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iPhone 13 Pro Max Will you switch to Android because IP 14 series price is too high?
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Uhhh the pro max is the same price as last year. Maybe just not get a new phone
Just because you are in USA or Canada. Price in Europe, Japan increase like 20%.
Just curious if the price difference is related to the exchange rate (strong dollar recently)? Have other things gone up in cost, or just iPhones?
I tried Android for a year from May 2020 to February 2021. I did it because I had a 6s+ and I was tired of waiting for Apple to get rid of the fugly camera boil on the back of the phone. They didn't so I tried Android. Got a Pixel 3a XL.
It's a good phone (I still have it). I came back to iOS though in 2021 with the 11 Pro Max. I still prefer iOS and the only way to get iOS is to get an iDevice.
So, my motivator here really isn't price - it's iOS.
Android? Never. I’m too invested in the apple ecosystem. Everything just works better in my opinion. Been on iPhone since 4S. Have given Samsung/Android a run 1-2 times. Back to iPhone I went. Last time I tried android was many many years ago/
Android has come a long way from the early days. I currently have the latest on a Note 20 Ultra and it’s really smooth. There are a couple of things that I don’t like about it and these are why I am going to be moving to an iPhone.
- Settings have gotten way too convoluted. Android allows very fine control over permissions but it is difficult to work through. Battery optimization is a little too heavy handed. For instance, any optimization I do causes my GARMIN watch to stop receiving notifications. And that is just one example. There are a lot of settings and it can be difficult to work through them or find anything. I like Apple’s simpler approach to settings.
- AOD is sort of a joke. It just shows a few icons to indicate that there are notifications le whatever. I think that Apple’s new AOD is going to outdo it big time.
- There are some good android apps, but google play is filled with examples of crummy app programming and things that should have never been allowed. It is difficult to find the good apps.
- The Note 20 Ultra camera has good specs but doesn’t take great pictures. Especially macro shots. It will focus on one area and smudge/blur the rest. That’s not an android thing though.
No problem, very likely Apple will increase price a lot in USA next year then you can feel it lol
Apple products retain their resale value better than Samsung devices. You are either going to pay a bit more up front for an Apple device or lose a ton in depreciation immediately on a Samsung device. The best Samsung phones aren't cheap either. I'm not sure why this is a topic anyway. You can easily spend just $200 or so a year on average for an iPhone; no matter the retail price. Even a part time fast food worker can afford that as long as they can manage the initial outlay in the first year.
Negative. And not because I think Android is bad. I haven’t used it in years and for all I know it could be amazing. But at this stage in my life I’m not looking for change.
Apple does not explain why I guess, I just think Apple will not decrease prices in Europe or Japan even US dollars drops later.
Another issue is all non SE iphones in Apple store are so expensive, price different between 12/13/14 is so little that 14 is the only real choice. While android phone retail price drops a lot as long as you wait for few months after release.
Not to sound inconsiderate, but I don't care what other countries pay. I'm in the USA and the price hasn't changed since the iPhone X was released. Most times you can net more by selling your phone yourself so I don't trade in anyways.
The overall point is that if you are smart you can acquire a new iPhone every two years for little more than the amount depreciation will eat away at it. $200 a year is usually the number.....still today.
I'll definitely strongly consider an Android phone when I want to upgrade next time. I used a Pixel 4a for a short time before ordering the 13 Pro last year and it was a very robust experience, especially for the low price. Finding a discounted Android flagship for 750€ to 1000€ should be easy enough if you're not ordering close to the phone's launch, so I think there is a lot of value to be had.
I don't even mind the increased prices too much, but I'm honestly quite mad about the steep devaluation of the 13 series phones. You were usually able to recoup like 70-80% of an iPhones value after a year. For instance, my iPhone Xs was 1149€ and I sold it after a year for 800€ (70% of the original price).
Now they're offering literally half of what I paid only a year ago (615€ for a phone that cost 1279€, so 48%), which led to other companies also lowering the trade-in value.
Of course you can still sell it on ebay and probably get a decent amount for it, I'd assume you should still be able to get 800 to 900€ depending on the condition (new 13 Pros are still around 1050€ at least). But that's a much more tedious process of course.
I don't even mind the increased prices too much, but I'm honestly quite mad about the steep devaluation of the 13 series phones. You were usually able to recoup like 70-80% of an iPhones value after a year. For instance, my iPhone Xs was 1149€ and I sold it after a year for 800€ (70% of the original price).
Now they're offering literally half of what I paid only a year ago (615€ for a phone that cost 1279€, so 48%), which led to other companies also lowering the trade-in value.
Of course you can still sell it on ebay and probably get a decent amount for it, I'd assume you should still be able to get 800 to 900€ depending on the condition (new 13 Pros are still around 1050€ at least). But that's a much more tedious process of course.
Move? Idk what to tell you dude. Now with no trump in office, who are we going to blame for higher priced US items elsewhere? 😬