michaelius
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LoL the idea of paying this much for phone is completely hilarious for me. I payed around 600 euro for Note 2 and that's maximum I'd ever pay for top of line phone.
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iPhone 8 should cost $1,500?
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Aztechnology
Member
This is actually the right answer.
It'll be interesting to see how well it pans out if they do it. If I were them I'd worry that it might be a tough sell to market the mainline iPhone as a premium product when there's a higher tier iPhone. iPhones can already be fairly expensive (at least with additional storage), so I wonder if the more expensive version could damage the mainstream version's sales.
Any Questions
Member
Whatever happens, do not put it in the washing machine. Ever
QuantumZebra
Member
Watch out with talk like that around here. You'll get savaged by angry Apple cultists. 🤣
Yeah like I have no problem buying expensive tech. I barely ever go for the cheaper model of any tech I get. But that price jump compared to what you get for it is ridiculous. $1500 wouldn't even bother me if it wasn't almost double the price of the last one.
I prefer Samsung to Apple because of how their hardware and the ecosystem (fridge,tv, lights, ect). I think I'll finally like how the new Iphone might look but I don't think I could ever go back to a flat phone again.
IOS is miles above any other mobile operating system, especially in optimization. Its not even an argument. Sure android is more open and ill use those extra features but the average consumer isn't. I'll always say Iphones are better for most ppl even if I don't prefer Apple.
One Plus is the best bang for the buck though. I just don't like stock android
Yeah, they've got themselves in a bit of a pickle with this design not being across the line this year.
The 8 is going to completely eclipse the redone 7's and reduce them to the equivalent of the C version which didn't sell well so it has to be priced a fair bit higher to keep them attractive. Too much though and that limits demand, but then that might be linked to yield anyway.
It's a tricky balancing act and could go either way really. My gut feeling just says it's going to be lower or at least on par with what people expect. Like the iPad, it's not going to shock except maybe in the storage options.
The 8 is a long-needed reboot for the iPhone, I don't think they're going to risk fucking it up by all the talk being about price. High-end but not super high-end.
Consoles didn't have optical media and hard drives in the 90s.
AlphaStriker
Member
There are plenty of wealthy / exceedingly rich people using iPhones. There's going to be a market for a >$1000 smartphone.
Is the 7S going to be a 6 design for the 4th year in a row? Thatll really be disappointing if they dont refresh that, and only the 8 gets a new look.
I need a new iPhone (6s is promised to my son in August). I dont want a 7S if it just looks like a 6 - might as well just buy a cheap 6s again. Maybe get the 8 on apples upgrade plan in the knowledge it may be a short one and Ill replace it next year?
I need a new iPhone (6s is promised to my son in August). I dont want a 7S if it just looks like a 6 - might as well just buy a cheap 6s again. Maybe get the 8 on apples upgrade plan in the knowledge it may be a short one and Ill replace it next year?
Mr.Shrugglesã
Banned
Apple hitting 120 mph on a low gear while everyone else rev limiting on last gear.
I doubt the majority of benchmarks factor resolution, particularly the ones quoted in this thread. But ok, 2.7m pixels vs 4.4m.
And yes the best way to benchmark is to limit resolution. 3Dmark for example benchmarks at 720p which completely eliminates res and no suprise the S8+ smokes the 7+.
https://youtu.be/u95rnPQy5qQ
And an S8 free of bloat scores over 200k on antutu which is the highest recorded.
https://vimeo.com/208948901
Most important for every day use on an iphone*
Apple only allows one app running at all times and suspends any others. You have to manually suspend apps on Android or use a low power preset. Multicore is vastly more important if you have multiple apps running which I would guess 95% of Android users do because manually closing apps at every switch is a pain.
Yeah, I think the one thing we can be sure of in amongst all the conflicting rumours is the 7 is being trotted out again as an upspecced 7S to fill the holes the new design can't fill yet.
Maybe with an OLED screen if you're very lucky.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Can't wait to send dick pics with a screen with infinite contrast. Best $1500 spent.
10th anniversary, new campus, this has to be one hell of a show.
Got to have something.
King Gilga
Member
Phones are important, consoles are not.
Which benchmarks in this thread? Haven't seen much despite me asking for them from a certain poster.
I don't care for 3DMark Sling Shot because of how it measures the physics test on cores and frequency rather than real world performance. Anandtech explains it here:
Try GFXBench offscreen at 1080p.
QuantumZebra
Member
I had Applekins losing their minds over pointing that out 2 pages ago. Tread lightly around the cultists, friend 🤣
Yeah, I picked the Adreno over the Mali because I assume most of us are in the US but also because it does better on GFXBench.
I don't know why you keep ignoring Giga's posts about resolution benchmarking.
It's like 4 or 5 times now. You really think tests don't take this into account?
Bustanen
Member
Yeah those R&D costs must be in tens of billions. That fingerprint reader under glass took at least a billion alone to develop lol.
Pagusas
Elden Member
If it even exist, don't current rumors say the abandoned it? (Which I still don't understand, just put it on the power button on the side!)
QuantumZebra
Member
Refer to above post where S8 beats the iPhone when a accounting for resolution and keep outrage to a minimum pls.
My point wasn't even centered on tiny numbers on a benchmark. My point was that Apple charges more for inferior products. The S7 and S8 have vastly superior screens, batteries, etc, etc.
But even if you want to argue peanuts the iPhone barely comes out on top, If it even does.
Ascenion
Member
Honestly it's about social status to me. Samsung lacks that. I mean I'm a millennial, if you don't have an iPhone you don't have shit and everyone basically silently agrees with this. I'm gonna eventually have to start buying two phones. One for show and one for function. But yeah it will sell easily at $1500. Every girl I know will have to have one. When I was in college if you made the text bubbles turn green everyone basically thought less of you.
The rumours keep going backwards and forwards, looking more likely than less likely at the moment I'd say. The case leaks usually give quite a bit away. Once it gets in production we'll know it all soon enough.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Imagine the phone going for $1000 a year after release on Craigslist. People will be financing their Craigslist purchases with personal loans lmao
Wtf
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
The biggest sticker shock is gonna be sales tax for many.
Even on monthly payment plans you still have to pay sales tax upfront. So your talking over $100 bucks up front + higher monthly rate.
If you're in a state like California where a lot of counties have sales tax rates up to 10% that's like $150 up front + like 60 bucks a month.
There will be many who are willing to pay it though. That's fine.
Even on monthly payment plans you still have to pay sales tax upfront. So your talking over $100 bucks up front + higher monthly rate.
If you're in a state like California where a lot of counties have sales tax rates up to 10% that's like $150 up front + like 60 bucks a month.
There will be many who are willing to pay it though. That's fine.
Ah ok. I would assume that affects the Android tests as well, no?
As far as those gfxbench numbers, in the 4 comparable scenes it seems to be split evenly, even though I doubt they did anything for bloat on the S8 which can matter significantly looking at Anatutu.
I only have blue text bubble friends.
Uno Venova
Banned
You didn't think this was true, people don't even like making group chats with an Android phone because it might change the whole conversation to SMS.
Between this, Samsung and Google's "I'm an iPhone too" Pixel, I seriously think they're just trying to mark it up as much as possible because they know most people will throw money at it and then defend their purchase/brag about it.
I'll wait to see what Pixel 2 has, but I think I'm going OnePlus from end of this year.
I'll wait to see what Pixel 2 has, but I think I'm going OnePlus from end of this year.
I understand why that test shows it's better as explained in the Anandtech article that Giga linked to.
As far as your point about price. Yes there's an Apple premium tax, but who cares?
Monocle
Member
Same. I have no time for green bubbles plebs who don't respect themselves enough to buy the best phone.
Pagusas
Elden Member
As crazy as it sounds, all my family switched to iPhones for iMessage and is annoyed anytime they see a green bubble now.
FallingEdge
Member
Damn. Casuals are iPhone users, confirmed. Let me enjoy my Android ecosystem in piece.
lol, America.
QuantumZebra
Member
People that want a superior product that doesn't include a horrid, restrictive, unmodifiable OS that's part of an overpriced walled garden?
Plus I'd never want to be associated with tools like this ^
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I haven't been really impressed with a jump in tech since the iPhone 4. I'm still using an iPhone 6 and don't really feel like I'm missing much tbh.
An OLED would be nice but for that kind of money I'd rather buy an OLED TV.
An OLED would be nice but for that kind of money I'd rather buy an OLED TV.
I think maybe you've misread something.
I just don't get it. It's your money so do what you want to do but damn.
FallingEdge
Member
Can you use the iPhone without iMessage? Cause if I had an iPhone, that's what I would do.
I'll never understand why people want to lock their messaging of all things to one ecosystem. There are so many options that work just as well across all different computers and devices. I disable iMessage when I have my iPhone as my active phone.