The iPhone 6 that I paid $299 for works fine. I cannot justify spending $999 for the latest and greatest unless I can convince my Clients that I’m worth 3x my normal fee.
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Survey Explores Why iPhone Owners Haven't Upgraded to iPhone X
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I got the 8 Plus, I did upgrade, just not to the 10. I feel like I am not ready for a new form factor yet, but maybe I am just getting old. I instead went for the other $1000 monstrosity most people forgot about, the 256GB iPhone 8 Plus.
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Ok, spend $969 and get the 8+ lol
Not this again. It's like you're trying to play a game of "stump the Apple fan" and think you've come up with kryptonite in the form of a silly question, then you repeat this question ad nauseam in every single iPhone X thread as if people owe you an explanation because their answers aren't good enough for you.
Your question could be asked of pretty much every single consumer item that people buy. What does my new 4K TV do that my old 4K one didn't? Nothing. Except it's larger and has a clearer picture. But those aren't "tasks" so I guess I don't have a valid reason to have bought my new TV.
There are plenty of good reasons for people to buy an X. They don't have to be confined (as you're attempting to do) to a very specific criteria (naming a task they can do on it that other devices can't).
Other manufacturers will continue to use Touch ID. If Apple doesn't want me, fine. Face ID might work fine, but its simply not as functional in certain situations nor can it ever be. Tim Cook will come to his senses when people like me buy their very first Android phone. It's not a coincidence that iPhone 7 sales soared after this year's releases. Even used iPhone 7s are going up in price. Eventually, the bean counters at Apple will notice or the financial numbers will reflect it. Tim Cook can only hide it so long.
This was funny the first couple of times, but c'mon man... it's pretty stale now.
A yearly UI change would be overdoing it. It’s just weird the iPad got so much better with iOS 11 and the iPhone didn’t get noticeably better. Instead, iOS 11 is too buggy.
I upgraded from 7 Plus to iPhone X,but after 2 months,I felt I've wasted money because this phone simply offered nothing to justify the extra cost, it was just an iPhone.and should have been priced accordingly.
anyway I upgraded from iPhone X to Note 8 after 2 months.
and I'm super happy.
will see what future brings.
I'm not biased anymore.
they want my money,I want technology, quality and features.
my money is for whoever delivers.
simple
anyway I upgraded from iPhone X to Note 8 after 2 months.
and I'm super happy.
will see what future brings.
I'm not biased anymore.
they want my money,I want technology, quality and features.
my money is for whoever delivers.
simple
I can see why people wouldn’t upgrade due to cost or pragmatism. I upgraded because of the new form factor, the screen to body ratio, smaller footprint than a plus model, Face ID and wireless charging.
Face ID alone was worth it because I no longer have to worry about dirty, wet or freshly cleaned hands not registering in Touch ID. The speed difference is negligible. Wireless charging is a very welcome addition. I love being able to plop it on a charger in Starbucks or some other shop with Qi. I also enjoy not having to fiddle with lightning cables unless in specific circumstances. Wires aren’t the end of the world, but there are certainly hassles and little annoyances that accompany them.
Overall, I am happy with my purchase and the improvements that were introduced. I’m sure people will come around to it eventually.
Face ID alone was worth it because I no longer have to worry about dirty, wet or freshly cleaned hands not registering in Touch ID. The speed difference is negligible. Wireless charging is a very welcome addition. I love being able to plop it on a charger in Starbucks or some other shop with Qi. I also enjoy not having to fiddle with lightning cables unless in specific circumstances. Wires aren’t the end of the world, but there are certainly hassles and little annoyances that accompany them.
Overall, I am happy with my purchase and the improvements that were introduced. I’m sure people will come around to it eventually.
I think the main answer is iphones are now “good enough.” Just like iOS is good enough to not need jailbreaks.
These devices are commodities. They handle all the instas and snaps and games just fine. Why spend $ on a new one?
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$1300 and $1500 in Canada for unlocked models are too expensive for many. Carrier pricing at $700-$800 with $100 monthly plans doesn't make it easier. At these prices, the discussion about tech specs missing or added, isn't even important. Previous models or the SE is perfect.
I wonder what the result would have been if Apple had been able to place both on the X or 8...
I was already eyeing an upgrade, but I probably would've tried squeezing one more year out of my 6. My 6 has 128 GB of storage. Had plenty of space for music, video, apps, etc, just got tired of the sluggish UI.
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iPhone users who haven't upgraded to the iPhone X were recently queried on why they've held out on purchasing a new phone, with the majority citing reasons like high price and a lack of compelling features.
A survey conducted by Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson and shared by Philip Elmer-DeWitt this morning asked 1,500 people who own an iPhone but didn't upgrade to the iPhone X to explain their reasoning.
44 percent of respondents said they hadn't upgraded because their iPhone works fine, suggesting there were no standout features compelling them to purchase a new device, while 31 percent said the iPhone X was too expensive at a starting price of $999.
