caleb.cole
Pebble Pounder
A grand for a phone? I don't know about that. Especially when the competition has the same or better features for less... What do you think?
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$1000 iphone X announced
- Thread starter caleb.cole
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WHITE-TRASH
I wanna be Dave
Well it is an iPhone so it's going to be totally easy for the simple minded sheep that worship at the feet of apple.
I'm looking forward to the note 8 coming out next month because I like having a stylus and the freedom to change things. It's not a grand though, close but not all the way there. :lol:
I'm looking forward to the note 8 coming out next month because I like having a stylus and the freedom to change things. It's not a grand though, close but not all the way there. :lol:
vonclod
Rock Crawler
I'll just keep using my POS that makes phone calls and texts..if I want a PC i'll use my PC/laptop.
wings_of_fire
Quarry Creeper
People are emotionally attached to Apple and they will even pay $2000 for their phones.
I find their price to be inflated, but then it took several months for the US government to crack them :ror:
I find their price to be inflated, but then it took several months for the US government to crack them :ror:
NoobCrawler
Rock Stacker
It may be my possible tin foil hat disdain I somewhat have for most tech, but a phone that has facial recognition gives me the willies...
scalemadness
Quarry Creeper
My old iphone 4 is still kicking and gets the job done theres better things i can think of to drop that much coin on
aiden102408
Quarry Creeper
I'm happy with my 6+ .... it's a never ending cycle
There isn't anyone that's gonna keep up with the technology
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There isn't anyone that's gonna keep up with the technology
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A Verizon Note 8 is $960, so another $40 on top of that isn't that big of a deal. However, I'm going to use my S7 until it dies, but I do have $800 in RC toys in my shopping cart that I keep staring at, debating if I should click buy instead of a phone.
Zippy1
Rock Stacker
I guess I'm going to stay in the stone age. Still have a flip phone."thumbsup"
It makes calls, and receives them, so I'm good...
NEVER in my wildest dreams, did I think a phone could cost a G-note. Does it cook and clean?:lmao:
It makes calls, and receives them, so I'm good...
NEVER in my wildest dreams, did I think a phone could cost a G-note. Does it cook and clean?:lmao:
gottorque
RCC Addict
lol...no thanks
calcagno45
RCC Addict
I think it's a big jump in price from the 7 models but they'll get it. People will definitely buy it. I'm grateful my work covers my phone.
Peaker
Rock Crawler
People will buy it, and probably a lot.
And the cost of making it cant be more than 400 USD
I stay with my 200 USD decacore phone, that is fine to me even if 8 of the cores fail.
And the cost of making it cant be more than 400 USD
I stay with my 200 USD decacore phone, that is fine to me even if 8 of the cores fail.
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
I work in the tech industry, and I'm shocked at the price jump between the last gen phones, and the new gen stuff. It's a HUGE price increase. But like always, just wait a year, and you can get one through your carrier for like $99 or something with a new contract. Hell, I ran my iPhone 4 until last October, and the only reason I upgraded then was the lock button literally wore out in almost six years of use. I couldn't care less about IOS vs Android, run whatever suits you, it's your money after all. I have devices of every OS in my household, I'm an equal opportunity gadget junkie. :mrgreen:
For all those saying it's just a phone that's simply not true.
I'm not an Apple fan. In fact I'm an Apple hater. But their phones take amazing photos and videos. Photo and video quality has become what I look for first when buying a phone.
I've been a life long Android diehard, but I'm sick of getting left behind on old versions because the phone manufacturers, and even more so Verizon, refuse to update. This is the first year I'm looking at the iPhone. And no Android phone has ever beaten an Apple phone in terms of picture quality. Some, like my Samsung Note, have come close, but my girlfriend's iPhone 7 Plus still beats it in almost every situation. Apple continues to win in that area.
$1,000 is a hell of a lot for a phone, but the Note 8 is also right around $1,000 so it's not just Apple. And, as I stated, they are no longer just phones. They're cameras, video cameras, and computers in our pocket. They are something we use every day for at least 2 years straight. That's less than $2 a day.
Is it a lot of money? Yes. Is it crazy? Yes. Will people pay it? Yes. Is it worth it? That's up to you to decide.
I'm not an Apple fan. In fact I'm an Apple hater. But their phones take amazing photos and videos. Photo and video quality has become what I look for first when buying a phone.
I've been a life long Android diehard, but I'm sick of getting left behind on old versions because the phone manufacturers, and even more so Verizon, refuse to update. This is the first year I'm looking at the iPhone. And no Android phone has ever beaten an Apple phone in terms of picture quality. Some, like my Samsung Note, have come close, but my girlfriend's iPhone 7 Plus still beats it in almost every situation. Apple continues to win in that area.
$1,000 is a hell of a lot for a phone, but the Note 8 is also right around $1,000 so it's not just Apple. And, as I stated, they are no longer just phones. They're cameras, video cameras, and computers in our pocket. They are something we use every day for at least 2 years straight. That's less than $2 a day.
Is it a lot of money? Yes. Is it crazy? Yes. Will people pay it? Yes. Is it worth it? That's up to you to decide.
Yeah, I dunno about the amazing photos and videos. I'm not up to date with the latest I-phone tech, but previous versions had some sort of very annoying perspective skewing on videos whenever the phone moved. Whenever I watch a youtube video I can immediately identify whether it was shot on an iphone or not. Drives me crazy. I've never seen the same effect from android phones.
Right now I'm still rocking a Samsung S5. I'd really like an S8, but no way I'm dropping the coin for it. A while back Best Buy was advertising $350 S8s, but of course that was for Verizon and Sprint, and I'm on AT&T.:roll:
I have the Note 4. Samsung products are great if you don't care about running the latest version of Android. Chances are you're never going to get it.
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
My main focus in a phone is phone performance LOL. And to be honest, in my experience the more crap you cram into one device, the worse it gets at it's intended original function. My old Nokia candy bar phone from the early 2000's would stomp the shit outta anything made today on phone performance alone. But, no internet, no video games, etc. It was a phone, and that's it.
dude26
Rock Crawler
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I just repair my "old" HTC for 30€ and will use it as long as I can... no needs for newest one...
I just repair my "old" HTC for 30€ and will use it as long as I can... no needs for newest one...
caleb.cole
Pebble Pounder
Personally I don't think the price justifies the phone's features at all based on what I've seen so far in the competition and even in the iPhone 7 and 8. Basically you're paying extra for a full screen display, a face unlock feature, and some dumbass animated emojis from what I've seen.
