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Other Three months out from new iPhones - What are your plans?
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Giving your phone back to your carrier for trade in is a losing proposition because you end up losing all of your equity in the phone and are essentially just renting a device. You’ll always be better off selling it to a 3rd party.
True but I guess it all depends on what it's resale value is, at the time of the iPhone announcements?
Equity? Its a smart phone. Its a deappreciating piece of tech. Also, some want to avoid selling third party to avoid sites like eBay or Swappa where someone could be subject to fraud, especially given Apple product popularity. Sometimes, trading in is a safer bet and I don’t care if lose money or not. It at least avoids issues as mentioned above.
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Honestly, I'm not sure what my next thing is. I spent 1k on a phone.. I just might keep it lol or if next iPhone (not the one coming out this year) is any better I'll most likely get that one instead.
Well here's a article that may shine some light on what will come out: https://9to5mac.com/2018/07/09/apple-discontinue-iphone-x-iphone-se/amp/
...these leaks here look VERY sexy indeed!!!!!!!!
If these are true, which there is a high chance that they are, we are gonna be spoilt for choice come this September......
If these are true, which there is a high chance that they are, we are gonna be spoilt for choice come this September......
My phone hasn't been working for a couple of months. I'll most likely replace it with a 8 or 8 plus in the next week or so.
It’s true about the notch. I’ve had my X since November and I don’t even notice the notch anymore. I also don’t notice it during movies and I don’t mind the size of the device. I will still upgrade to the X+ because I love how much screen the X have.
I could be wrong, but I think the only really intriguing phone Apple has coming this fall is the alleged X+. Assuming it has the same form factor as my 8+(just with more screen and less bezel) then I’m not as intrigued. I want the biggest form factor I can have, since I do a lot of messaging on my phone and will take the widest keyboard possible. I don’t watch movies on my phone, so oled and 6.5” don’t move the needle for me. I’m anxious to read reviews, but the things I am waiting for won’t be available in 2018. I’m hearing 2020 before they’re here, so the 8+ might become the first smart phone I’ve ever kept for more than 1 year.
Calm down. My point isn’t that multiple tiers is a bad thing, it’s that the tiers are confused. For example, somebody who wants an OLED screen and the middle ground screen size can’t have it. What’s the logic in giving more screen space to ‘budget’ buyers than Premium buyers for whom the larger model is a touch too big?
And I’ve never complained there was a poor selection of iPhones.
I have a question relating to this. As it seems I am destined to buy the new 6.1” LCD model this year, how much of a size jump do you think it will be from my 6S? Is it something you could handle or would you personally find it too big. And yes I appreciate we don’t know how big it will be, but it’s safe to assume bigger then an X.
It's sort of hard to gauge without knowing what Apple's plans are. Certainly, if the 6.1" LCD iPhone has dual-rear-cameras, and the same aluminum body that the iPhone 6s/6s Plus and iPhone 7/7 Plus has, then, sure, I'll totally consider it. However, if the rumors about it only having a single camera and no 3D touch are true, then that changes things. Also, if they keep another 5.5" iPhone with the style of the 7 Plus or the 8 Plus with modern innards in the line, I'd probably prefer that over anything with FaceID as I do love that Home Button and TouchID seems quite tried and true at this point.
I'm on Android now. I will consider switching back iff Apple puts B14 in the new iPhone, and there is a Qualcomm version. If Apple is pushing farther down the path to go all-Intel, then my 4s will have been my last iPhone, and I will begrudgingly buy another Samsung phone that at least gets good reception.
I understand your example, but I don’t see how that’s “confusing”. That just means that there is a specific option at somebody can’t have, but my point was; I don’t think the average consumer cares that much about an OLED display given that they have a plethora of options to choose from any iPhone in the line up with different sizes and price points. You can’t fault Apple for at least providing the options they do, given not every consumer wants or cares about the iPhone X.
Have had every iteration of iPhone since the iPhone 3G right up to the X. However its time to jump of this incremental upgrade train. £1000 is my absolute limit (and maybe a one off) and I STILL regret paying so much for a phone even though I love the X.
I'll probably sit it out for the next few years, the X is great, prices have gone past what I think a phone is worth, and honestly...even though I wouldn't be without my smartphone I am no longer really excited by them.
I'll probably sit it out for the next few years, the X is great, prices have gone past what I think a phone is worth, and honestly...even though I wouldn't be without my smartphone I am no longer really excited by them.
I will do the same thing i always do.
Run my iphone 7 until it dies, performance falls off a cliff, or it otherwise becomes unusable.
Upgrading every year is madness. As far as I'm concerned they're a 2-3 year device. Run the thing over 2-3 years, upgrade then. There's always something better coming.
Run my iphone 7 until it dies, performance falls off a cliff, or it otherwise becomes unusable.
Upgrading every year is madness. As far as I'm concerned they're a 2-3 year device. Run the thing over 2-3 years, upgrade then. There's always something better coming.