkin]

I am not gonna rush buying iPhone 8 on release day but I will wait till December and then upgrade. Currently my iPhone 7 is almost paid off.

 

[Cougarcat]

Good luck with 1GB ram. If I had a 2GB device though, I would indeed be holding onto it for at least 4 years.

It is indeed the worst thing about it, but until the OS or apps start requiring more I can live with it.

 

[fourthtunz]

The prices for smartphones are getting out of hand. Customers need to research what is available for the price and not just buy a product because it's made by Apple or Samsung. because of the popular brand name these companies think they can charge what they want. Also in apples case customers are used to the Apple ecosystem and Apple knows and takes advantage of that by releasing the same phone for a few years then trying to raise the price when they offer a proper upgrade, no other company would still be at the top from what they've done over the last few years. It is not difficult to switch to another smartphone os, you can get the hang of it within a month and there are backup options for contacts and pictures. So please, once it's time for a new phone look into your options first instead of readily and without question surrendering 1k to any company.

My first house was $25k and some time back Hondas and Toyotas started coming out at more than that and I said
..no not for me! And at that time Bmw's were over $50k as were many other cars..and if you haven't driven one of those cars as I hadn't I could not see the value. Now I can.
More $$ does not always equal premium quality but many premium products
are worth the money and many are about the WHOLe experience.
I feel that the whole user experience is what Apple is about. No, not always worth the extra money but many times yes.
We shall see with the next iPhones.

 

[definitive]

$1k? F. that!

At the end of the day I want a phone whose primary function is to make and receive calls, send and receive text messages, and access the internet, and everything else is a bonus. If they do indeed start charging that much, then it would just make it easier to push people towards the new Android phones, which are more affordable.

 

[ElQben]

I think that the iPhone itself will not/cannot increase in price. People on the yearly upgrade, will in fact receive a newer, better iPhone than the 7, it may be called the 7S, maybe not. That being said, everything is pointing to the fact that there will be another, up-market tier of iPhone. And of course, there should be. Even if you buy a top-of-the-line Mercedes, you still don't have a Maybach.

 

[fourthtunz]

Patience? Apple goes through this same conundrum every single year where they have shortages of iPhones and you can't tell others that Apple can't figure it out when it comes to supply and demand. How many years has it been in a row where Apple has either sold out or they do not have enough iPhones for a proper launch? And then you're suggesting year after year everyone should have patience? Or maybe Apple could rectify the appropriate supply for a sufficient launch.

Not To mention, you're saying wait a "Few months". That Sounds a bit undermined and modest to me. Do you have any idea the pent-up demand for this next iPhone is going to have? A few months? Try more like well after the holidays somebody will get their hands on the iPhone 8 if Apple brings the appropriate changes. The Next iPhone is going to shatter any record the iPhone had previously at launch and the demand will be in extreme numbers.

Not that I know, but I would think before making too many iPhones at launch, Apple would want users to
further field test the new iPhones? I missed out on the early deals last year for the 7 because I did't want to be an
early adopter
Anyway..I don't know but that may be one reason..

 

[44267547]

Not that I know, but I would think before making too many iPhones at launch, Apple would want users to
further field test the new iPhones? I missed out on the early deals last year for the 7 because I did't want to be an
early adopter
Anyway..I don't know but that may be one reason..

I don't think that should be Apple's focus if that were accurate. The consumer should not be essentially beta testing the iPhone when it releases. That's what the final product means, it's ready for public release and has been fully tested. It's Apples responsibility to ensure there are no issues. However, defects do arise when you mass produce millions of iPhones.

But being an early adopter does tend to have some random devices that experience issues and some devices are flawless.

 

[mscice]

anyone think they will release 4.7 OLED?

I would never pay 1k for a phone.. thats a price of a macbook air

 

[Gilligan's last elephant]

I've always gotten a brand new device in a warranty swap (though it has been quite a few years and Angela may have spoiled that too).

