The 2017 iPhone Could Cost Upwards of $1,000

[arkmannj]

If Apple is creating more differentiation in categories of the iPhone like they have had with their computing devices then I'm not really against it. (and if the phones can have the longevity I have usually enjoyed with their computers)

For Example: (in the theory that Apple was still actively working/updating on these)

• MacMini = Budget model = iPhone SE
• iMac = Mid Range = iPhone #(s) (and Plus model on the upper end)
• MacPro = High End = New $1000.00 phone.

But if Apple is replacing their current line up with a $1000.00 phone then sadly I'll have to start looking at other options.

 

[TroyBoy30]

no prob

 

[pika2000]

Processing power closing in? The heck are you smoking? The fastest ARM chip barely scrapes Intel's lowest tier chips.

 

[freddiecable]

I payed 10 500 SEK (1100 euro) for iPhone 7 Plus 256 GB.

Absolutely ridiculous. No phone should cost that much, regardless of how "premium" it is.

 

[MedRed]

I don't understand the outrage. Based on what we've been told, this model will sit above a plus model and have a bigger screen. The plus model is already at $1k.

 

[yaxomoxay]

Lol! Look at your signature - it's like an Apple Store product listing. You'd buy it at twice the price.

Maybe one day, but not in the immediate future. In my sig, 7 is wife's phone that just replaced her broken 5S. She wanted to keep the 5S, but it died. My 6S+ replaced my iphone 5S, I skipped a gen. The SE is my kid's phone, a present by the grandparents for Christmas, I didn't buy it. Laptops are old, the iPP is actually a product I am happy to have as I love it.
Right now I am thinking about giving my wife an Apple watch for her b-day, and I am not in the market for anything else. Of course a lot will depend on the iPhone 7S/8 and its pricing, as I am in the Apple Upgrade program (I wounder how it works with such an increase in price).

 

[a.gomez]

With what..? Massive iphone sales and mega profits plus Apple shares going through the roof..?

All good reasons to pay 1k for a phone - this sounds like how people defend Microsoft Office.

 

[Tycho24]

You are so wrong...the Oled screed on the S7 edge is beautiful, the Battery life is soon much better, the camera "actually" performs well in low light. Fingerprint scanner is the only thing the iPhone does better, and that is fixed with Nougat. Dual Speakers are a nice to have but certainly not a selling point. The physical back button is far more intuitive than scanning the screen for a digital back button. Waterproofing, UI customisation if you need it,.....yawn the list goes on. iPhone 7 doesn't hold a candle to the S7 Edge and i personally can't see the iPhone 8 even competing with what samsung have on the market now. This isn't even up for debate at this point the new flagship Android phones ARE better!

Lol, you are ALL over the place!!!
You are arguing against yourself.
You admit the fingerprint scanner is better in Apple & that (as we all know) is the MAIN THING in this next gen.... scanner under the screen.
Then you go on to say that the physical home button is better, which the S8 won't have, you point out waterproofing, which should be equal on them both, you say dual speakers aren't a selling point, yet your phone of choice chose to copy that feature for some reason, yeah? Sounds like you guys are having a lover's quarrel! ;0)
You extoll the virtues of OLED, but ummm.... the iPhone 8 will have that too.
Seriously, the only thing you've said that made sense at all was when you admitted that 2017's flagship new feature of embedded fingerprint scanner will likely be superior on Apple's product.
I wish I could say that I've enjoyed debating with you, but you've only debated yourself.
Gather your thoughts before you reply.

 

[Dave245]

I don't understand the outrage. Based on what we've been told, this model will sit above a plus model and have a bigger screen. The plus model is already at $1k.

Because some people like to moan, especially when it comes to the cost of things. In my opinion I don't see the problem, you either buy it or you don't.

 

[pika2000]

I've actually stuck with the 6 for the same reason. This may be what sends me over to the Google Pixel. I'm just not willing to pay more for an iPhone than I paid for a PC. It's become very apparent over the last year or two that Apple is no longer interested in having me as a customer, and I'm actually ok with that now.

The Google Pixel starts at $649. The iPhone 7 starts at $649.
Just for fun, Asus Zenbook flip (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD), less than $600.
Sounds like you are still buying a phone that is more expensive than a PC.

 

[AsarTheGod]

Can't wait for the iPhone 8.

 

[agsystems]

Why is this surprising? This model will likely start at $869

The question is, other than making more money - what makes this special? Just about any Android phone has OLED, has edge to edge screen and features wireless charging

 

[moonjelly]

Processing power closing in? The heck are you smoking? The fastest ARM chip barely scrapes Intel's lowest tier chips.

They sell a zillion chrome books with that lowest tier chip, crappy display, and low memory specs. As phone OS-es evolve to handle text and files conveniently, then yes. Large screen phones with accessory keyboards will steal ever more share from the bottom of the laptop market. Just like the 320x240pixel terrible phone cameras have continuously evolved to take more share from digital camera sales. But it starts at the bottom. Don't compare your high end computer and be deceived.

 

[BenTrovato]

Are they adding back the headphone jack for 1k? Still rocking the 6S until forced to jump ship

 

[jsmitty]

I think it's too early to tell for sure? But my first impression is yeah, I'll pass. I spent all the $'s for the 7 Plus with 256GB storage last time, and it's a perfectly good device for my needs.

I don't necessarily think making a $1,000+ phone is unreasonable, in and of itself. (Almost all the carriers offer time payments or some sort of contract purchase, to make paying for one less painful.) But for that price, I think your expectations start moving towards it being something you can get several years of use out of, instead of upgrading as an impulse buy.

