They're not really interested or serious about Indian markets. I don't think I saw any Indian representation in any of the 'united colours' style advertising, that isn't an accident.
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Tim Cook on iPhone Prices: 'We Want to Serve Everyone'
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They're not really interested or serious about Indian markets. I don't think I saw any Indian representation in any of the 'united colours' style advertising, that isn't an accident.
I am getting the 64gb.....my photo library is stored on icloud. No need for anything bigger as it would just be wasted space.
Maybe I am alone, but $750 is too much for a new personal phone. I’d rather keep my $130 Motorola phone with a good sized micro sd card and use the money to buy the new iPad Pro. If I drop my cheap phone, it’s no big deal. I’ll just buy the next model.
No it doesn't
I've provided the calculation, feel free to provide a correction to it if you disagree. Only thing I didn't include was the exchange rate, I used Oanda for that today where 1 EURO gets you 1.10250 or put differently the kiosk rate based on interbank rate +5%. Depending on your bank card you may get a couple of percent discount on that, but naturally you don't give your bank card to a friend to buy one, and thus kiosk aka cash rate seemed a reasonable assumption.
I guess I’m not part of everyone. Love my SE (paid $249 new with TMobile Black Friday deal) and think $449 is outrageous for a phone. My part of everyone says keep the SE even as it is and drop the price. I doubt I’m the only one. Serve everyone? Delusional.
I know a lot of people are disappointed about the "excessive" pricing on the XS and XS Max.
But the way I see, phones are being used longer and longer. Apple even made a point about this during the keynote. The smartphone market is now over a decade old, and there's just not a lot of technological growth happening anymore. People are upgrading less and less.
MR readers might be part of the "got to have a new phone each year" crowd, but most people commonly get 2, now even 3 or 4 years out of a phone because they are simply so powerful.
I used my 5S for 3 years until I bought my 7 Plus, which I've been using for 2 years now. I'll go another year. My battery capacity is only down to 86%, and it still runs great. Can't wait for iOS 12.
It's all about how long you intend to use your phone, with the cost per month derived from that. If you're buying the new 256GB XS Max, that's $34.69/mo (excluding tax), over 3 years. And that's for a state-of-the-art model. Not exactly breaking the bank, IMO.
But the way I see, phones are being used longer and longer. Apple even made a point about this during the keynote. The smartphone market is now over a decade old, and there's just not a lot of technological growth happening anymore. People are upgrading less and less.
MR readers might be part of the "got to have a new phone each year" crowd, but most people commonly get 2, now even 3 or 4 years out of a phone because they are simply so powerful.
I used my 5S for 3 years until I bought my 7 Plus, which I've been using for 2 years now. I'll go another year. My battery capacity is only down to 86%, and it still runs great. Can't wait for iOS 12.
It's all about how long you intend to use your phone, with the cost per month derived from that. If you're buying the new 256GB XS Max, that's $34.69/mo (excluding tax), over 3 years. And that's for a state-of-the-art model. Not exactly breaking the bank, IMO.
Lots of homeless people have smartphones. My cousin is one of them; he lives under the bridge. He would rather have a smartphone than a roof. He prefers the freedom of homelessness. I don't get it... but he's from Argentina and grew up in real poverty there and overstayed his visa 20 years ago. He works full time for cash. He's 51, his dad was Italian but a naturalized citizen here.
I also have a friend that used to date my sister that lives under the other side of the bridge. Also has a smartphone. Despite tons of help and giving him a job, a place to live, then getting him jobs at other places for years, he just works for a while then quits and he stopped paying his bills a few years ago and went homeless. He seems to just give all his money away; he gives my cousin $20 when he asks for $1. He's 28, American citizen. Cute white boy.
How much does the iPhone XS cost plus Vat in USA?No it doesn't
I completely agree. I was surprised to see monthly pricing available for Apple Care now. What many people don't realize is that $50/month for a phone, $4.00/month for the extended warranty, and $10.00/month for iCloud storage all adds up -- and that's before you factor in the cost of cell service.
Speaking of crazy naming schemes, has Apple told anyone what the 'R' in iPhone XR stands for?
XR is reasonable priced iPhone, 1600 is for the 512gb XS MAX. Sure, these prices are a "little bit" high than what they were 2-3 years ago, but at the end of the day Apple aren't doing any favours to anyone by releasing new products, there are a business making money and trying to stay ahead of the competition. No-one is forcing anyone to buy the top of the top, not even an iPhone to start with. What T.Cook says makes sense, the iPhone range, considering the prices with the capabilities, the features and the longevity, are, at least for me, the best deal for someone who wants a medium to high end mobile device.
Beside the picture was for the people who moan for the "I want it but it is too expensive, and also not innovating, but I don't know what to consider innovation" reason.
Oh Tim Cook. Haven't you earned enough yet? Why are you even doing this job still?
They had to leave something behind for future upgrade cycles. Don't worry, they'll catch up with Samsung and have no bezels in a couple of years. They will claim to have the best display ever and call it "Super Duper Retina".And it also has bezels from 2013
But i do admit, if it were the same size as some iPhone 8, i'd buy it instantly. But having such a huge phone with those fat bezels is a no-no for me...
If it's irrelevant, and everydody has iCloud backupup, then why not offer 32g, 16, evan 8g versions? Because people want to load their own files on the decise they've paid for.
Everyone's needs and budget will be different, but all I know is that I always used to get the newly released flagship iPhone model every single year up through 2016. I skipped getting one altogether in 2017 and now this year, I instead went with the iPhone 8 because it honestly does everything that I need for it to even though I could afford to pay more. I'm sure there will be some out there that will fork over $1,449 for the 512GB XS Max, but my days of getting the new flagship iPhone every year are definitely over.
I'm super disappointed that there's no new iPhone Se model.
I guess the market if moving toward phones being people's main computer and possibly the only one the own, but I really don't want or need a large phone.
A coworker calls the them iPhads.
I guess the market if moving toward phones being people's main computer and possibly the only one the own, but I really don't want or need a large phone.
A coworker calls the them iPhads.
He and Apple would be better served if Mr. Cook kept his mouth shut on matters of pricing.
It seems like that the internet is not as forgiving about Apple this time around.
https://9gag.com/tag/iphone?ref=featured-tag
One of the amusing pics is Samsung released dual sim back in 2010. Apple introduces it in 2018. Innovation.
https://9gag.com/tag/iphone?ref=featured-tag
One of the amusing pics is Samsung released dual sim back in 2010. Apple introduces it in 2018. Innovation.
I wonder what would happen if Apple finally adds the in-screen fingerprint reader. Will they call it the next big thing after telling people that Touch ID is not as secure as Face ID? I guess they'll stick to the notch even when other manufacturers have 99–100 percent body to screen ration
I thought the XR would’ve been the perfect balance of getting a new phone at a decent price. The Excess is too expensive for something that’ll be replaced in 1-2 years. Then I looked at the XR specs:
Not even 1080p
Huge camera bump
No Gigabyte LTE
I’m not interested. Hopefully I can find an X on clearance instead
Not even 1080p
Huge camera bump
No Gigabyte LTE
I’m not interested. Hopefully I can find an X on clearance instead