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iPhone X Wait another year?

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Luigi_S

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Hi everyone,
My old iPhone 6 is on its last legs now, so I’m in need of a new phone... I’ve got a bonus from work so going to buy outright. I want an iphone X!

My question is after all this Apple throttling saga is it worth waiting to see what happens? Will they offer some sort of discount? Do you think the 2018 handset will be extra special after what has happened? I just don’t want to jump the gun and regret it :(
 
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Luigi_S said:
Hi everyone,
My old iPhone 6 is on its last legs now, so I’m in need of a new phone... I’ve got a bonus from work so going to buy outright. I want an iphone X!

My question is after all this Apple throttling saga is it worth waiting to see what happens? Will they offer some sort of discount? Do you think the 2018 handset will be extra special after what has happened? I just don’t want to jump the gun and regret it :(
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Right now Apple is offering new batteries for $29.

A new battery removes the throttling so your old iPhone would probably recover.

If you want to save yourself the cost of a new X.
 
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Luigi_S said:
Hi everyone,
My old iPhone 6 is on its last legs now, so I’m in need of a new phone... I’ve got a bonus from work so going to buy outright. I want an iphone X!

My question is after all this Apple throttling saga is it worth waiting to see what happens? Will they offer some sort of discount? Do you think the 2018 handset will be extra special after what has happened? I just don’t want to jump the gun and regret it :(
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I would not be concerned with The throttling with the iPhone X. I would purchase iPhone X enjoy and it for what it is, it's a great iPhone. And whatever Apple has in store for 2018, is well underway and I don't think this would have any impact on what they do in terms of the iPhone X in 2018.

Apples future goals with the throttling/battery life is to be more transparent and how it operates for the user to understand entirely, which is something I think that they will do for the future in iOS.
 
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Thanks for all your replies. I appreciate all your opinions. I know I should wait for version 2 of the X but I can’t help but want the shiny new iPhone now. Even though all I read are bad reviews :rolleyes:
Just reading actual real world opinions are helpful though :oops:
 
Get the battery replaced for the 6, and see how the saga plays out in the next month .

I returned my x , my limited edition red 7 is a great phone.

My recommendation , the s version of the phone fixes a lot of issues . Rev A Apple products.....always a risk )
 
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Luigi_S said:
Thanks for all your replies. I appreciate all your opinions. I know I should wait for version 2 of the X but I can’t help but want the shiny new iPhone now. Even though all I read are bad reviews :rolleyes:
Just reading actual real world opinions are helpful though :oops:
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The X is brilliant. Buy it.

Get the battery replaced on your 6 and then sell it, put it towards an Apple Watch ;)
 
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Luigi_S said:
Thanks for all your replies. I appreciate all your opinions. I know I should wait for version 2 of the X but I can’t help but want the shiny new iPhone now. Even though all I read are bad reviews :rolleyes:
Just reading actual real world opinions are helpful though :oops:
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I wouldn't worry about the reviews. Most of them are written to garner page views and to enflame readers. If there are specific things brought up in the reviews that are important to you, then by all means, reconsider the purchase. However, you're coming from an iPhone6, so your perspective will be much different than someone coming from a 6S or 7, let alone a tech reviewer that probably uses the latest and greatest all the time.

I know two people at work that have the iPhoneX and both came from the iPhone6. They love it. Could it be that they're forcing themselves to love it because they just spent $1200 on them? Sure. But it's also likely that they truly do love the X.

Personally, I'm waiting for the X Series2. Not because there's anything wrong with the X for me. I'm just cheap and want to squeeze one more year out of my iPhone6. Besides, if I buy one for me, then I'd have to buy one for my wife. Becomes a $2000+ purchase at that point.
 
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I went from a 6S to an X and couldn’t be happier. Reviews are just opinions and everyone has a different experience.. If you’re dead set on a new phone, I’d take the advice given above. Replace the battery in the 6 and either keep it as a backup, gift it to a relative or sell it.
 
I’ve just booked my genie bar appointment- so hopefully they will agree to replace my battery... I’m in the U.K. but I can’t find any info on if Apple have started the reduced price battery replacements here or not :rolleyes:
I’m then going to give it a couple of months to see what happens-
Do you think it will blow over or do you think Apple will feel they have some real making up to do and offer something
 
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Luigi_S said:
Thanks for all your replies. I appreciate all your opinions. I know I should wait for version 2 of the X but I can’t help but want the shiny new iPhone now. Even though all I read are bad reviews
Just reading actual real world opinions are helpful though
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Don't listen to the "put it off" crowd.

And whoa? Bad reviews? That's nonsense. What you're reading are bad social media people on Instagram and YouTube who get paid by-the-click and nothing gets the clicks like a good anti-Apple article or video. Ignore those. It's spam just like junk mail and robocalls.

Without question, the iPhone X is the best iPhone ever made and I've owned them all. Go buy your shiny new iPhone tonight. No need to wait or worry. Apple has a 14 day return period, if you get it home and don't like it, just bring it back no questions asked.
 
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I recently upgraded from a 6. My perspective is if you do not have a 6S or any of the + size phones, the X is a huge upgrade.

Coming from a 6, you get:
a bigger screen, bigger battery, better camera, 3D Touch, Live Photo’s, OLED, and the A11 chip w/ 3 gigs of ram. FaceID is also much better than touchID on the 6.

That’s a lot to get in a single upgrade. The phone is stable, lots of the issues are blown out of proportion. I love it and would not / could not go back to the 6 now. Sell it and upgrade.
 