I could see the iPhone 8 being "worth the price" if it adds some kind of virtual reality support, or other new functionality you can't do at all with current models. But paying it just for the OLED display and a new look to the case, plus more battery life? Probably not compelling except for people ready for a new phone anyway, who have been puttering along on an iPhone 5 or something.

I'm in the same boat as you here. I upgraded to the plus model for the first time with the iPhone 7 and I ended up getting the 256gb because that is the first matte black model I could get my hands on - I would have chosen a 128gb first.

It was a real mental stretch to spend that much on a phone - I even switched carriers to get phone subsidies to soften the blow. I usually hand down my last model to my wife and/or sell one of our iPhones. I've been upgrading every year for a few models now because the resale market is pretty good for a 1-2 year phone but I'm going to have a hard time stomaching a $1k upgrade every year. This year will also be tough because my wife will not want my plus as a hand down so I may be on the hook for two new iPhones or I have to sit out the upgrade

I love the plus. I also carry a 6S for work.

 

[DUIduckSAUCE]

Except the premium iPhone is costing $1000 for 32 gigs......
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That's the 256gig model . The premium iPhone will likely start at 1K for 32 gigs right up till $1300 for 256 gigs

The article doesn't say it starts at $1000. It says it could be north of $1000. Maybe the premium model will only be offered in 256 or more.

 

[LovingTeddy]

Does it have Force Touch?

Don't care. I have iPhone 6S and I rarely use it.

Does it have Apple Pay?

Don't care either. I use WeChat to pay everything while I was in China. WeChat is 100x better than Apple Pay anyway.

Does it have seamless pairing like with AirPods?

AirPod is biggest rip off anyway.

Does it have iMessage?

First thing after setup new iPhone is disabled iMessage. This piece of crap is annoying. I am constantly switching between iPhone and Android, iMessage is biggest annoyance for me. And I use WeChat and Wahtsapp.

Does the battery last for a day?

Does iPhone battery last for a day?

Do I have to deal with burn in screens?

If Apple is going to use OLED screen, they you probably have to

No, thank you, that and a 1000 more reasons. And the iPhone doesn't explode.

So, no thank you. If you want shell out more than 1000 dollar for a phone, the. GK right ahead. I can do majority of thing iPhone can do with my 300 dollar Moto G4 Plus.

And even with 50 dollar cheap Android phone, the battery never explode. Oh, by the way, iPhone also explode

 

[Baseballdad]

These comments, lol.


I would buy a more expensive iPhone, if it's amazing

Obviously you don't have any issues with money, good for you. That phone costs less than I paid for my 1st car (and no, daddy didn't buy it for me)! Crazy! I still have the iPhone 6 and was waiting for the possible 7s but now IF I upgrade, it'll be to the iPhone 7 and that will be my last iPhone for at least a few years. Apple will lose money in the short term unless they become more reasonable because people like me who would upgrade every year now won't upgrade for 2-3 years with the prices that high. It plain old greed that's all. They're making more than a 60% profit now, let alone what they'll make with the 8. Just GREEDY!

 

[badsky2k]

Not a good move when the iPhone sales are starting to level off. The only reason they still have a lead in the market is due to the battery fires in the competitors product. Sure the * (if that's what its going to be named) should be the higher priced unit however the other new LCD units also being released (iPhone 7s?) should come down in price, but putting the new 8 above $1,000 might seem novel, is ridiculous.

 

[a.gomez]

In the real world one is reading The Cat in the Hat the other War and Peace

There is a reason why the iPad Pro is running a garbage mobile OS with Mickey Mouse Apps

 

[BlargKing]

They sell a zillion chrome books with that lowest tier chip, crappy display, and low memory specs. As phone OS-es evolve to handle text and files conveniently, then yes. Large screen phones with accessory keyboards will steal ever more share from the bottom of the laptop market. Just like the 320x240pixel terrible phone cameras have continuously evolved to take more share from digital camera sales. But it starts at the bottom. Don't compare your high end computer and be deceived.

Well see, for myself and many others, our jobs require high end computing power, so there will never be a day when a phone or tablet can replace our computers.

Last I checked, iOS doesn't even have a file browser in place, so its pretty far away from being a replacement for a traditional computer. At least Android trust its users enough to let them use the filesystem. I could see Android phones being more competition to computers.

Still, on the original argument, I've got a couple ARM powered Raspberry Pi computers, and though its made massive strides in performance, the ARM architecture is still underpowered for a desktop computer environment.

 

[62tele]

Yes, and they won't be able to keep them in stock. As long as it's hidden in the consumers monthly mobile bill, folks won't care. We got so accustomed to "free" phones under contract and the added cost included in the wireless bill, no one much cares.
That is the only explanation for folks upgrading phones as often as they do. You don't really need a new mobile device every year or even every two years. My iPhone 6 (2 years and 4 months old) still works perfectly fine.
I've never done an analysis of buying your phone outright vs "interest free" installments but it would seem that you have to keep your phone greater than 2 years for an outright purchase to be cost effective to purchase it outright. There's little "lost opportunity" cost in $1000.
It may be odd but the average consumer wouldn't consider buying a new PC/Mac every year or two years but they think nothing of a smartphone.
I have little reason to upgrade my iPhone 6 other than a better camera and moving to the plus model size although I guess 3D Touch is nice.

 

[BenTrovato]

Does any of this really matter? If Apple is making a bad move my charging so much for a phone, people won't buy it. If people buy it, then they know what they'r doing. Talking about how bad this will be is useless, not giving them your money is an actionable result.

 

[monty77]

so why did you come here to tell us?

Because this is an internet forum, it is what people do. Why did you ask me why I came here to tell you that?

 

[EdwardC]

I'll have to pass on that one!