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My iPhone 6S+ will be an attempt at a 3 year cycle
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Hmm, Apple will make sure that your speed machine slows down well before three years.
They aren't daft, they know that technically these things are relatively future-proof so they'll come up with some software that hogs CPU and RAM, or drains the battery like crazy.
They aren't in the business of making tech devices that last a long time.
They aren't daft, they know that technically these things are relatively future-proof so they'll come up with some software that hogs CPU and RAM, or drains the battery like crazy.
They aren't in the business of making tech devices that last a long time.
Hmm, Apple will make sure that your speed machine slows down well before three years.
They aren't daft, they know that technically these things are relatively future-proof so they'll come up with some software that hogs CPU and RAM, or drains the battery like crazy.
They aren't in the business of making tech devices that last a long time.
I don't HAVE to upgrade. I'll be checking the forums with each OS release for performance hits. But with 2GB's of RAM, I think I'll be ok.
im thinking of doing a 2 year cycle if my phone has a tsmc chip , 3 year cycle if it has a samsung chip
Apple are stingy with RAM as we know, so this long overdue 2GB will only be great for one or two years. Having said that, I do believe that the 6S and 6S+ are the best new iPhones since the iPhone 5 and they should hopefully enjoy an inherently usable lifespan as long as that model did.
Going to try the ol' Canadian contract, eh?
I decided I want to only invest in S phones from now on. I buy my phones at full price, Apple or Android, and it always feels like the S phones are hammered out final versions of what the model should've been. A numbered cycle phone would really have to blow me away before I'll consider it.
I decided I want to only invest in S phones from now on. I buy my phones at full price, Apple or Android, and it always feels like the S phones are hammered out final versions of what the model should've been. A numbered cycle phone would really have to blow me away before I'll consider it.
With the specs and raw power the 6S has, Apple could design a lightweight o/s that absolutely flies. The trouble is, it would also fly on the i6, 5S and i5....and they wouldn't want that. Hence releasing a bloated new o/s every year which only the latest & greatest devices run very well. Imagine if they also put an easily replaceable battery in, who would upgrade every year or two?
I've been upgrading every 2 years starting with the 3gs. I think 2 years is ideal. At that time, my phone is paid off and I can usually sell my old phone for half the original selling price. I then use that towards the next phone thus cutting the price in half. I just can't see myself spending so much money every year.
5s still s great phone. I can see he 6s plus lasting three years for sure.
Forget Apple care though. Let fate decide (a busted phone) whether you upgrade sooner
Forget Apple care though. Let fate decide (a busted phone) whether you upgrade sooner
The 6s should easily fit on a three year upgrade cycle for most people. I mean, Apple is still supporting the iPhone 4s on iOS 9, along with devices like the iPad 2, iPad Mini and iPad Touch 4 which all have 512MB of RAM. That's four generations back for the iPhone. Usually the last year a device is supported is the worst as the OS upgrades overwhelm the processor and memory in older devices. So if you bail out a year before it is no longer supported you'll be in great shape when you get the iPhone 8!
At the opposite end of the spectrum, I just signed up for the iPhone Upgrade Program so I'll have a new iPhone every year until either they stop making them, I can't afford it, or the iPhone starts to suck. Could I do three years? Sure. But I don't want to. I'm fairly frugal with money and spend it on the things I enjoy, such as tech gadgets (and improving my home). It's a hobby for me. But I totally understand people who wait. It's all about your priorities. No one thing fits everyone, but for those who want to use the 6s for many years it will be easy to do now that it has the proper RAM. I kinda wonder if that's why Apple held back on the RAM upgrade for so long? I think my first MacBook Pro shipped with 2GB of RAM.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, I just signed up for the iPhone Upgrade Program so I'll have a new iPhone every year until either they stop making them, I can't afford it, or the iPhone starts to suck. Could I do three years? Sure. But I don't want to. I'm fairly frugal with money and spend it on the things I enjoy, such as tech gadgets (and improving my home). It's a hobby for me. But I totally understand people who wait. It's all about your priorities. No one thing fits everyone, but for those who want to use the 6s for many years it will be easy to do now that it has the proper RAM. I kinda wonder if that's why Apple held back on the RAM upgrade for so long? I think my first MacBook Pro shipped with 2GB of RAM.
