You pretty much hit the nail on the head and summed up mostly the entire iPhone sub-forum right now.
I've been refraining from posting in a lot of these threads because I don't feel like dealing with getting flamed because I chose to buy an 8 Plus or because the X didn't totally interest me at this moment.
Seems like if you bought an 8/8 Plus or decided to stick with the phone you have then you're labeled as:
- An idiot that couldn't wait an extra 45 days to wake up at 2AM to try and order the X within a 4 minute pre-order window to ensure it ships within the first 2 weeks of November otherwise get put put in the 5-6+ week shipping window.
- You're too poor to afford an X or too cheap to spend the extra money on the X.
- You're not tech savvy enough to use newer tech or are resistant to change.
- You must be too old to appreciate the X and should just get a Jitterbug flip phone with large numbers on the dial pad.
What about if you only like some of the stuff that the X has and not all of it? That's exactly what the 8/8 Plus is all about, same hardware as the X in relation to rear camera, processor, RAM, wireless charging, glass back, etc. but none of the other stuff that that individual might not care about like OLED, Face ID, no home button, etc...
It's almost like the option between the main brands and the luxury brands with cars. The 8/8 Plus is like a Honda Accord V6 Touring and the the X is like an Acura TLX Advanced, both cars are made by Honda and and based on the same platform and have the same engine and very similar features but if you want the extra stuff than you pony up the extra money for the Acura.
No one is an impatient or cheap idiot for choosing the Accord over the TLX, they just have different tastes or needs at that point in time so why label people for not wanting the X or not wanting the 8/8 Plus, it's a choice of what they want to buy and in my case I chose the 8 Plus this time around and I'm happy for anyone that chose an X, an 8/8 Plus or just decided not to buy right now, we all get what we wanted.