Sure. I know it’s what the market bears, doesn’t change my opinion about it. Of course they aren’t the only ones charging a lot of money, I was simply relaying how times have changed...
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iPhone XS Max is Apple's Most Expensive iPhone Model to Date at $1,449 for 512GB
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Sure. I know it’s what the market bears, doesn’t change my opinion about it. Of course they aren’t the only ones charging a lot of money, I was simply relaying how times have changed...
Guys keep buying so we can make it 2k base model by 2019!
Looks like I'm skipping this year. Apple is charging way to much for larger capacity. Samsung only charges $70 to go from 256 to 512GB. That's retail. You know Apple is paying way less than that.
May need to go to Shenzhen, China
May need to go to Shenzhen, China
I was just making a factual statement, wasn't aiming it specifically at your good self.
I agree with what you wrote. Personally for me it's at a point on the train when I get off. I absolutely love my tech but when my 128GB Pixel cost me £550 and still takes some of the best photos in the business, whilst giving me free photo cloud storage and Android (which I find infinitely less frustrating to use than iOS), I truly wonder what people see in these phones that makes them happy to pay nearly three times the price, inc. the iPhone 6s I also use.
Each to their own obviously, but there's simply no way I'll myself be dropping £1k+ on a device that is so fragile and offers so little extra over what I already have. And I mean that for any manufacturer.
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And don't their's come with a card slot so one can use an industry-standard card that seems forever getting larger while dramatically getting cheaper at the same time?
But why would we Apple people want commodity storage upgrades at dirt cheap prices? AND the flexibility to expand onboard storage on the fly on down the road?
Being able to backup my Mac to my Phone... Priceless.
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You're mistaken. Volume on the X was low - Apple already passed the breaking point for many customers. I expect XS and XS Max combined will come in lower than the X last year. The X was absurd, and Apple has outdone themselves on the absurdity.
I see Apple has learned nothing, so I will help them understand two years in a row by NOT getting the latest iPhone.
The X[R] is a slap in the face!!!
The X[R] is a slap in the face!!!
im an apple fan since the 1st smartphone released ive never had any samsung or any kind of android.. iphone xs price is getting ridiculous & ever i get to choose ill go for iphone xr.. only rich or crazy people can afford $2000 or more just for the iphone xs max..whats tim cook thinking? if steve jobs is alive he’ll give him slap in the face.
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this will be my fourth year for not getting an iphone & after this year i’ll probably switch to samsung
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this will be my fourth year for not getting an iphone & after this year i’ll probably switch to samsung
Can’t wait to see how much the Apple Car is going to cost.
$1499.00 + $299.00 with the AppleCare and Tax..........We are getting close to the 2k mark!!!!!!!!!!
200/299
200 reg apple care
299 Apple Care with loss and theft, 269.00 replacement fee for the Xs max.
You can now pay 9.99/14.99 monthly
iPhone max 512gb is more expensive than MacBook Pro ...
Vote with your wallet. Ranting on a forum won't lead to lower prices on iPhones.
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The original Macintosh sold for about 10 mortgage payments, and this is about a thousand times more powerful.
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That will teach them.
I was going to respond with something witty but, I forgot what I was going to say.
My wife always gets the latest iphone as part of her renewal contract with her supplier, which is due in a few months, and her company usually go for the top end model. She’s just said it’s getting ridiculous now, and will probably review their upgrade policies with so many staff. Her decision, but I always get her caste off when this happens. Now I’ll NEVER have a XS max, and I was happy to wait 12 months for it!! Up yours Apple!
Wait until the iPhone XXX—monthly payment of $200/month...you could lease a Honda Civic for less.
Really disappointed to see Apple not discount the phones that really has one big hardware upgrade, a minor battery upgrade (only 30/1.5 hours more, please) and the majority software upgrades. Maybe I’m more disappointed because Kuo leaked the costs of building the phones.
Even after the disappointments, I ordered the max. I know, I’m a fanboy. But I blame this ridiculous upgrade program. Sigh...I miss the 2 year contract days.
Really disappointed to see Apple not discount the phones that really has one big hardware upgrade, a minor battery upgrade (only 30/1.5 hours more, please) and the majority software upgrades. Maybe I’m more disappointed because Kuo leaked the costs of building the phones.
Even after the disappointments, I ordered the max. I know, I’m a fanboy. But I blame this ridiculous upgrade program. Sigh...I miss the 2 year contract days.
Because phones are a constitutional right and should be dolled out free of charge to whoever wants one?
Apple is a for-profit business. What they charge is based on how many they can produce and how many people will buy at that price.
If either supply goes down or demand goes up, then the price goes up. This is basic economics that every high school kid knows.
thought I saw $1450 when I favorited mine.
edit: just double checked, $1449.00 according to my app.
edit 2: I see it's corrected now but since my comment looks like I'm making a fuss over $1 it was originally stated as $1499 in the article headline
Essentially, we’re buying a MacBook every year lol
It's a matter of perspective. There are over 8 million taxpayers in the US with an AGI over 500k. This is barely a day's income for them.
I think the economy has moved past the lower income classes. This is the new normal. (Seen Disneyland ticket prices lately? Yikes.)
Not only the most expensive iPhone ever, but the most EXPENSIVE MASS MARKET SMARTPHONE EVER! Besides the boutique garbage, there has never been a more expensive smartphone.
I was hoping the same exact thing. I was excited during the keynote but when Cook revealed the Xr price, my heart dropped, and then he revealed the Xs and Xs Max price, I went into full “**** ***” mode. It made me reevaluate which phone to get, even got me thinking “should I just wait for the next redesigned iPhone next year?” A few of my friends have already said it wasn’t worth it, so they’re holding out for the redesign. But that gold