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Although an extra hundred or 2 isn't massive in the grand scheme of things, I just don't think I can justify spending that much on a phone. I guess we'll have to see what happens.
*** The official Apple September Event Thread - Tuesday 10th September 2019 ***
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Soldato
Still have an SE here, think it came out in 2016.
I might update to a newer iPhone this year or the next.
I'm torn on this point.
I agree, a couple of hundred quid isn't much overall, but to continue to support a company which imposes these increases year on year only leads to consumers being negatively impacted.
Having said that, using the terminology "justify spending that much on a phone" isn't right, is it? Is that a fair assessment of the product? For sure, it's a phone, but it's so much more than that nowadays. It's a fantastic camera for both photography and videography, it's an internet browser, it's all your social media platforms, it's your alarm clock, it's all your banking services, it's all your debit/credit cards, all your store cards, it's interactive maps, it's a translator, it's YouTube, etc. etc. - sure, the old products were those, too, but to a lesser extent were they as good at doing said things.
And there's always the option to sell your phone at the end of your contract, should you have one. I'm not sure it's a reliable measure but a £1,000 phone must be worth at least £300 in two years, as such it's cost you £700 over two years, or rougly £1 a day - some folk spend three or four times that daily on coffee alone.
I'm not necessarily glued to my phone but the value I get from daily is invaluable. And with incremental updates year on year, I do believe they represent great value for money.
Soldato
Wasn't sure which thread to stick this in, but the Apple store just added a new LG 5K Ultrafine display (27")... hopefully not as borked as the last one, so there's a viable alternative to having to get an iMac to get that 5K goodness. Still not the prettiest thing though.
I should know better to react to obvious bait... but, what basics are being skimped on?
Soldato
Chances of releasing a "budget" (lol) phone better than the iPhone 8? or shifting the XR downwards to it's position?
Soldato
I could easily justify it in the same way you have, and it does sound reasonable but if consumers keep supporting these yearly price rises then phones become unaffordable. The main problem is, Apple set the prices for smart phones really. Apple bump the price, so does everyone else. I don't know what the solution is but I think I'm setting £1k as my limit unless it's something extremely special.
Fast charger in the box for one - Although this year it’s rumoured Apple may actually include one.
Lack of headphone adapter
64GB base storage for a £1000 phone meanwhile their competition is starting at 128GB
Caporegime
This year so far has been super slow with regards to the iPhone. Very few rumours and it looks like it will literally be a processor bump, new triple camera and thats about it.
Have to say, for the first time since the 4S I have had almost 0 desire to update my phone from the X. Still looks brand new, works flawlessly and super quick and doesn't lack anything compared to the newer models. The camera is fantastic even if its not as good as the newer ones but I don't take photos that require perfect quality.
Have to say, for the first time since the 4S I have had almost 0 desire to update my phone from the X. Still looks brand new, works flawlessly and super quick and doesn't lack anything compared to the newer models. The camera is fantastic even if its not as good as the newer ones but I don't take photos that require perfect quality.
Soldato
And yet the ‘S’ year phones continue to sell like Imodium on a budget package holiday. I suspect this helped by people on 2 year contracts who can’t upgrade on new iThing launch years.
Caporegime
Also those on the iPhone Upgrade Program. They will see the cost to change has small, since their monthly stays the same. They miss that fact they have to pay the upfront fee again and they only have 9 months left on their current payments.
I'm planning to upgrade my X to an 11 Max this time. The X second hand value is still pretty strong so maybe cost me around £700 for the upgrade.
Caporegime
Kind of depends how desperate they are to have the new iPhone. If they step away from the program their bills will drop to £15/month instead of £50/60.
Soldato
Just found out that my old boss, Apple’s cellular radio architect for iPhones 1 to 11 has moved to Google.
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