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The more expensive these phones become (even a $500 phone is now considered midgrade) with yearly incremental updates, people have less of a reason to upgrade. They will instead hold onto their current phone for longer.
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Apple must DIE!
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Problem was Apple released the iPhone 8 a few months before it.
Most people already upgraded their iPhone before the X came out. |
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Coffeebeanz posted...
Error1355 posted...$1K+ for a cell phone that they want you to replace in a year or two is insane for the majority of consumers. He never said it was but Apple purposfully rig their phones so they slow down after a set time.
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Let's not forget that even for a $1k smartphone, it suffers the same major CPU exploit with the rest of the iPhones, iPads, and Macs Apple has ever released.
Although Android has sort of the same issues, the security patches will not impact performance as provided by Google. Can't say the same for everything else.
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It hardly has enough extra features to justify buying it over an 8.
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spikethedevil posted...
He never said it was but Apple purposfully rig their phones so they slow down after a set time. Not to mention the other obvious disadvantages over most of the other ultra-flagships, lack of headphone jack and microSD support.
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The Admiral posted...
I don't know how anyone at Apple thought the notch at the top was a good idea. "courage" |
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The Admiral posted...
I don't know how anyone at Apple thought the notch at the top was a good idea. I think they argued that it allowed the bezel-less design They kind of ignored the fact that the other bezel-less 2017 smartphones had higher screen to body ratios
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Coffeebeanz posted...
The Admiral posted...I don't know how anyone at Apple thought the notch at the top was a good idea. Lol ignored. We're talking about Apple here. Whatever they put out, they think they're innovating the most.
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Error1355 posted...
$1K+ for a cell phone that they want you to replace in a year or two is insane for the majority of consumers. it's ok. People are willing to spend $120 every month on a 3 year contact to get the iPhone X for "free" |
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You still have to pay $600 for it with a contract in Canada. Fuck that.
Also I play around with it every time I stop by Best Buy or go to a carrier's store and I just can't bring myself to like it. |
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JE19426 posted...
Coffeebeanz posted...It's not even the only $1k cellphone though The Note 8 is $1300 in Canada off-contract |
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Coffeebeanz posted...
I think they argued that it allowed the bezel-less design I dont think they argued they needed it for a bezel-less design in general, just bezel-less with the FaceID stuff in there too. They either needed to drop FaceID, have a top bezel(albeit a fairly small one) or have "the notch" but "the notch" also gives them another unique silhouette to use for branding/marketing(like the classic iPhone silhouette which was basically the de facto "smartphone" silhouette) w/r/t popularity, I've personally heard a lot of people talk about how they don't want an X over an 8/8 Plus because it drops the home button, so it'll be interesting to me to see if the X holdouts swap to Android in 2-3 years once it filters down to the mainline iPhones or if they'll buy it and just complain. I think Apple really fucked up the X by making it a black sheep for this cycle of iPhones and it might totally undermine the reworking they're trying to do, especially if they don't move every model of iPhone to the bezel-less model of the X next year.
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MrDrMan posted...
Face ID is dumb. I’m black. In low lighting scenarios I doubt it’d be reliable. As a fellow black guy, it is reliable, even in pure darkness. The only time it gets annoying is the angles. It doesn’t like it when I hold the phone too high, I gotta be pretty particular with the angles which makes unlocking when I’m laying down kinda annoying. Still, I like it a lot more than I thought I would and don’t miss Touch ID at all.
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MrDrMan posted...
Face ID is dumb. I’m black. In low lighting scenarios I doubt it’d be reliable. Speaking of which about Face ID flaws, it doesn't work well for Asians as well, Reports mainly coming from China where these (twin?) sisters can unlock the same phone, and also other similar stories as well. >_>
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halomonkey1_3_5 posted...
Coffeebeanz posted...I think they argued that it allowed the bezel-less design They could've copied Samsung's method of making the home button a pressure sensitive click under the screen But that would have been consumer friendly
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GigaSPX posted...
MrDrMan posted...Face ID is dumb. I’m black. In low lighting scenarios I doubt it’d be reliable. Not even twin sisters. One story has a woman's coworker who kinda looks sorta similar being able to unlock her phone. |
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Sack_Pickscott posted...
Removing the fingerprint scanner was by far one of the dumbest ideas. Change the Apple logo on the back so it contains a fingerprint sensor. Make it useful! |
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Bio1590 posted...
Sack_Pickscott posted...Removing the fingerprint scanner was by far one of the dumbest ideas. That might smudge the logo!
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Mikablu posted...
GigaSPX posted...MrDrMan posted...show hidden quote(s) Exactly how much a POS the iPhone X is for $1000 to have a flaw like this. No excuse about it being "the first of its kind right now so it'll have some bugs and etc". It's not chump change to have a flaw like this.
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GigaSPX posted...
