iPhone 13 Stupidity of “Tech Reviewers”

[AppleUser3]

As I look back at the last 4 years I still vividly remember when the iPhone X came out and the various reactions. Almost every “tech reviewer” or website said you absolutely shouldn’t buy the iPhone X and the iPhone 8 was a great phone to buy. Even at the time, the average person could see how utterly stupid those “expert recommendations” were.
The iPhone 8 was probably the worst possible phone you could buy. It was on the 4th year of a cycle that began with the iPhone 6 and already looked incredibly dated. Everyone knows that whether is cars or phones, it’s always best to buy when there’s a redesign. If you had the bought the “terribly overpriced” iPhone X 4 years ago, today you would have a phone that still works perfectly and looks almost identical to the newest phone Apple has. If you had bought the iPhone 8, you would basically have an iPhone 6 that looks awfully in need of an upgrade. The iPhone X works out to be $250 a year and still looks and works great.
The lesson here is simple, most “tech review websites” and single “tech reviewers” never take time into account when recommending a phone. You should probably do the exact opposite of what they recommend or say.

 

[Motionblurrr]

Most of them say Apple is trash, so that's why everyone buys their iPhones like hotcakes every year. Plus all of their social media is done through an iPhone lmao

My favorite excuse is the 'sheep' adjective. Yes, millions of humans are really dumb for buying the best smartphone of the year, every year. 😂

 

[aue123]

well technically, you’re also wrong. the iphone 8 had the same internals of the X.. so you actually wouldn’t have a 6, and would have saved money

 

[AppleUser3]

Most of them say Apple is trash, so that's why everyone buys their iPhones like hotcakes every year. Plus all of their social media is done through an iPhone lmao

My favorite excuse is the 'sheep' adjective. Yes, millions of humans are really dumb for buying the best smartphone of the year, every year. 😂

This is true. However, what I mean is that the “tech reviewers” who are supposed to be the experts recommended the worst possible phone.

 

[AppleUser3]

well technically, you’re also wrong. the iphone 8 had the same internals of the X.. so you actually wouldn’t have a 6, and would have saved money

Not exactly. The iPhone X had 120hz touch sampling, a much bigger battery, and Face ID components.

 

[rambo47]

Those are all paid "reviewers" and Apple doesn't pay for reviews. That's been their policy since the Steve Jobs era. Samsung and Google, however, pay or outright sponsor review sites. You do the math.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

As I look back at the last 4 years I still vividly remember when the iPhone X came out and the various reactions. Almost every “tech reviewer” or website said you absolutely shouldn’t buy the iPhone X and the iPhone 8 was a great phone to buy. Even at the time, the average person could see how utterly stupid those “expert recommendations” were.
The iPhone 8 was probably the worst possible phone you could buy. It was on the 4th year of a cycle that began with the iPhone 6 and already looked incredibly dated. Everyone knows that whether is cars or phones, it’s always best to buy when there’s a redesign. If you had the bought the “terribly overpriced” iPhone X 4 years ago, today you would have a phone that still works perfectly and looks almost identical to the newest phone Apple has. If you had bought the iPhone 8, you would basically have an iPhone 6 that looks awfully in need of an upgrade. The iPhone X works out to be $250 a year and still looks and works great.
The lesson here is simple, most “tech review websites” and single “tech reviewers” never take time into account when recommending a phone. You should probably do the exact opposite of what they recommend or say.

Not everybody cared that the iPhone X looked more modern back in 2017 though. It cost £1k and that put a lot of people off and even more so when the iPhone 8 was effectively the same phone but in the classic iPhone design and significantly cheaper. I snubbed the X back then and had the 8 Plus instead. Never regretted it and I’d go as far to say that it remains the best iPhone I’ve owned to date, never stuttered or let me down until the day I sold it on. I think the moral of the story is, not everybody buys a phone for the way it looks and to impress other people. The best iPhone for the individual is not always the most recent of specification packed model either. Something to think about.

 

[now i see it]

Ummm. I just purchased an iPhone 8+ last week and I could have purchased any new iPhone 13.
For me - the iPhone 8+ is still the pinnacle of iPhone because of the screen.
The iPhone X is deeply flawed because of its horrible PWM flickering OLED screen. It has the worst screen (flicker wise) of any iPhone ever made. Current iPhone OLED screens flicker too, but the X was the worst.