Eight percent of respondents said the iPhone X's screen isn't large enough, while 17 percent had another reason entirely.
Piper Jaffray believes the iPhones coming in 2018 will address most of these issues, with Apple rumored to be planning to introduce three devices. One will be a followup to the iPhone X with a 5.8-inch OLED display, a second will have a larger 6.5-inch OLED display, and a third will feature a 6.1-inch LCD display with a lower price tag.
All upcoming 2018 iPhones are rumored to feature an edge-to-edge display with no bezels and a TrueDepth camera system for Face ID, along with other improvements like a faster A12 processor.
Piper Jaffray believes Apple will sell 233.8M iPhones in fiscal 2019, with the 2018 iPhones set to drive ongoing upgrades well into next year.
Article Link: Survey Explores Why iPhone Owners Haven't Upgraded to iPhone X
Yes my reasoning is that my current phone, which cost 800 bucks, still works great. When it fails, I am totally all in on the iPhone X or XI or whatever they call it
The list of reasons is almost too long to post.
- The notch is seriously ugly. In fact, that was the first sentence out of my mouth when I saw it (and several of my coworkers nearly simultaneously said the same).
- Face ID is a major usability regression. I usually unlock my phone, tap the home screen, and double-tap the home button to get back to the first home screen screen before I even look down at it. I can't do that with Face ID. Not even close.
- No headphone jack, and no USB-C (so can't just unplug and plug into Mac).
- Fragile glass back.
So I'm glad you expanded upon what you initially said, because that's more detail than you provided in your first reply.
But let me push on you a bit more--not because I'm being anti-iPhone X here, but because I think it's helpful for everyone.
The other fellow asked a reasonable, albeit poorly worded, follow-up question to your responses as to what does each of those do for me. And your response was essentially that each person has to decide for themselves what matters, but I think his question generalizes a little more cleanly: what's the relevance of the features you stated for users?
I'll take a gander at your #1 (large screen) because I think that one ought to be obvious to most people, and maybe you can give answers to #2 and #3 as an actual iPhone X user. The benefit of a larger screen is being able to see more content: a greater preview of what's to come (which enhances the experience of seeing a page); reducing the need to scroll (which helps anticipate whether it's worthwhile to continue reading, or whether you might be about to encounter an obnoxiously long form or a bunch of ads), and so on.
So aside from the fact that the lack of a home button/TouchID sensor makes the screen larger, I think the question being posed is what benefit are FaceID and Gestures over the corresponding mechanisms in their predecessors. Assuming of course that guy is actually asking and not just being argumentative.
OK, I'm done playing mediator.
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Thank you. I'm glad to read this. So many people simply double-down on something they said earlier.
I'd really like to see the original research. It's possible it didn't suck as much as the reporting on it indicates. If it was an open-ended question, the answers have some validity, although I stand by what I said that there are better ways to answer that question than by asking it.
If it was a question with fixed responses with those 3 options plus an "other" category, it falls into the classic "because surveys are conducted in English, and I'm an intelligent person*, I can write a good survey" bucket. Also known as crap. Writing good surveys is an art and a science, and you simply can't do it well without some training.
* Ever met a person who works in finance who isn't convinced they're smart? People say doctors have a God complex, but finance people are much worse. (Disclaimer: I'm a dude who currently works in finance.
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I was long overdue for an upgrade. The wife and I had the iPhone 5 !! That's 6 editions behind (I think). Things were slow. And we were past our normal 4-edition-upgrade schedule. Plus, our phones had finally become unsupportable (the latest iOS no longer would work on it). STILL we held out... Only due to AT&T's buy-one-get-one-free program did I upgrade. But only to the 8. X was still too expensive. The extra perks of the X were VERY nice, and VERY desirable. But I couldn't justify the expense. We have a house, expenses, etc. The perks of the X were "wants", not "needs". I love the jump from 5 to 8. Super fast, larger screen, different physical feel, better response, finger ID. That's why I wait so much between editions. You can really ENJOY the jump in power.
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My favorite differences (I've owned both):
- Optical image stabilization while zoomed in (a X exclusive).
- Authentication for banking apps, 1Passwords, Apple Pay, buying apps/music, etc. is super easy w/ FaceID.
- Most of the new gestures seem more efficient and intuitive.
- Screen and form factor are awesome.
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I would have upgraded if the phone we got was a plus sized model and the price was a little bit lower, 10-20% or so, making it £799-£899.
I paid £819 for my plus sized 128GB iPhone 7 Plus. And I really felt that was a lot for a phone, it was the most I'd ever paid and I paid that premium to get the jet black colour I really wanted. But going £999 for the small non-plus is to me actually ridiculous.
I paid £819 for my plus sized 128GB iPhone 7 Plus. And I really felt that was a lot for a phone, it was the most I'd ever paid and I paid that premium to get the jet black colour I really wanted. But going £999 for the small non-plus is to me actually ridiculous.