Mikablu posted...GigaSPX posted...show hidden quote(s) From their own security guide: "The probability that a random person in the population could look at your iPhone X and unlock it using Face ID is approximately 1 in 1,000,000 (versus 1 in 50,000 for Touch ID)." |
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The removal of Touch ID was a deal breaker.
With my S8+, I like having multiple ways to unlock my device and authenticate purchases. The iris scanner works in the dark, with glasses, and works in the dark with glasses. All I do is look at the phone and it takes me to the home screen. No swipe needed. The fingerprint scanner on the back has gotten criticism for its placement. Doesn't bother me because my phone has a case where the scanner is separated from the camera lens by a ridge, so I never get them mixed up. Facial recognition is less secure, so I don't bother with it.
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. - Confucius
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Launching the iPhone 8 a couple months earlier was a stupid decision. The 8 shouldn't even exist, it's just a slightly better 7.
I know two people who got the iPhone X. They're die hard Apple fanboys. They both regret buying it. |
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Coffeebeanz posted...
Sack_Pickscott posted...Removing the fingerprint scanner was by far one of the dumbest ideas. Even so, it's probably the smartest way to do it if you're trying to go bezel-less. Face ID is not. Face ID should be, at most, a 3rd way to unlock your phone outside of a pin, not only one of two
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littlebro07 posted...
Launching the iPhone 8 a couple months earlier was a stupid decision. The 8 shouldn't even exist, it's just a slightly better 7. I don't know why they didn't make the 8/8+ the 7S/7S+. Fuck how many changes doe the 8 even have from the 6S? |
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Bio1590 posted...
I don't know why they didn't make the 8/8+ the 7S/7S+. Fuck how many changes doe the 8 even have from the 6S? the 8/8 Plus is different enough to be its own number since they did the traditional external redesign for them at least the 7/7 Plus existing is the real stupid thing since they were basically just 6S/6S Plus Turbo edition(no longer ft. 3.5mm jack)
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Also, the 8 is still only 1334x750 and the 8+ is 1920x1080. Actual joke.
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Sack_Pickscott posted...
Removing the fingerprint scanner was by far one of the dumbest ideas. This. Even if Face ID does work pretty accurately Touch ID should have been kept.
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halomonkey1_3_5 posted...
Bio1590 posted...I don't know why they didn't make the 8/8+ the 7S/7S+. Fuck how many changes doe the 8 even have from the 6S? What did they change externally outside of the camera? All iPhone 7 cases fit the iPhone 8 and all 6 cases would fit 8 outside of the camera. There's no major redesign. |
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Their commercials only seem to advertise three things:
1) A great screen - okay, good selling point. 2) Face ID - actually kind of creepy to most consumers. 3) Animojis - just flat out annoying to most consumers. So, is it shocking if there's not really much interest?
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halomonkey1_3_5 posted...
Coffeebeanz posted...I think they argued that it allowed the bezel-less design"the notch" also gives them another unique silhouette to use for branding/marketing(like the classic iPhone silhouette which was basically the de facto "smartphone" silhouette) Yep, I believe the notch is mostly a stupid branding exercise. As far as it not being popular/priced too high, anecdotally, I see it everywhere. Most of my friends that are broke have it too. Getting it is just another 5-10 bucks a month on their plan. I think that's how most of the American market looks at it. I'm more pissed that Android manufacturers aren't doing enough to take advantage of Apple's hubris. Google is clearly using cheap leftovers for hardware since they don't have a manufacturing presence yet. Samsung still has a ways to go with software and they've even regressed in some ways since the S6, especially with the camera. No other companies matter. |
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Bio1590 posted...
Also, the 8 is still only 1334x750 and the 8+ is 1920x1080. Actual joke. wait seriously? my nexus 6 that i got like 3 years ago had a quad HD screen and they're still playing catch-up to that? |
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KnightofShikari posted...Bio1590 posted...
Also, the 8 is still only 1334x750 and the 8+ is 1920x1080. Actual joke.
wait seriously? my nexus 6 that i got like 3 years ago had a quad HD screen and they're still playing catch-up to that?
Yes seriously. The screens have been the same resolution since the iPhone 6. Only the X is above 1920x1080.Cleo_II posted...I have no desire for a $1000 phone when mine works just fine. The only people I’ve seen piss their pants over it are the kind of people that just absolutely need to have the latest gadget to feel relevant somehow.
You go, Cleo!!!!K181 posted...Their commercials only seem to advertise three things:
1) A great screen - okay, good selling point.
2) Face ID - actually kind of creepy to most consumers.
3) Animojis - just flat out annoying to most consumers.
So, is it shocking if there's not really much interest?
That animoji commercial keeps coming on when I'm using Hulu and it makes me want to punch walls.Here I am sticking with my Note 4, it's awesome battery life, removable battery, removable SD card, headphone jack, and access to better apps because it's not a shitty, restrictive Apple phone.I have a signature. Apparently this is important, but I still don't have my secret cool kid decoder ring yet.Go_Totodile posted...It hardly has enough extra features to justify buying it over an 8.
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