The 512gb X Max is a special kind of phone. The insane price is part of it. Even the 256gb phone I can kind of understand the pricing. What I can not accept is the fact Apple is strong arming most people into the 256gb. They offer the 128gb in the “budget” lcd model, yet omit it from the oled X models. Why? Pure greed. If an iPhone was made to order, my guess is most consumers would choose 128gb. People on this forum are NOT the normal consumer. Everyone will reply how they nearly filled their 256, and how 128 isn’t enough. The average iPhone owner is a soccer mom or a college student who doesn’t need 256. But most people would get close to maxing out a 64gb, or at least be fearful they would. I know countless people who have the 256 x or 8+ and have less than 50gb. A 64 would have been fine, but they worried. 128 is the sweet spot, and apple knows it.
As for cloud storage, that’s a viable option. I personally have 40gb or so of music files on my phone. Because of that, I use an LG v20 as my media player. It also has a hifi dac, headphone jack, and cost me $150.
Most people see the new prices as only being X dollars more per month, they don’t even care what the total price is because they pay monthly. $60 a month sounds good, even for someone making $12 an hour.
I don’t blame apple for the pricing. If everything was the same BUT they made 128gb the base storage, I wouldn’t have as much to gripe about. The fact they are damn near forcing you to pay extra for the 256gb is bad business. Apple will make money, but it’s left a very bad taste in my mouth. These phones are expensive in North America, but they are criminally overpriced in other countries. It seems the best strategy for someone frugal is to buy the previous years phone or go to android. iPhones are like a $4 can of redbull. Not worth nearly what they cost, but they are the best and people will happily pay to play. This is a sad day for me as a longtime phone enthusiast. It really sucks that a phone as nice as the X Max cannot be enjoyed by everyone, because it’s just too damn expensive.
As for cloud storage, that’s a viable option. I personally have 40gb or so of music files on my phone. Because of that, I use an LG v20 as my media player. It also has a hifi dac, headphone jack, and cost me $150.
Most people see the new prices as only being X dollars more per month, they don’t even care what the total price is because they pay monthly. $60 a month sounds good, even for someone making $12 an hour.
I don’t blame apple for the pricing. If everything was the same BUT they made 128gb the base storage, I wouldn’t have as much to gripe about. The fact they are damn near forcing you to pay extra for the 256gb is bad business. Apple will make money, but it’s left a very bad taste in my mouth. These phones are expensive in North America, but they are criminally overpriced in other countries. It seems the best strategy for someone frugal is to buy the previous years phone or go to android. iPhones are like a $4 can of redbull. Not worth nearly what they cost, but they are the best and people will happily pay to play. This is a sad day for me as a longtime phone enthusiast. It really sucks that a phone as nice as the X Max cannot be enjoyed by everyone, because it’s just too damn expensive.