I MADE money on every iPhone I have ever owned. If you lost money on your phone upgrading every year then you gave someone a hell of a deal! Let me know when you get ready to sell your current phone!
Even if you are reselling a phone that you purchased at a "discounted" rate on a two year contract you aren't really making any money. The carrier has been charging you every month to make up for that subsidy. At best, reselling your phone helps you recoup some of those expenses.
I went from the 3GS to the 4 to the 4s to the 5 to the 5s to the 6+ to the 6s+. I need to hold onto this phone for awhile.
My wife's 5s and my newest 6s+ are both on Next. Unless I can afford to pay one or both of them off, this will be my phone until then...hopefully...
My wife's 5s and my newest 6s+ are both on Next. Unless I can afford to pay one or both of them off, this will be my phone until then...hopefully...
The i4 running iOS7 is an absolute dog, plain unusable other than for phonecalls and SMS. You can completely forget about web browsing because it lags bigtime, and crashes a lot because it can't handle the data. If you're going to keep an iPhone longterm then you positively must avoid iOS updates. I expect that the i4 would still be borderline usable on iOS6.
Given that the iPhone 5 is perfectly usable with iOS 9, I think it's highly likely that the 6S will be good for the next 3 years.
I should have said avoid all iOS updates beyond the second after the version your device shipped with. For instance I wouldn't have put iOS8 on a 4S and yet some people are putting iOS9 on them. That's asking for trouble. With regard to the iPhone 5, that phone does especially well because it is 32Bit and has the same amount of RAM as the two series that followed it. The processor is plenty fast enough too compared to the two later phones.
The 6S is the gamechanger now because 2GB of RAM and a much faster processor will allow Apple and app devs to move onwards from the i5/5S/i6 trio. The 5S and i6 won't have the lengthy lifespan of the i5 or the new 6S.
I get a fairly sizable discount on my wireless bill due to my employer so any so called hidden fees that may be added are more than covered by my discount. In addition I've sold each one of my previous iPhones (up until the 6) for $140 - $160 dollars more than I paid for it. You can even subtract eBay fees from the total if you would like but either way I MADE money on my phones. Thanks for playing
The other consideration is security updates though. That 4S owner staying with iOS 7 is running a device with a lot of un patched holes.
Agreed. Life is going to get tougher for the 1GB devices. I'm honestly not sure how much longer Apple will continue to support the 32-bit phones either.
What the heck kind of logic is that?!?
You're putting people down for not profiting on selling their used gear the way you do. But the entire reason you profit on selling your gear is because your employer gets you a sizable discount?!?!? Thats like saying "I sold my 2015 Mustang for $500 and totally profited because my dad bought it for me".
Even thougn VZ allows annual upgrades for iPhones I'll prob keep my 6S+ for two years. I've always had the privileged of owning the S cycles and will continue to do so. I can't see the iPhone 7 being drastically different than this 6S. Steve Jobs is dead and Cook is still struggling to innovate.
Again you missed it... I didn't put anyone down, all I pointed out was someone got a great deal because there is money to be made on IPhones, that's why you see hundreds of them on EBay everyday. My discount is on my service plan not on the actual phone. So buying and selling the phone is completely different than what you pay for your service plan. If you buy the phone outright the cost of your service plan does not change, fact. Under your logic it should because there are mysterious fees carriers add to our bill to help cover the cost of the discount on the phone. So if I outright buy a more expensive phone this year my service bill should go up? Yeah that makes sense. Apple makes money on phones. Wireless carriers make their money on service plans. Do the math!!! Even if you get a new iPhone on the every year plan and you add the cost of the phone to your bill there are no financing charges on the phone! It's not that difficult but again thanks for playing, you can take your ball and go home now.
i was being sarcastic, people are saying the samsung is a better performer, but there is no evidence yet to suggest this, even if there was a difference it would never be noticeable
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