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The 2017 iPhone Could Cost Upwards of $1,000
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This is exactly what I think is happening. Apple cannot procure enough oled panels for a flagship phone this year. The cost has nothing to do with the price of materials. It will cost more because it will be perceived as sexier and it will be in very short supply.
So you choose to buy into a brand that copies and rips off the innovations that company that in your opinion doesn't innovate any more? Ok.
$1,000 US = $1,300 CAN
Plus 12% tax = $1,456
For a phone. That's getting to ridiculous territory.
Looks like I'll go to Craigslist and buy a second hand 7 plus this year.
Phones should cost $800 off contract with a usable storage amount.
Plus 12% tax = $1,456
For a phone. That's getting to ridiculous territory.
Looks like I'll go to Craigslist and buy a second hand 7 plus this year.
Phones should cost $800 off contract with a usable storage amount.
If the iPhone 8 costs $1000 I'm switching to android!
I wonder if we could see a lineup like this (excluding lower-end devices), using what happened to the iPad lineup with the introduction of the iPad Pro as a guide:
2016:
iPhone 7 Plus — 5.5" LCD — 16 nm A10 SoC — $769 base
iPhone 7 — 4.7" LCD — 16 nm A10 SoC — $649 base
2017:
iPhone Pro — 5.8"? OLED — 10 nm A11 SoC — $849-$999 base?
iPhone 7s Plus — 5.5" LCD — 16 nm A10 SoC — ≤ $769 base
iPhone 7s — 4.7" LCD — 16 nm A10 SoC — ≤ $649 base
I held out and didn't get the iPhone7...but at that proposed price, I'm considering just picking up an iPhone 7 and calling it a day. That is going to be crazy expensive here in Canada
Better things to do with my money.
Better things to do with my money.
According to Tim Cook's Apple, the 7 Plus (in Jet Black) is the premium, the regular 7 is for peasants
Well, looks like it's Pixel 2 for me and the wife then.
This is just absurd.
This is just absurd.
Oh yes, please do push your customers' goodwill. Push it until it tips, nothing else will stop this horrific train.
The sooner the better. Go right ahead.
Glassed Silver:win
The sooner the better. Go right ahead.
Glassed Silver:win
Somebody mentioned it's a mini computer. If I wanted to spend $1000 on a computer I could get a pretty decent one and have full screen capacity, keyboard and a proper processor.
If I want a phone(!) on the other hand I dont want to lay out $1k
If I want a phone(!) on the other hand I dont want to lay out $1k
Not saying I want a price hike (or believe this rumor), but... it is definitely not "just a phone".
I think you know that. Depending your age- you may remember the days all notebook computers were in the $2,000 range? It is on par with the power of a typical laptop, with the added benefits of GPS, a top-notch mobile video/still cam, biometric security, etc.
When I look at all that it makes the (current) price of $650 seem more palpable! =)
Yes, because what would they do without their snapchat and angry birds. Smartphones promised so much and really don't live up to the hype. All I see now is people having their frick'n face buried in it. Whether it's walking down the street, at their kids practice/game/performance, at the restaurant when they're THERE WITH SOMEONE, while driving, etc.
Freak'n bunch of zombies is what "smart" phones have made. And lets be honest, probably less than 5% of smartphone users are actually being productive on their phone.
No, you make an appointment at the Genius Bar and have Apple replace it for $79. Like always.
To a lot of people it is not a phone or a computer. It is a fashion accessory.