Did you not watch that video someone posted a few posts ago from a 6s to an 8?
The difference isn’t there.
People want something new. Not another iteration of the same thing 3 years in a row.
I never had issues with the “early” adopter phones as I started with 3g and up.
The 8 8s is apples way of milking people along selling the exact same thing. I think it’s nonesense and the sales have shown that.
Only thing you will notice is a decent upgrade in the camera but speed in everyday tasks from what I’ve seen is nothing major.
I don't need to watch a video. I've been rocking a 6s+ for two years now and it really started feeling laggy, especially after I installed iOS 11 (but was feeling long in the tooth before).
On Thursday night I was at an event where I was trying to use Twitter and my camera and it was painful how laggy the 6s+ felt.
One thing I love about having iOS 11 on both is that I was able to migrate my 6s+ over to the 8 very seamlessly. Worked nicer than a straight backup restore.
The 8 is MUCH faster than the 6s+ and my settings between the two phones are identical.
I've never gone wrong upgrading every two years. I keep my existing phones for backups or to hand over to my family members. Resale means little to me.
I find it crazy that people upgrade every year. That upgrade plan Apple cooked up puts a lot of $$$ in their bank account. That plan works squarely in Apple's favour. Apple has early adapters where they want them because they are the guinea pigs for people like me.
Back to our original discussion. I don't have to justify my purchase to anyone. I own a small business and my smartphone is my most important tool. I buy unlocked phones outright and leave the cell providers at my mercy who I'll go with.
I have NEVER regretted only buying phones every two years. The upgrade from one phone to another is always very noticeable. I also get my phones on launch day so I use them for two full years before I get another. The staggered launch day for the X and the uncertainty over supply means you might use your phone for 8-9 months before the next "latest and greatest" is announced.
I ran Geekbench on the 8 and compared it to the results I got with the 6s+ and my benchmarks are way higher what they showed two years ago (and the 6s+ was smoking fast at the time vis a vis my 5s).
What's important is that you be happy with your purchase. These forums are littered with people trying to beat down others who are grown adults and make decisions for themselves.
The 8 and the 10 are going to perform almost identically. I had a conversation with several other iPhone owners in my circles and we all agreed that facial recognition does not appeal. FWIW, the Touch ID on the 8 is much more robust than the 6s+ and I love it. Touch works the way I do. I've always locked my phones and the current way of doing it is the best way of doing it (for me).
Frankly, in two years I hope they're still offering flagship phones with Touch ID. The OLED screen is nice on the X, but it will be standard fare on iPhones in due course.
I thought about buying the X for about 5 minutes. It really didn't appeal to me, especially when I saw that most of the specs for it are identical to the 8. The 8 is in a form factor I like and it is definitely a much-improved version of the 6s+. I have never used a 7 in the real world (outside of playing with one in the Apple Store), but the 8 rocks my world.
No buyers remorse in the slightest. I'm glad the X is coming out because it was much easier to buy the 8 on presale and have it waiting for me at 8 AM yesterday morning.
The 8 is a great phone for me and I wish you X buyers all the luck that you get one on or close to launch day. All the naysayers are suggesting there is no way demand will be met in short order, but naysayers are inherently pessimistic anyhow.