 

[AppleUser3]

Not everybody cared that the iPhone X looked more modern back in 2017 though. It cost £1k and that put a lot of people off and even more so when the iPhone 8 was effectively the same phone but in the classic iPhone design and significantly cheaper. I snubbed the X back then and had the 8 Plus instead. Never regretted it and I’d go as far to say that it remains the best iPhone I’ve owned to date, never stuttered or let me down until the day I sold it on. I think the moral of the story is, not everybody buys a phone for the way it looks and to impress other people. The best iPhone for the individual is not always the most recent of specification packed model either. Something to think about.

It’s not necessarily looks, it’s how long it will last. You could get by for 4 years with either phone but the iPhone 8 would have a terrible resale value compared to the X. At least for me, the price of a new phone is a lot about the value of my previous phone, which most of the time cuts a third or more of the price.

 

[AppleUser3]

Ummm. I just purchased an iPhone 8+ last week and I could have purchased any new iPhone 13.
For me - the iPhone 8+ is still the pinnacle of iPhone because of the screen.
The iPhone X is deeply flawed because of its horrible PWM flickering OLED screen. It has the worst screen (flicker wise) of any iPhone ever made. Current iPhone OLED screens flicker too, but the X was the worst.

Never heard of this problem. Every person I know who still has an iPhone X since launch day says the screen still works perfectly.

 

[Apple_Robert]

The lesson is do your own research and make the best decision based on your needs. Too many people on here and elsewhere base their decisions on what a reviewer or other members says, instead of verifying to make sure that what was reported is fact and not preference, and then test in person, instead of blindly following other clickbait revenuers.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

It’s not necessarily looks, it’s how long it will last. You could get by for 4 years with either phone but the iPhone 8 would have a terrible resale value compared to the X. At least for me, the price of a new phone is a lot about the value of my previous phone, which most of the time cuts a third or more of the price.

They held their value pretty well though to be fair. Put it this way, I lost less money after 3 years than you’d lose now trading in a 12 Pro or 12 Pro Max after just 12 months of ownership. I paid £615 for my 8 Plus and sold it for £320. My iPhone 12 was £799 and Apple offered me just £399 after just 11 months.

 

[AppleUser3]

They held their value pretty well though to be fair. Put it this way, I lost less money after 3 years than you’d lose now trading in a 12 Pro or 12 Pro Max after just 12 months of ownership. I paid £615 for my 8 Plus and sold it for £320. My iPhone 12 was £799 and Apple offered me just £399 after just 11 months.

The key here is “Apple offered.” You could have sold an iPhone 12 in your own for at least 600.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

The key here is “Apple offered.” You could have sold an iPhone 12 in your own for at least 600.

I could have, but trade in deals have become pretty rubbish in recent years. I’d have to be a complete moron trading an iPhone in to Apple which is why I do indeed sell privately. I wouldn’t get £600 for an iPhone 12 though. They are all over freead sites now for less than that, more like £500. Just goes to show how much value the 8 retained.

 

[AppleUser3]

I could have, but trade in deals have become pretty rubbish in recent years. I’d have to be a complete moron trading an iPhone in to Apple which is why I do indeed sell privately. I wouldn’t get £600 for an iPhone 12 though. They are all over freead sites now for less than that, more like £500. Just goes to show how much value the 8 retained.

In the U.S you they go for around 525-600

 

[SirAnthonyHopkins]

Almost every “tech reviewer” or website said you absolutely shouldn’t buy the iPhone X and the iPhone 8 was a great phone to buy.

Citation needed?

 

[Bethanie21]

I had an iPhone 8 from launch day (*runs and hides under a bridge* 😛) - it was the buggiest iPhone I’ve ever owned. At the time though I didn’t want to spend £999 on a phone, I thought it was ridiculously overpriced (still kind of do…). Do I regret not getting the X? No. I had the 11 Pro the year after, I find it’s better to go for the refined version of an iPhone.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I had an iPhone 8 from launch day (*runs and hides under a bridge* ) - it was the buggiest iPhone I’ve ever owned. At the time though I didn’t want to spend £999 on a phone, I thought it was ridiculously overpriced (still kind of do…). Do I regret not getting the X? No. I had the 11 Pro the year after, I find it’s better to go for the refined version of an iPhone.

My wife’s iPhone 8 was quite buggy in terms of poor battery and freezing from Time to time. The 8 Plus I had was bombproof, and I never had any issues with it. I think it’s the most reliable phone I have owned to date.

 

[rambo47]

Haters...

