Poll: ** The Official iPhone X Thread **

Which iPhone X are you getting?

  • Silver 64GB

    Votes: 35 6.6%
  • Space Grey 64GB

    Votes: 53 10.0%
  • Silver 256GB

    Votes: 31 5.8%
  • Space Grey 256GB

    Votes: 98 18.4%
  • I want one but it's too expensive

    Votes: 125 23.5%
  • I'm not interested

    Votes: 190 35.7%

  • Total voters
    532
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I honestly think Apple will be the only people to make this future work unless something fundamentally changes. Everyone else is just far too fragmented for now. I don’t think Apple has genuinely created something new for a long time, but what they are good at is executing old ideas extremely well.

Both Microsoft and Samsung are making big strides in this area.
 

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Some of you may have seen this, but it gives a really good insight in to the development of the original iPhone.

Lots of familiar faces in there too! Forstall hasn’t aged well :eek:
 
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I can't wait for the next iPhone this year...

In the past, I've always sold my previous phone and bought the latest iPhone - But I stopped when I reached the iPhone 6S - Now I'm ready to throw this POS through a window :p
 
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I'm not sure if I'll upgrade this year.

I'm on the Apple Upgrade Program but I'm quite tempted to not upgrade so that I can keep the X for myself once the term is over. Would be a shame to give it back as i really like it.

Unless I see some killer features then I'll move to an XI. Maybe an XI+ with a long battery life and super quick FaceID will make me upgrade.


I'm totally going to upgrade
 
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When the heck are they going to update the Ipads got money burning a hole in my pocket!
Theres definitely one on the way with FaceID, with the latest iOS12 beta adding credibility to it.

https://twitter.com/_inside/status/1003859761010499584

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Think I may go with iPhone Payments again like I did with my 7. Dont really wanna encourage myself to upgrade annually :D. Although I'm sure this time next year I'll probably be trying to convince myself to get the next model. Especially if its a more radical upgrade.

My 7 for the most part is generally fine aside from battery life which hasnt impressed from day one, I probably could hold onto it for another year but I do quite like the X so will jump aboard this years.

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Apple may introduce its upcoming 6.1-inch LCD iPhone with a starting price of around $699 to $749, according to industry analysis by TrendForce. The pricing strategy is said to be partly a response to lower than expected iPhone sales last year, and partly a result of competition from Chinese brands that have expanded their market shares with devices that offer high performance at affordable prices.

Three new iPhone models are expected to form Apple's 2018 lineup: two OLED models measuring in at 5.8 and 6.5 inches, and a 6.1-inch lower-cost LCD model. All three models will feature Face ID in lieu of a Home button, but TrendForce predicts the "budget" LCD device will be Apple's main device in terms of production share.

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The specs upgrades would make new iPhones more favorable in the competition with Android phones. On the other hand, the cost of this model has been approaching that of iPhone 8 Plus due to the upgrades. However, the 6.1-inch LCD model would be positioned by Apple's main product this year, with a production share of around 50% in the new iPhone series. Apple is bound to adjust the prices of this model to meet the market expectation and to further expand its market share. Considering the cost reduction of components, TrendForce estimates the starting price of this LCD version at around $699-749.As for the new OLED models, TrendForce expects the 5.8-inch device will have a lower starting price of $899 to $949, while the current-generation iPhone X, which starts at $999, will enter its "end of life" process due to the similarity in the specs of the two models. Meanwhile, the upcoming 6.5-inch device will target the "premium business segment" with a starting price of $999.

TrendForce believes Apple could introduce a 512GB storage option for the OLED models. In addition, Apple Pencil support may feature with the new iPhones, although it's unclear whether this also relates to just the OLED models. Respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has previously suggested that Apple Pencil support for a future iPhone is a possibility, although he doesn't believe iPhones will support Apple Pencil until 2019 at the earliest.

Apple is said to have been bargaining with its supply chain partners to reduce the cost of components, especially those which have been used in earlier generations of iPhone. That view tallies with earlier reports claiming Apple wants Samsung to reduce the price of its OLED display panels so it can cut the cost of current and future iPhone X models.

Price cuts to the display and other components would help Apple lower its bill of materials for the new models, with the savings potentially passed on to customers. For example, in line with TrendForce's prediction, RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani believes the second-generation iPhone X will start at $899, down from $999.

TrendForce expects the production volume of the three new iPhones to be around 83-88 million units, potentially taking a larger share of the company's annual sales volume compared with the three models it released last year. Sales volume of iPhones in 2018 meanwhile is expected to remain flat or grow marginally by 2 to 3 percent, owing to the saturated smartphone market and the longer replacement cycle of phones globally.

TrendForce believes the two OLED models have been assembled by manufacturers since late July, while the assembly of the LCD models is scheduled for mid-September. Apple is expected to launch the trio of new iPhones in September.

https://9to5mac.com/2018/08/14/2018-iphone-specs/

128GB should really be the base storage for the X and X Plus as far as I'm concerned, for the price you'll be paying, scrap the 64GB.
 
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