Woooo can’t wait to get an X Plus.
I got $600 for my 7 Plus. I hope I can get like $700 for my X to sell Lol.
I got $600 for my 7 Plus. I hope I can get like $700 for my X to sell Lol.
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Ming-Chi Kuo Returns With 2018 iPhone Details: Lower Pricing, September Launch for All Models
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It is astonishing given hardly anyone even makes phone calls anymore. iPhone X is the worlds most advanced pocketable super computer.
This, this, and this again. Please Apple, don’t abandon those of us who actually crave a smaller form factor. Smaller hands, smaller pockets, personal preference, whatever. Just please don’t forget us.
If the 2nd gen iPhone X starts at $800, then anyone selling their 1 year old (actually 10 month old by september) 1st gen iPhone X will probably not get any more than $650 for it. Any reselling price higher than that, i think most people would just pay a tiny bit more for a newer version X.
So my point being: 1st gen iPhone X cost $1000 and will sell for $650 max after less than a year. That's a huge mark down over second hand iPhone prices from previous years.
edit: I'm not moaning about the price drop, just highlighting reduced price retention.
So my point being: 1st gen iPhone X cost $1000 and will sell for $650 max after less than a year. That's a huge mark down over second hand iPhone prices from previous years.
edit: I'm not moaning about the price drop, just highlighting reduced price retention.
He predicted a little bit more than just that.
I say it every year. I love my iPhone. The iPhone X I have now, the best iPhone I ever had, I will not upgrade and do it anyway, but I think with this iPhone a new one would have to make me coffee for me to upgrade....
I posted something similar
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/future-iphone-market-segmentation.2112240/
As a matter of fact, I think iPhone (new edge-to-edge ) may be $749, with the new SE for $599
This will allow them to discontinue iPhone 8, and sell iPhone 7 at the current 6s Price point. With 7 Plus starting at $549, 7 starts at $449. iPhone SE lowered to $249.
I think it sort of make sense not to push the top selling price up. The Smartphone market is officially saturated. Latest 2017 figures from China Weibo shows a decline of users buying new Phone after 1 year, and waiting for may be 2 years. The longer cycle has started, with 2018 the trend continues with estimated less then 15% of users buying a new phone after one year.
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Yeah, but they just raised the iPhone 8 to $699 last year. Seems weird to raise the regular iPhone, then make it fancier and drop the price again. I can't think of a single time that the regular iPhone has gone down in price unless you count the iPhone 3g or something, but that was carrier subsidies. The iPhone X is new territory.
New iPhone X and a lower price would be awesome, i won’t pay 1150€ (like it’s now priced).
I‘m anxious for September, my 6S wants to be replaced
I‘m anxious for September, my 6S wants to be replaced
This makes a lot of sense. Last year the X tech was cutting edge and priced accordingly. This year, it is cheaper and will trickle down (and up!).
6.5 OLED = 999 $
5.8 OLED = 899 $
These are sure shots. This way the newly established 999 $ tier is consolidated and yet the perception will be of a 100 $ price drop as you get a bigger phone for the same price (or the same size for 100 $ less).
6.1 LCD = 699 $
4.7 LCD = 499 $
Here is where the guesswork starts. Of course the new big-ish LCD model will be cheaper than the OLEDs, because that‘s it‘s job in the new line-up. But how much cheaper? I would guess that a 100 $ gap would be too small, hence I‘d predict that the new-ish 699 $ tier (introduced with iPhone 8) will be continued. The rumors that this model will only have a single camera (on the back) confirms that the price Apple aims for will be low-ish.
An even smaller SE 2 seems inevitable, but design, price and release date are pure conjecture at this point. I would guess it‘ll be sooner rather than later, though, with Face ID and the new small bezels. 499 $ would be quite reasonable for this model.
6.5 OLED = 999 $
5.8 OLED = 899 $
These are sure shots. This way the newly established 999 $ tier is consolidated and yet the perception will be of a 100 $ price drop as you get a bigger phone for the same price (or the same size for 100 $ less).
6.1 LCD = 699 $
4.7 LCD = 499 $
Here is where the guesswork starts. Of course the new big-ish LCD model will be cheaper than the OLEDs, because that‘s it‘s job in the new line-up. But how much cheaper? I would guess that a 100 $ gap would be too small, hence I‘d predict that the new-ish 699 $ tier (introduced with iPhone 8) will be continued. The rumors that this model will only have a single camera (on the back) confirms that the price Apple aims for will be low-ish.
An even smaller SE 2 seems inevitable, but design, price and release date are pure conjecture at this point. I would guess it‘ll be sooner rather than later, though, with Face ID and the new small bezels. 499 $ would be quite reasonable for this model.
It's not for a lot of people, clearly. It always depends on the user though and the value the device brings. It may not be for you, although your phone was probably close to $1,000, but it was for others.
How about for a laptop computer that you can carry in your back pocket?
Yes, but the new iPhone 6.1" should be benchmarked against a iPhone 8 Plus; $799, not the iPhone 8.
No he’s not 9to5mac did research and he’s ‘spot on’ for 50%. He says so much that in the end something is right.