For me, it's RAW photo capture and editing. Photo libraries these days are already large, but imagine thousands of RAW photos that you'd have to load all at once. But it can also be as simple as faster boot and application launch times, especially if the app you're using has a lot of assets.
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iPhone 8 should cost $1,500?
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For me, it's RAW photo capture and editing. Photo libraries these days are already large, but imagine thousands of RAW photos that you'd have to load all at once. But it can also be as simple as faster boot and application launch times, especially if the app you're using has a lot of assets.
Fair enough. I suppose also people with 50 apps open hammering swap space.
TheTurboFD
Member
Only to browse social media , take pics of food, and make phone calls lol
SuperRaddy
Member
Fuck off Apple ... and I'm an iPhone user
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
You realize this isnt actually an announced price, right? Its the writer hoping for a luxury tier of iPhones.
You don't have to buy a product, you know.
Wow. I still have my Oneplus 2 (which I dropped around $400 for?) and I've been happy with it outside of a few minor issues (Pokemon Go Plus has to have wifi scanning off to work. That's pretty much it). It would have to be one hell of a phone for me to consider dropping that kind of cash. Like, it would have to be something completely crazy like the original iPhone and Android phones were when they came out. Even then, that costs more than renting my house.
Dreamwriter
Member
Itll probably have a sapphire screen, which is pretty much as scratch-resistant as you can feasibly get, let alone crack-proof. The only material tougher than Sapphire is Diamond. Apple wanted to do that for iPhone 7 but couldnt get the kinks worked out in time.
jimmypython
Member
Canada price for this will be LOL.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
They were also supposed to put long-distance wireless charging into this phone, but couldnt get the kinks worked out.
They were also supposed to embed Touch ID into the screen for this phone, but couldnt get the kinks worked out.
So far, it looks like its only significant changes are less bezel and an OLED screen.
Id pay $1000 or more for that other cool stuff that wont be there. As its looking, Im prolly gonna skip this one.
Almost sounds more like the model for the Macbook Air than a Pro model.
"Pro" has arguably included features, performance or (to a lesser extent) connectivity that wasn't covered by consumer models.
The iPhone 8 sounds more like a moonshot, a "this is what all our phones will be like in the future" design. We saw this with the first few generations of the Macbook Air, it pushed a design that wasn't mainstream at the time but became commonplace as time went on for Apple's notebooks. It was also expensive as fuck and made compromises on certain features that people still expected at the time.
I can definitely see people buying a $1500 iPhone, I'm just glad I won't.
"Pro" has arguably included features, performance or (to a lesser extent) connectivity that wasn't covered by consumer models.
The iPhone 8 sounds more like a moonshot, a "this is what all our phones will be like in the future" design. We saw this with the first few generations of the Macbook Air, it pushed a design that wasn't mainstream at the time but became commonplace as time went on for Apple's notebooks. It was also expensive as fuck and made compromises on certain features that people still expected at the time.
I can definitely see people buying a $1500 iPhone, I'm just glad I won't.
Alcotholic
Banned
What's the production and distribution costs of these phones? At which point does it start being anti consumer or just playing at being trendy to own one? I'm not saying that consumers shouldn't spend their money how they want, I'm suggesting that the phones are potentially expensive for just being expensive.
If it's expensive, because small technology is expensive, why are costs increasing if phones are remaining the same size? The leap in technological advances aren't big or anything.
UK Apple Store will link to extra job finding sites before check-out.
King Gilga
Member
My coworker dropped his iphone 7 from waist high onto the pavement last week and the whole screen shattered.
So I'll believe it when I see it.
Luckily it only cost him like £50 to repair it from some random corner shop while we had lunch.
travisbickle
Member
Is this a capable VR device? Man, it's expensive.
Sorry you all crazzzzzzy to spend that much on a phone. Think of all the things you can do with $1500. I mean the only reason you'd want all that power would be to play games anyway... I would not spend that much to play mobile games. You can get a top of the line xiaomi 6 for $300, you can get a huawei 10 with Leica dual camera for $500. You could do 90% of most daily functions easily with a redmi 4X for $99. I think we're at the point where a more powerful phone isn't going to make a whole lot of difference. The only reason I'd want to spend a bit more would be on the camera as my iPhone 6 camera is a little slow compared to all the new phones out there right now, but I wouldn't pay $1500 to get one, there's got to be better value options than that.
It depends where you live, I'm paying 9.99 for unlimited SMS/MMS + unlimited voice call and 20GO of 4G data.
Sapphire glass is more scratch resistant but actually more shatter-prone.
Sapphire is very scratch-resistant but very brittle. Unless Apple got some magic cooking, it will shatter even easier than the current Ion-X/Gorilla Glass. It looks incredibly sexy and premium though if the Apple Watch Sport vs SS screens are anything to go by.
I've been tweeting/calling the next iPhone the "iPhone Pro" for a few months now, once it became clear that there is _no earthly way_ Apple is going to get OLED to iPhone scale within a year, and as such should absolutely introduce an iPhone Pro line for people who want the best of the best without having to wait for 1MM per day scale to be possible.
If the iPhone 7+ is basically an $800-900 device, then I want the iPhone Pro to be ~$1300-1500, because I want to actually be able to buy one. If it's anything less, the thing will be impossible to find and cost me $2000 on eBay instead.
If the iPhone 7+ is basically an $800-900 device, then I want the iPhone Pro to be ~$1300-1500, because I want to actually be able to buy one. If it's anything less, the thing will be impossible to find and cost me $2000 on eBay instead.