I hear many Apple users stating (boasting) this. To me, multiple warranty claims suggests poor reliability

 

[lhammer610]

Exactly this is what I keep telling people. All carriers will require a down payment and you pay for the device over time, and for people like me, with t-mobile jump on demand we will probably pay like 150 down and can turn around and upgrade to whatever we get in 2018. Not to mention with tax the highest capacity 7 plus already exceeds $1000

In the meantime, those of us on carriers like Ting will stick with the iPhone7. No way am I paying a grand for an iPhone.

This is a little like those Pharma companies telling people not to care about drug prices as their insurance will cover it. We ultimately pay the bill.

 

[MrX8503]

That's crazy expensive. I'm hoping the base model still gets OLED.

 

[TBN27]

I think i will continue to use my iPhone 5s. I have given a lot of money to Apple over the years (i started with the Mac Classic) but don't see a need to buy this proposed device that costs 1,000 dollars. Over time, Apple has learned how to produce these products for less money. In most normal businesses the manufactures lower the cost to customers as manufacturing costs decrease. while Apple makes a great product, it does not mean that we need to spend this kind of money for it. I am receiving no benefit from that huge new headquarters, I see no reason to fund its construction.

Because Apple makes a great product, I won't be upgrading either except in necessity. As long as my iPhone 6S still works, gets updates, is still supported, getting the latest and greatest is kind of foolish when your current phone is kept current. If my iPhone craps out within the Apple care period, I am going for the refurbished 6S. If it craps out out afterwards and there is a 7S option with a 256GB option available, then I will go for that over an OLED iPhone. (OLED screens with burn in I feel will be a problem) if no 256GB option then I will
Spend the $1k on this new iPhone. Not going to feel bad because I know it's going to continue to work well unlike the other phones I have had to deal with.

 

[Bako-MacAddict]

Price seems about right.

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I'm I the only one who was reading and listening to their voices in their head? Thanks for the laugh.

 

[Exile714]

$999 is $850.30 in 2007 dollars if you factor in inflation...

Whatever, it's going to be couple extra dollars a month for me on the iPhone Upgrade Program so... yeah, I don't care.

 

[drewzkie]

No way I'm paying that. This would be the end for us Apple, I'd rather go back to a flip phone than shell out that much cheddar for a phone. In the grand scheme of things, that's such a meaningless use of money.

 

[MEMSMaster]

I assure you Apple does not do pricing research off internet forums.

I assure you that high-end marketing firms use a wide variety of tools to gauge future markets, including probing enthusiast web sites, twitter feeds, etc.

 

[apolloa]

Given Apple's cash reserve (now over US$250 billion!), I think they won't price the AMOLED screen iPhone 8 at those ridiculous prices.

I expect the price to be US$899 for the 128 GB model and US$999 for the 256 GB model.

Did you forget already? A 12,000 dollar watch with the EXACT SAME internals from a Chinese sweat shop factory as a $300 dollar phone, and Apples magic gold case, leather strap and plastic box does NOT cost $11,700! This was under Tim Cook...

 

[MEMSMaster]

No way I'm paying that. This would be the end for us Apple, I'd rather go back to a flip phone than shell out that much cheddar for a phone. In the grand scheme of things, that's such a meaningless use of money.

If one wants to know the future direction of Apple IMHO one should look at the career of Angela Ahrendts. She took a designer, manufacturer, and seller of high quality clothes that were at the upper end of affordable but provided tremendous value and longevity for the money (Burberry) and transformed it into a "brand" that displays 2 or 3 styles of men's suits in a store priced at $2000-3000 (and which aren't any better than a Macy's $500 suit that I can tell) - and that is the most profitable clothing store in human history. That's where Apple is going.

 

[littyboy]

Are we getting quad core and 4GB? Don't tell me it's gonna be 1k just for the screen...

 

[Hieveryone]

I would expect an edge to edge display, should the iPhone 8 have one, to be around 1000 bucks.

And I probably wouldn't mind the price, except I really do need a headphone jack lol.

I feel like I'm going to be stuck with iPhone 6S's for awhile...

 

[Aegelward]

Gee, i sure hope Apple is going to launch a mainstream model. Most people i know have the SE anyway.

 

[thadoggfather]

Those speculated prices got me like: