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Who is looking forward to selling their iPhone to get a 6S ?
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I will pass on the 6S. I used to upgrade every year but held my 5 for two years and plan to keep staying on the two year plan from now on. The upgrades from 4 to 4S and 5 to 5s brought a speed bump, a camera upgrade, and one major feature (siri on the 4s, touchID on the 5s).
That's not enough to justify the cost, IMO, and it also makes the subsequent upgrade (5 to 6) a lot more exciting.
That's not enough to justify the cost, IMO, and it also makes the subsequent upgrade (5 to 6) a lot more exciting.
Sell the iPhone every year..
But if you want to keep the iPhone a little longer, keep the s models and sell the others. If the 6s/6s+ gets 2 GB RAM, that is the one to keep as the 6/6+ may not age the best like the 4. Shame the 6 Plus is the best iPhone ever made so far only to carry the same amount of RAM as the iPhone 5. Like iPhone 4 was the last device to be single core right before 4s went dual core, the current 6/6+ may have the shortest lifespan as being the last with an anemic 1 GB RAM right before a major spec boost.
But if you want to keep the iPhone a little longer, keep the s models and sell the others. If the 6s/6s+ gets 2 GB RAM, that is the one to keep as the 6/6+ may not age the best like the 4. Shame the 6 Plus is the best iPhone ever made so far only to carry the same amount of RAM as the iPhone 5. Like iPhone 4 was the last device to be single core right before 4s went dual core, the current 6/6+ may have the shortest lifespan as being the last with an anemic 1 GB RAM right before a major spec boost.
Well technically speaking the iPhone 4 had one of the longest life spans of any iPhone to date. The iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 were both sold on the market for over 38 months before being discontinued. As far as how smooth they ran that's another story.
How ever I believe the 6 and 6+ will have the lifespan that's common for all iPhones with the exception of the iPhone 5. This year has 4 iPhones in its lineup. I think
Next years lineup could be 5 or 6.
All I want are 3 things and I will def upgrade, especially regarding Band 12 LTE
- At least 2GB of RAM, so Safari stops reloading pages constantly
- Base model starts at 32GB of storage, not 16GB
- Band 12 LTE for T-Mobile 700MHz spectrum
iPhone 3G - Same specs as 2G except 3G radio. Only got updated up to iOS4 and was awful.
vs
iPhone 3Gs - First major spec boost faster SoC, double RAM video recorder by default. Got up to iOS6.
iPhone 4 - First major redesign, spec updates, but SoC was still single core and aged badly by iOS7.
vs
iPhone 4s - First to get dual core and aged well up to iOS7 and iOS8.
iPhone 5 - Another redesign with no major drawbacks like the 4 except scruffgate while being the first to get 1 GB RAM but....
vs
iPhone 5s - First to get Touch ID (home button looks better), 64-bit processor, M7, slow motion, much better camera, etc. Space gray > slate for less scruffs.
iPhone 6/6 Plus - Best iPhones ever made (6 Plus) but only 1 GB RAM... iOS with more features will start to become more like Android (useful) but also bloated.
Looking back, alot of people who bought an iPhone 4 wanted enough reasons to justify their purchase and find enough reasons NOT to buy the 4s. I remember so many people bashing the iPhone 4s for having the same design and GSM Arena making fun of the name (forest or for a**). Yet, the 4s while looking the same aged better than the 4. The iPhone 6s/6s Plus will get the same maligned comments although this time more expected as most people thought the 4s would be called iPhone 5 with a different design back in 2011.
If you have the same looking models, always go and keep the faster model INTERNALLY for the longer term. Look at the track record above. Yeah, the design is no longer fresh. Apple doesn't want to be forward thinking with the tick years. They always want to hold back something for next year. The s models is for people patient enough with some enough foresight in keeping the models longer.
vs
iPhone 3Gs - First major spec boost faster SoC, double RAM video recorder by default. Got up to iOS6.
iPhone 4 - First major redesign, spec updates, but SoC was still single core and aged badly by iOS7.
vs
iPhone 4s - First to get dual core and aged well up to iOS7 and iOS8.
iPhone 5 - Another redesign with no major drawbacks like the 4 except scruffgate while being the first to get 1 GB RAM but....
vs
iPhone 5s - First to get Touch ID (home button looks better), 64-bit processor, M7, slow motion, much better camera, etc. Space gray > slate for less scruffs.
iPhone 6/6 Plus - Best iPhones ever made (6 Plus) but only 1 GB RAM... iOS with more features will start to become more like Android (useful) but also bloated.
Looking back, alot of people who bought an iPhone 4 wanted enough reasons to justify their purchase and find enough reasons NOT to buy the 4s. I remember so many people bashing the iPhone 4s for having the same design and GSM Arena making fun of the name (forest or for a**). Yet, the 4s while looking the same aged better than the 4. The iPhone 6s/6s Plus will get the same maligned comments although this time more expected as most people thought the 4s would be called iPhone 5 with a different design back in 2011.
If you have the same looking models, always go and keep the faster model INTERNALLY for the longer term. Look at the track record above. Yeah, the design is no longer fresh. Apple doesn't want to be forward thinking with the tick years. They always want to hold back something for next year. The s models is for people patient enough with some enough foresight in keeping the models longer.
I have a 6+, so I see no need to upgrade unless Apple brings something amazing to the table.
2GB RAM would be nice, but that's meaningless to me as I have never noticed any issues due to lack of RAM.
2GB RAM would be nice, but that's meaningless to me as I have never noticed any issues due to lack of RAM.
These are all valid poins but only if you don't take advantage of your carrier's upgrades every two years, at which point it doesn't matter if you never keep any phone more than two years. But honestly, why wouldn't you update whenever a subsidized upgrade is available?
Subsidies aside, it'd be hard for me personally to keep the same phone mre than two years with how fast things change.
If there isn't a major camera update, or if they remove the home button (which I think is unlikely) I will stay with the 6
I upgraded from the 4 to the 4s, I was able to sell the 4 at a small loss. I liked the 4s so much that I skipped upgrades until the 6 and I can't bring myself to get rid of it. I like the larger screen of my 6, but I still love how the 4s fits in my hand. The 4s still does everything I need, but I can resist the upgrade bug for only so long.
probably won't buy a new iPhone for years. 6S will probably still have 1GB ram, 16GB base model and $400 on contract in Canada. No longer affordable or useful with these constraints. I guess apple is forgetting that the first iphone was scoffed at with its $500/$600 price and they are nearly already back to that pricepoint.
with the installment plans that carriers are now offering i dont think people are going to upgrade that often anymore. I dont see them wanting to pay an extra $25-35 a month on top of their service.