Traded 5 for 5s? Why?

[davistld01]

If you had a perfectly good iPhone 5...why did you upgrade to an iPhone 5s or buy it outright if you weren't eligible (like me) for an upgrade?

And, please...don't answer "because I could". Thanks!

 

[kre62]

Because Im selling the 5 for 450 and paid 705 after tax for the new phone. That's the same price I would have paid with an upgrade (199 + tax), and my phone is unlocked.

The 5S is much smoother and faster, and the fingerprint unlock is money.

 

[TimUSCA]

Because I upgrade every year and pass my 1-year-old iPhone down to my wife. She doesn't care about having the latest and greatest (and she knows I do), so I upgrade every year. And I do it for free because a 2-year-old iPhone is always worth about $250. It just makes sense to do it.

 

[Jazwire]

If you had a perfectly good iPhone 5...why did you upgrade to an iPhone 5s or buy it outright if you weren't eligible (like me) for an upgrade?

And, please...don't answer "because I could". Thanks!

Because I have a family share plan with the inlaws on it. Who never upgrade their phones.

So every cycle my wife and I upgrade our phones.

Sell our on Amazon for usually $100 each more than we paid and get new phones.

So we get roughly $200 and 2 new phones each cycle.
Kinda a no brainer for us.

 

[Carlanga]

didn't break the 'rules'

because they can

 

[user-name-here]

- A7 processor twice as fast as the A6
- Fingerprint sensor for easy secure unlocking
- Longer battery life
- Dual LED flash
- Gold color option
- 64 bit iOS
- Improvements to camera quality
- Slow motion video capture
- Facetime HD camera
- M7 coprocessor
- Free iWork / iPhoto / iMovie
- More LTE bands packed in for international travel

 

[Matt8045]

Because it's nice piece of mind knowing you have the fastest mobile device on the market for however short lived that is. I have to get the newest iPhone every year. I love technology

 

[Iphone5preorder]

because they can

'Nuff said. Next!!!

 

[troubleonline]

because i want a 5s

 

[rgr555]

- A7 processor twice as fast as the A6
- Fingerprint sensor for easy secure unlocking
- Longer battery life
- Dual LED flash
- Gold color option
- 64 bit iOS
- Improvements to camera quality
- Slow motion video capture
- Facetime HD camera
- M7 coprocessor
- Free iWork / iPhoto / iMovie
- More LTE bands packed in for international travel

this and i will sell my 5 for $400.
while AT&T free upgrade to 5S is only $200

 

[eoblaed]

If you had a perfectly good iPhone 5...why did you upgrade to an iPhone 5s or buy it outright if you weren't eligible (like me) for an upgrade?

And, please...don't answer "because I could". Thanks!

I was about to type up my answer when:

- A7 processor twice as fast as the A6
- Fingerprint sensor for easy secure unlocking
- Longer battery life
- Dual LED flash
- Gold color option
- 64 bit iOS
- Improvements to camera quality
- Slow motion video capture
- Facetime HD camera
- M7 coprocessor
- Free iWork / iPhoto / iMovie
- More LTE bands packed in for international travel

What that guy said. Perfect.

 

[tonyy]

Giving my i5 to my wife who has the 4s. Used my upgrade to get the 5s.

Next year, I'll give the 5s to her and use her upgrade to get myself the 6.

Win win for everyone.


Staggered phone upgrades ftw.

 

[darthastuart]

On AT&T, the iPad LTE number allowed me to upgrade to the 5 last year, even though I wasn't eligible. This year, my main line was eligible.

Next year my iPad line will be eligible again as will my wife's main line. So I hope to stay on a cycle of upgrading every year and selling the year-old tech. I can get $325 for my iPhone 5 from Gazelle and I'm about $250 out of pocket on the 5s (including tax and activation fee) so that's $75 profit which I can put toward some credit card debt. A win all around.

 

[davistld01]

- A7 processor twice as fast as the A6
- Fingerprint sensor for easy secure unlocking
- Longer battery life
- Dual LED flash
- Gold color option
- 64 bit iOS
- Improvements to camera quality
- Slow motion video capture
- Facetime HD camera
- M7 coprocessor
- Free iWork / iPhoto / iMovie
- More LTE bands packed in for international travel

I agree with most of the list. Longer battery life is yet to be proven. My 5's battery life has decreased greatly after loading iOS7, and a longer lifespan between charges is the greatest motivation for me to trade up to the 5s now instead of waiting for the 6.

 

[Leonard1818]

Because I upgrade every year and pass my 1-year-old iPhone down to my wife. She doesn't care about having the latest and greatest (and she knows I do), so I upgrade every year. And I do it for free because a 2-year-old iPhone is always worth about $250. It just makes sense to do it.

this.

 

[Carlanga]

I agree with most of the list. Longer battery life is yet to be proven. My 5's battery life has decreased greatly after loading iOS7, and a longer lifespan between charges is the greatest motivation for me to trade up to the 5s now instead of waiting for the 6.

It's proven and even apple says so... Unless you don't believe apple specs page.

 

[kevpan815]

NO SOUND while PLAYING GAMES (on my IPhone 5).

 

[Dascoyne]

I switched from Sprint to Verizon.
Verizon gave me $350 for my iphone 5 towards the purchase of a $399 iPhone 5s. Considering I still keep the cables and headphones from my old phone I don't think the new phone really cost me a cent.

 

[Doc Evils]

The longer I held onto my 5, the more value it would of lost!