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Would you pay $1500 for an iPhone 8?
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At the end of the day it is still a phone. You talk, message, check/send email. And for some use the camera a lot. If the camera was worth the upgrade and I was one of those users, I may buy it. I do not take many pictures. So, I am not paying more for an iPhone than my 2015 rMBP cost. It and my 6s Plus are still doing great. If my iPhone starts to go I may buy a 7s Plus.
I wouldn't pay $500 but I have no need for a smartphone. The iPod touch and iPad cover my needs just perfectly. 10 year old flip- phone for emergencies.
SO the Premium iPhone 8 will cost what the 7+ cost?
Wow, thanks for the information. Do not suppose you want to place a bet on that.
That's a bold claim. How do you know this? But I disagree. I think the rumored 5.8 OLED model will start above a $1000.
You also said "No iPhone will ever start above $999 in the United States."
Years from now, they WILL start over $1000. I am betting they will this year. No way they will be selling the 8 at the iPhone 7 price. Apple is way better at marketing than that.
But have it your way as all is just a rumor. If you want to believe the 8 will be a sub $1K iphone, you have that right.
I'm going off of logic. The 2017 premium iPhone is not going to be more than $200 more expensive than the iPhone 7s Plus.
Full price breakdown:
iPhone 7s:
32GB - $649
128GB - $749
256GB - $849
iPhone 7s Plus:
32GB - $769
128GB - $869
256GB - $969
iPhone Beyond (placeholder name):
64GB - $969
256GB - $1129
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Well the current iPhone 7 plus 256 GB with tax is $1,027.14, there is no doubt in my mind the iPhone 8 would be at least $1100 specially if they actually do include the air pods in the box, thats why apple is still releasing the iPhone 7s because they know not everyone will afford the iPhone 8.
In a word, no.
In two words, no way.
In three words, absolutely no way.
It's a phone.
In two words, no way.
In three words, absolutely no way.
It's a phone.
Not true for me.
I passed up buying the new MBPro and went to a Windows machine, could not be more happy. I no longer would buy their desktops. I am no longer wearing their watch. Just an iPhone and couple iPads is all for me.
I purchased the Surface but gave it to one of my employees and purchased the latest Lenovo Yoga and could not be more happy with it's build or performance. Has the latest i7 chip, tera ssd and 16gb ram. Has excellent keyboard. It also has ports!
It is what we refer to as the doomsday machine. It is kept updated with the office and would be used if something like the building burnt to the ground.
My customers would still want to pay!
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No particularly if it were because of some fancy case material as they did with Apple watch. Maybe if it had a 72 hour of full use battery or some other fantastic feature but not if it came with air buds because I would never use them
They won't do that. It's safe to say the top level iPhone will be more expensive than ever, they won't increase it even further by including something most people probably don't even want.
For me it's less about showing off and more about looking down.
I wouldn't necessarily want someone to see my exclusive iPhone, but I would be comforted seeing someone else using a lesser iPhone than mine.
You look down on others because they have less money? Does being able to afford more expensive items make you better than them? That's certainly the way you come across.
It's a high price for an electronic that will be replaced in a year or 2.