How good? NVMe in iOS devices hits 400/150 sequential read/write.
This is good analysis/post. Maybe the iPhone j8sus features will be better implemented than the competition.
This is garbage analysis/posting. The OP is literally about what the pundit wants. If you don't care why are you in this thread. He isn't just speculating as you say, he is prescribing a solution for what he thinks Apple should do. That's an important difference because Apple has already set expectations to their customers for what an iPhone costs
Pagusas
Elden Member
Not everyone is in a situation where spending $1500 = can't spend $1500 on something else.
SirMossyBloke
Member
Would never spend $1000 on an iPhone, but would happily on an Android. More bang for your buck basically.
SuperRaddy
Member
No worries, Samsung will have you covered next year after mocking Apples 1000$ phone throughout the fall.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
honestly don't see the logic in this statement. 1500 is still 1500. if 1500 isnt much to you, then give me 1500.
I know right, why not just bump it to $6,000. I mean, you use it more than a car. Might as well be as much as a cheap used car. Hell, in that regard, why not make it $150,000. You are with your phone more than you are in your home physically. Might as well cost as much as a small home.
tearsintherain
Member
I wonder about unintended consequences when you price phones so high. iPhones have been a huge theft target, not sure now as much given you can remotely disable it.
But if some iPhone models start costing over $1500 there will be a huge incentive for thieves to actually physically disable and even murder owners, so they can't report them as stolen. Lord have mercy on the truck driving hauling a pallet of iPhone 8's, he better have armed guards and route security.
Beyond a certain point the showoff of wealth is really about showing things you can afford that others cannot, will iPhone 8's be a status symbol among drug dealers?
But if some iPhone models start costing over $1500 there will be a huge incentive for thieves to actually physically disable and even murder owners, so they can't report them as stolen. Lord have mercy on the truck driving hauling a pallet of iPhone 8's, he better have armed guards and route security.
Beyond a certain point the showoff of wealth is really about showing things you can afford that others cannot, will iPhone 8's be a status symbol among drug dealers?
King Gilga
Member
That's silly logic, I'd rather waste 1.5k buying something dumb for myself than give it to some random anyday. Most people would.
Pagusas
Elden Member
That's not going to happen in America unless the Chinese companies actually learn how to market to Americans. A good start would be to have an actual company name Americans can pronounce and aren't turned off by.
And if features and tech specs sold phones alone, the iPhone wouldn't be as dominant as it is.
Poor GRIMES
Banned
The phone will have Touch ID... Apple is not usually that inconsistent with it's design. They just added Touch ID to the MacBooks.
sixteen-bit
Member
Sticker shock total. I'll pass.
I knew they'd overprice the Oled model lmao. No way would I pay almost double the price just for a better screen. (Oled is great though). Theres no way it could be $1500 i'd hope even Fanboys would know that was the biggest ripoff, even though I know they wouldn't care. It's not even about affording it I buy dumb stuff all of the time. But that price hike would be stupid.
I want to know wealthy the people are here who have no issue shelling out $1,000+ for an iPhone. There's no way the resale value stays that high for a device like that. It's so far out on price range wise and every year Android mid range phones become more premium while flagship see discounts more.
You can argue to me about OS and brand preferences all you want. You need really examine yourself if you're fighting to justify that ridiculous price. Especially at $1,500, you're not getting $1,500 of use out of that damn phone. You're doing the same shit that a person on $450 flashship would be doing. The older iPhones would be a better buy. Almost any other decent phone will. If it does it this price point, I hope we have a thread that exposes all the fanboys who eat this shit up so I can laugh at them. There's no justification. "Android as an OS and their phones are garbage" doesn't cut it here.
You can argue to me about OS and brand preferences all you want. You need really examine yourself if you're fighting to justify that ridiculous price. Especially at $1,500, you're not getting $1,500 of use out of that damn phone. You're doing the same shit that a person on $450 flashship would be doing. The older iPhones would be a better buy. Almost any other decent phone will. If it does it this price point, I hope we have a thread that exposes all the fanboys who eat this shit up so I can laugh at them. There's no justification. "Android as an OS and their phones are garbage" doesn't cut it here.
I get that people in this thread might just hate capitalism (or their success at it), but this is the world we live in. If Apple can only manufacture 4M OLED iPhones per quarter, then they should be doing this calculus:
* how much would our 4M richest customers be willing to pay (maybe that's $1500)
* how much other stuff can we cram in if that's our price point
* retain 40% margins
* avoid a sellout that also obliterates 7s sales
They just work backwards from there.
I realize a lot of people get angry because they want to have the very best, but can't afford it and so they lash out or rationalize that the product isn't as good as people think it is. I follow the industry pretty closely, I am not a rube, and Apple's software ecosystem and my love for cutting edge hardware and industrial design means I'm squarely the target market for this thing, even at $1500.
Sorry?
* how much would our 4M richest customers be willing to pay (maybe that's $1500)
* how much other stuff can we cram in if that's our price point
* retain 40% margins
* avoid a sellout that also obliterates 7s sales
They just work backwards from there.
I realize a lot of people get angry because they want to have the very best, but can't afford it and so they lash out or rationalize that the product isn't as good as people think it is. I follow the industry pretty closely, I am not a rube, and Apple's software ecosystem and my love for cutting edge hardware and industrial design means I'm squarely the target market for this thing, even at $1500.
Sorry?
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Look at it this way. If its really high priced, some people will still get it. Us other people will still have the incremental 7S to hold us over and by next year the 8 technology will have hopefully come down in cost.