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Is the 8 worth the extra $50
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I would wager that the people looking at buying year old phones are the people who are most likely to keep them until they die and care a lot less than most people here.
Saving $50 today isn't worth being forced to upgrade a year earlier down the road IMO. $50 is like a tank of gas and a couple beers.
Nope. iOS 10.0 was faster on a 7 than iOS 10.3.3 / iOS 11.
iOS 12 will be acceptable to some people on a 7. Not to all. iOS 13 will be at most tolerable on a 7. While an iPhone 8 will do better.
My answer, iPhone 8.
If you’re going to keep it until it dies, it’s worth paying the extra $50 just to get an additional year of iOS updates.
If you’re going to flip it in a year or two, you’ll likely get better resale value from a newer phone than an older phone with higher storage capacity.
As a cherry on top, you get a higher performing phone with wireless charging and an improved camera.
I'm not so sure about the glass back on the 8 either. The Samsung S8 I've seen all had scratches which looks just rotten on glass.
I'll wait for camera reviews of the iPhone 8 before I decide. The sensor is supposed to be larger, 4k@60fps etc.
Or... maybe they're people who don't like to waste money, or don't have piles of cash laying around and need the best phone they can get for x dollars.
And the OP's comparison of low end storage of the new phone to high end storage on the old phone is... idiosyncratic, to say the least.
Also the A9 in my SE and 6s+ is crazy fast on iOS 10.x.x and even more on 11.
...which only reinforces my viewpoint. If they don't have piles of cash laying around or like to waste money, then they are better off coming up with $50 today so they don't have to come up with $500+ a year earlier than they would otherwise have to when their older phone is no longer supported. Also, the OP's comparison of high end storage on the old phone to low end storage on the new phone tells me that OP isn't hurting for cash either, which makes it make even less sense not to just spend a little more today for a phone that will be supported one year longer.
You may have had issues, but looking at this board, there have not been many complaints including from me. If you had problems you should I had it fixed, replaced or just returne it.
Processing power is more than just max performance, though. They touted this chip as being more powerful WHILE being vastly more battery efficient. With twice the low power cores of the A10, and being able to run the high and low power cores simultaneously, that may be a bigger advantage than the overall headroom.
It's not $50 more. The iPhone 7 is now $549 vs the iPhone 8 that's $699.
What ignorant and unhelpful posts. Why are you even here?
For my money, I’d rather have more storage and forego a waste of a processor and inductive charging and keep $50.
Others would rather spend $50 for the inductive charging and faster processor.
Don’t forget, inductive charging means you must spend more for charging pads.
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That's what you should have said from the get-go.
And I say the determining factor on what to buy is how much space (on your phone) are you comfortable with?
What size phone do you have now and will your needs grow in the next 1-2 years?
But you're just guessing about that. You have no idea how long either phone will be supported.
I would prefer the 7 with 128GB data than the 8 with 64GB. However, if you need little data, you may want to give the 8 a closer look.
I know a lot of people who buy the previous years iPhone on a 2 year contract. This is what I did last year when I got the 6S and next year I will upgrade probably to the iPhone 8. This has become quite a growing trend in the UK due to new iPhone prices rocketing. This doesn't mean we are any less enthusiastic about having an iPhone and enjoying the latest features. My iPhone 6S is still super fast and has been the most reliable iPhone to date.
The only point I want to make about your post, is the wireless charging. Yes it has that capability, but it's kind of difficult to look forward to that, being it's not going to even be available until 2018 and we don't know how the demand will be, which no one knows when actually might receive one depending on available stock. Similarly to the AirPod situation.
Yes, finally the CPU is fast enough for all those Facebook and selfie photos
That's not the point. You're less affected by planned obsolescence, which you can be sure will be a real issue when the older chips struggle to keep up with all the AR apps that will flood the app store real soon.
Take away all the marketing material and specs.
Now ask yourself if the iPhone 8 will solve a problem the iPhone 7 can't?
Think of your top 10 daily smartphone tasks. Will the iPhone 8 perform those tasks better than a 7?
If the answer is no, don't let social pressure, and consumerism make you spend more money than you need to for the same results.
I look at my wife, and she is using an iPhone 6S, and is perfectly happy. If I gave her an iPhone X it would mean absolutely nothing for her type of usage.
Be honest about your usage and then be honest about what accommodates that usage for the lowest price possible.
Now ask yourself if the iPhone 8 will solve a problem the iPhone 7 can't?
Think of your top 10 daily smartphone tasks. Will the iPhone 8 perform those tasks better than a 7?
If the answer is no, don't let social pressure, and consumerism make you spend more money than you need to for the same results.
I look at my wife, and she is using an iPhone 6S, and is perfectly happy. If I gave her an iPhone X it would mean absolutely nothing for her type of usage.
Be honest about your usage and then be honest about what accommodates that usage for the lowest price possible.
Let's wait and see what these so called new and upcoming AR apps will be like first, before we jump into conclusion. May be not many people will be interested and want to use them, and they only interested in Facebook (Twitters, Snapchat) and selfies as the main usage in their phones, then the iPhone 7 can provide more grunt than they need.
I don't know. I just cancelled my preorder for the 8. Feel like my 7 works great and unless it breaks or something happens to it, then I'll consider it again.