I would definitely wait another year but not because I think there will be any offerings but because there will be 3 versions of iPhone X's to choose from instead of one.

I came from a 5s (the last iphone not systematically affected by throttling) and the only reason I upgraded to an 8 plus this year was because I wanted to stay away from the X and there likely won't be a 9 plus next year. Lol

The X won't be going anywhere.
 
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Without question, the iPhone X is the best iPhone ever made and I've owned them all.
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Until September 2018. Where the next phone will be the best. And so on.

It changes every year. The latest is always the best around here until it gets tossed aside for the next new model.

So I don't regard this as a ringing endorsement of the X.

It's your opinion and you are entitled to it. I have my own about the X. But that aside, will your opinion change at all next year when the next new iPhone launches? How good will the X be then?
 
There is always a small percentage of vocal, negative reviewers. And there will always be something new the next year. I, my son and daughter-in-law have an X and are very happy with them. I honestly believe this is the best smartphone I have owned. Face ID and Gestures are fantastic and work great for me. Form factor is perfect and I don't miss the screen real estate of my previous 6s Plus.
 
Luigi_S said:
Hi everyone,
My old iPhone 6 is on its last legs now, so I’m in need of a new phone... I’ve got a bonus from work so going to buy outright. I want an iphone X!

My question is after all this Apple throttling saga is it worth waiting to see what happens? Will they offer some sort of discount? Do you think the 2018 handset will be extra special after what has happened? I just don’t want to jump the gun and regret it :(
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hi. your question is a great one. being asked by a lot of people.

for me, i have decided to wait. i have a 6s.
i will do a super upgrade when i do upgrade:
buying the 2018 model of the X, and as well, hopefully an upgraded MacBook as well, to replace my adequate workhorse MacBook Air.
by October-November 2018 the cabling situation may have been straightened out, next generation of wireless charging available, and USB-C Thunderbolt 3 in the MacBook.

I do not think the 2018 version of X will be substantially different other than the bugs more worked out.
if you want to really hedge your bet, buy an 8 or even a 7 now and you could wait even 2 more years.
also, by June 2018 we will begin to see apples strategy in how they are going change iOS for iPhone more and more to fit the X rather than older models.
 
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Until September 2018. Where the next phone will be the best. And so on.

It changes every year. The latest is always the best around here until it gets tossed aside for the next new model.

So I don't regard this as a ringing endorsement of the X.

It's your opinion and you are entitled to it. I have my own about the X. But that aside, will your opinion change at all next year when the next new iPhone launches? How good will the X be then?
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I don't worry about any of this. When my current iPhone is more than 2 years old I get the best version of the new iPhone available. This year, it's the X.

So if the OP's cycle puts him at the 2+ year mark and he needs a new iPhone, get the best one that's out there now. That's the play. These devices are too important to our everyday lives to mess around with an old one entering Year 3 when there's a great new device out there right now.

I'm as critical as it gets. The X is a terrific device, no bugs to work out, no issues whatsoever. I should know. I own 4 of them.
 
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hi. your question is a great one. being asked by a lot of people.

for me, i have decided to wait. i have a 6s.
i will do a super upgrade when i do upgrade:
buying the 2018 model of the X, and as well, hopefully an upgraded MacBook as well, to replace my adequate workhorse MacBook Air.
by October-November 2018 the cabling situation may have been straightened out, next generation of wireless charging available, and USB-C Thunderbolt 3 in the MacBook.

I do not think the 2018 version of X will be substantially different other than the bugs more worked out.
if you want to really hedge your bet, buy an 8 or even a 7 now and you could wait even 2 more years.
also, by June 2018 we will begin to see apples strategy in how they are going change iOS for iPhone more and more to fit the X rather than older models.
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Personally, after a big design change, I like to get the second gen. That gives them time to work out the kinks.

For instance, the iPad 2 was awesome because the worked out the flaws/deficiencies of the original iPad.

AppleWatch S2 improved the shortcomings of the S0.

The iPhone4 was a major redesign. The 4S fixed it.

The iPhone6 was a major redesign and the 6S corrected the flaws of the 6 (too bad I got the 6).

I'm waiting for the X S2.
 
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Personally, after a big design change, I like to get the second gen. That gives them time to work out the kinks.
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The OP is fortunate in that he is in the non-S cycle.

Meaning every two years he can get the newest phone and not the following years boring iteration.

My wife and I were in that situation and my two kids who are on the S cycle were always unhappy they had to wait a year to get the features we already enjoyed, they found that all they did was lag behind everyone else needlessly.

I can also tell you as someone who has been on the non-S cycle since the iPhone 3GS a decade ago that there are no kinks to be worked out. Apple has world-class engineers and they certainly know what they’re doing.
 
Luigi_S said:
Hi everyone,
My old iPhone 6 is on its last legs now, so I’m in need of a new phone... I’ve got a bonus from work so going to buy outright. I want an iPhone X!

My question is after all this Apple throttling saga is it worth waiting to see what happens? Will they offer some sort of discount? Do you think the 2018 handset will be extra special after what has happened? I just don’t want to jump the gun and regret it :(
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If you get the iPhone X, do the iPhone Upgrade Program. I would wait but then again if your iPhone 6 is being all slow and freezing, definitely get the X. Its a really nice phone but next year will definitely have improvements since the X is a brand new design and screen for the iPhone.
 
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