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iPhone 8 Predicted to Cost $999 For 128GB And $1,099 For 256GB, With No 32GB Model
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Most people don't upgrade every year lol, just because a new iPhone drops every year, doesn't mean you have to get a new iPhone every year. I do, because i'm blessed to be able to. But with all the improvements being made to this year's device, based on rumors that is lol, apple can have my money. To be honest, if we get everything rumored, I think this may be my last iPhone for a year or two.
Remember back when these same people said the iPad would start at $1300 and the watch would start at $1500?
This might be the phone that gets me back on Android.
we don't know yet. But i'd pay extra for the fingerprint sensor to be under the display, 3d sensoring tech, and 128gb out of the box.
If you can't afford it then you are making a wise decision. but it's the people who can't afford it and still buy Apple products that have a problem.
I'm still waiting for Apple to announce the iSlate for $1000. We've been waiting 8 years for that announcement 
Nope... nothing up front other than the first iUP payment and sales tax. Here is my invoice.
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1. No one is entitled to things.
2. Making products geared toward people who can afford to pay more is kind of the point of business.
3. When exactly was Apple on the cheap end of the PC spectrum...ever? In fact aren't they, in the grand scheme, way more competitive now than they were 25-30 years ago?
It's a Wheel of Fortune with these Analysts. So many predictions one of them is bound to be right. And then we'll all hear them crow, gloat, and strut as if they won the Super Bowl when all they did was make a lucky guess.
Truth be told, if I wanted to spend that much on a phone I could. The problem is that I absolutely will not spend that much on a phone. It's the principle of the matter. $1k for a phone is simply too much.
.......Retail........Tax..........Total........Monthly
128GB iPhone 7 Plus
.......$869.00......$69.52.......$938.52.....$36.21
128GB iPhone 8
.......$999.00......$79.92.....$1,078.92....$41.63
256GB iPhone 7 Plus
.......$969.00......$77.52.....$1,046.52....$40.38
256GB iPhone 8
.....$1,099.00......$87.92.....$1,186.92...$45.79
Just some quick math. And that's the high end, factoring in 8% tax (which is what I pay). The difference would only be $140 more compared to iPhone 7 Plus of either type. That's very reasonable considering the new tech, features, and design the iPhone 8 will have.
($$$ per month is based on retail price at 24 months, because you have to pay tax up front at the carriers)
128GB iPhone 7 Plus
.......$869.00......$69.52.......$938.52.....$36.21
128GB iPhone 8
.......$999.00......$79.92.....$1,078.92....$41.63
256GB iPhone 7 Plus
.......$969.00......$77.52.....$1,046.52....$40.38
256GB iPhone 8
.....$1,099.00......$87.92.....$1,186.92...$45.79
Just some quick math. And that's the high end, factoring in 8% tax (which is what I pay). The difference would only be $140 more compared to iPhone 7 Plus of either type. That's very reasonable considering the new tech, features, and design the iPhone 8 will have.
($$$ per month is based on retail price at 24 months, because you have to pay tax up front at the carriers)
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With the Apple upgrade program all you pay upfront is the taxes. I pay $35/month for my iPhone 7 128GB and that includes Apple Care. You have the option to trade it in each year if you want. You get enough credit to pay off the remaining balance and then you start over. Or keep it another year and the phone belongs to you.
Those who are complaining about the price do realise that there is also rumoured to be an iPhone 7s and 7s Plus for those who can't or don't want to pay the price of the iPhone 8? (or whatever they decide to call it) and is probably why they are rumoured to be doing it. It wouldn't surprise me to see Apple do the iPhone 8 as a kind of "iPhone Edition" that's priced higher.
Wasn't going to get one prior to this rumor, I don't see a reason based on leaked specs.. and now the prices. Can easily wait 2 to 3 years because software hasn't come close to pushing the hardware in these phones. Just give me a new interface in IOS 11 or at least a ton of new features and I'm happy.