 

[ApplesAreSweet&Sour]

I get where you're going. But I staunchly disagree as I know for a fact that "tech reviews", specifically smartphone reviews, have become a whole business in itself and reviewers will say almost anything to get a few moments of fame.

There's no one opinion that everyone is saying because every reviewer is trying to stand out, especially the ones that aren't as established yet.

And while I don't applaud it, I also can't really blame them because the average consumer spends an ungodly amount of hours every year contemplating about what consumer electronics they need to get, trying to justify why they need to do away with their perfectly functional devices.

The reality is that all smartphones have been more or less the same and are getting increasingly incremental when looking at specs from year to year.

How are you going to get anyone to read another iPhone review when it's largely the same thing as always with a few tweaks here and there? So the tech reviewers put on a show and act as if it's either really amazing or really terrible, even though it's just as fine and adequately new every single year.

I really only trust a few. But the ones I trust also aren't completely honest as they all have to censor a lot out to keep good ties with sponsors and big brands.

 

[cardfan]

It used to be written reviews by the usual group. Now YouTube has made many a so called expert reviewer. It’s just noise. I suppose many need that validation though. I’d consider reviews a grunt job at this point and let the new hires suffer at them. Even the usual reviewers we all see sound more bored each year.

Btw. I couldn’t pry my 15yr old’s iPhone 8 out of her hands. Want a 13 pro? Heck no. She loves her phone and Touch ID. Fine by me. Lol.

 

[Racineur]

Those are all paid "reviewers" and Apple doesn't pay for reviews. That's been their policy since the Steve Jobs era. Samsung and Google, however, pay or outright sponsor review sites. You do the math.

Didn't know that. Are you sure?

 

[BugeyeSTI]

As I look back at the last 4 years I still vividly remember when the iPhone X came out and the various reactions. Almost every “tech reviewer” or website said you absolutely shouldn’t buy the iPhone X and the iPhone 8 was a great phone to buy. Even at the time, the average person could see how utterly stupid those “expert recommendations” were.
The iPhone 8 was probably the worst possible phone you could buy. It was on the 4th year of a cycle that began with the iPhone 6 and already looked incredibly dated. Everyone knows that whether is cars or phones, it’s always best to buy when there’s a redesign. If you had the bought the “terribly overpriced” iPhone X 4 years ago, today you would have a phone that still works perfectly and looks almost identical to the newest phone Apple has. If you had bought the iPhone 8, you would basically have an iPhone 6 that looks awfully in need of an upgrade. The iPhone X works out to be $250 a year and still looks and works great.
The lesson here is simple, most “tech review websites” and single “tech reviewers” never take time into account when recommending a phone. You should probably do the exact opposite of what they recommend or say.

My X has been an amazing device for a 4 year old phone. Never had any issues and I had Apple replace the battery last weekend, it feels like a new phone. I never noticed how much the battery had degraded over that time but after replacement it was apparent I should of had it done a year ago.. I'm still am considering a 13Pro or Pro Max in December but the X will stay as a backup device regardless ..

 

[daddyd302]

These tech reviewers state "their opinion" and nothing more than "their opinion". I don't understand why so many people are bothered by it. Their opinion is no different from anyone's opinion here. I don't need anyone's assurances or approval to buy what I want to buy. I buy things I want because I want it, not because someone else told me to buy it.

 

[Adelphos33]

As I look back at the last 4 years I still vividly remember when the iPhone X came out and the various reactions. Almost every “tech reviewer” or website said you absolutely shouldn’t buy the iPhone X and the iPhone 8 was a great phone to buy. Even at the time, the average person could see how utterly stupid those “expert recommendations” were.
The iPhone 8 was probably the worst possible phone you could buy. It was on the 4th year of a cycle that began with the iPhone 6 and already looked incredibly dated. Everyone knows that whether is cars or phones, it’s always best to buy when there’s a redesign. If you had the bought the “terribly overpriced” iPhone X 4 years ago, today you would have a phone that still works perfectly and looks almost identical to the newest phone Apple has. If you had bought the iPhone 8, you would basically have an iPhone 6 that looks awfully in need of an upgrade. The iPhone X works out to be $250 a year and still looks and works great.
The lesson here is simple, most “tech review websites” and single “tech reviewers” never take time into account when recommending a phone. You should probably do the exact opposite of what they recommend or say.

iPhone 8 is a nice phone with a traditional look that some people like. No need to bash it.