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Will you pay 1k + for the new iPhone
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Not at all, because in 3-5 years we've greatly advanced cellular networks, camera tech is better, we have HD and 4k displays, faster processors, new designs, etc. Many cars are almost exactly identical over a 3 or 5 year cycle, with almost no physical changes.
I think you'll find 3-5 years in the car industry is a long time too. A BMW 3 Series might be the same car over 3 years but technology is striving in other areas of the industry. I appreciate the top Android OEM's are developing better screens, processors, cameras etc, but as an iPhone owner it's very stagnated on our side of the market.
Isn't the iPhone 8 rumored to come in at 5.8"? A "plus size" would be like 6.2" right? I think the 8 will be the bleeding edge phone to get.
You could say the same for a 7S & 7S+. Nobody "needs" to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on a phone. We do it because we want to.
Not to be an Apple Apologist, but isn't stagnant better than inconsistency? There are only very few Android OEMs I would trust to make a great product: LG, OnePlus, Motorola, HTC, Google (Pixel, Nexus, whatever). The rest either have great products and awful software or great software/bad prices or great prices/awful support imo.
Yep, it would be a larger screen than 5.8 next year. Obviously I'm speculating but considering Samsung has 2 sizes.. Apple has 2 current sizes of the 7 series.. makes sense to do a 1 off this year with 7s series then dump all bezels on the iphones except the SE which will get a spec update next year too. So essentially releasing SE (early 2018 release), 8s and 8s+ which would be end of year releases.
But then again, pure speculation doesn't help if you have a finished product that offers a bevy of incredible features. For me, I just want a device with the S8 hardware and iOS software because its probably the safest OS for me. Android is great and all, but it isn't consistent enough for me unless I go LG, HTC, OnePlus, or Google Pixel. The Android devices all involve compromises: LG's UX, HTC's lack of features, OnePlus' lack of enough hardware upgrades in the 5, and the Pixel not having a SD slot meaning I am basically in iPhone territory.
Honestly what can this new iPhone do that the 6s or 7 can't? Shoot laser beams? Cure cancer? Grow a tit for my pleasure? Phones and Tablets have gone as far as they can go. Anything else is just bells and whistles piled on top of other bells and whistles. Apple needs to truly innovate like the Steve Jobs days.
How would you innovate, serious question? Considering there are yearly releases and many companies are not making "revolutionary strides" like the 4 and 4S did, what can you do with some little time to make R&D work efficiently and appease shareholders? The 2018 iPhone is probably already being designed concept wise. The market is extremely mature and only so many strides can be made because people need reasons to continue to buy phone, which is where marketing comes into enticing people and planned obsolesce helps prime people to be in the market for a new device every so often.
People are excited about the bleeding edge Apple answer to the latest and greatest Android has. That's where Apple will release its highest end product and use its differentiation and branding to sway customers.
Phone makers are struggling to come up with something new. Every year consumers expect more and more and looking for a reason to upgrade. Heck an iPhone 5 basically does what my 7+ does, maybe not in the details but there are no "giant leaps" in tech every year. Software seems to be more responsible for the gains in tech.
We all get excited about our phones or we would not be here. After many iPhone introductions, I have learned to take it all in stride and know how ever excited you get the reality is the "newness" wears off and life move on waiting for the next new device.
I would say stagnant is better as long as you're not having your pants pulled down on the price. It's frustrating when it's imaginable what could be achieved.
This. Many will consider sticking with the 6S/6S+/7/7+ because they work well and will receive years of support. I just want the latest and greatest myself to use for a few years lol.
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We could be overstating the possible price increase as evident by the S8/S8+ at launch this year. Apple could still make crazy high margins on a great product because it might cost like $250-$300 to make the device and they could mark it up by $550 to cover labor, rent, other costs and still make profits to sustain growth.
I don’t know. I always pay full price for my phones. Sell them and pay the different for the new one every year. So, say I sell my phone for $450. I’m paying 700 ish for new phone. So yes, I’ll be buying it.
DO NOT DO IT ! unless you're a school going student with hyper limited budget and in need of "unlimited" data for watching crazy YouTube videos 24/7. I made that mistake last year and couldn't wait for my contract to end so that I could switch. Absolutely horrendous coverage and snail speed. Bear in mind, I'm in London where every network should perform their best. Also, appalling customer service.
There was an article on CNBC.com discussing whether people would be willing to pay 1k+ for the new iPhone. Generally people wouldn't. Everyone on average wants to pay 500-600 for an iPhone.
BUT as Mac enthusiasts and sometimes early adopters, would you pay 1k+ for the new iPhone?
I'm thinking that the all front touch screen, 128gb memory, and without accessories will be 1k. BUT the premium model with 256 gb memory and accessories (case) will put you at closer to 1,256.
Are you willing to pay that? I'm trying to budget and figure this question out myself. I did just buy the iPad Pro and am only using it as an iPad (but occasionally using it as a laptop'ish device).
Thoughts, feelings, emotions? What price would be too high? What price would make you buy one outright?
I'm thinking 1k puts it in the right spot for me on the 256gb memory and a case. But if its 1200 for a case and memory, I'm going to rethink it. I do want more than 128gb of memory. I currently have iPhone 6 at 64gb of memory and always out of space with music.
Well, when you can buy an unlocked S8+ straight from Samsung for $674 (I like the Samsung actually discounts their phone throughout the year rather than keeping the same price for a phone that's about to be replaced) not to mention, they'll even let you trade in an old iPhone 5 for another $150 off the price.
It's pretty hard to justify paying 2x as much when the big selling points (reduce bezels, OLED) are already in the S8. It really all comes down to if you think iOS is worth 2x the price, because the hardware itself certainly isn't.
Personally, I'm tired of iOS. It's just gotten boring as it pretty much looks and feels the same as previous versions, where at least on android you can customize it to look however you want to keep things fresh.
I've been on three for years and they are generally great. They are easily as good as other networks.
London isn't some mecca for phone signal either. There are hundreds and hundreds of tall buildings that signal tends to struggle to get to the base of. My missus is on EE and has the same problems in the centre of London.
The issue I have with buying the new one is not one of affordability, it is rather of value. Is this new iPhone going to do anything that my current one cannot that I desire, which is worth paying more? If it was the same cost I'd be on board, but if they will add a hefty premium, there better be a damned good reason.
Everyone has a choice to buy of not. There will always be the 7S and 7S+ or stick with what you have.
I'm all in for the new iPhone every year. $1K for a device that gets use daily is really not that much. Also the resale value of the previous generation are still decent so I hedge my cost a bit there.
Consider how much cash gets burned by people who buy gadgets and gear that sit and collect dust.
Consider how much cash gets burned by people who buy gadgets and gear that sit and collect dust.