The iPhone 8 Could Cost Upwards of $1,000

>>58856598
Oh, what a surprise, an overpriced Apple product.

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>>58856598
>paying 1000$ just so you can call, text and browse the web

Wouldn't the next one be 7S?

my xiaomi is better than an iphone and has a 1080p screen for just 100 usd

>>58856621
This, god applefags are fucking retarded.

I have 20K in the bank and my 5K credit card paid off but only have a galaxy S4 I got last year for $120.

>>58856621
This.

Why the fuck would you spend more than 200$ for a fucking phone?

>>58856612
How can the iphone be overpriced when it's the most successful phone of all time? Like it or not, value is subjective and clearly a lot of people have decided that the iPhone's price is worth it. Clearly your opinion puts you in the minority.

>>58856612
>Oh, what a surprise, another predictable post.
Fixed.

One week after that phone is released, everyone will jump to the iPhone 9/8s. What idiots.

>>58856690
Iphones have like a 15% market share, samsung is around 25%.

Looks like you in fact, are the minority.

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>>58856690
Dude, iphones went from 30% to 10% market share in a few years. Nobody wants that gay shit.

>>58856690
Who the fuck cares? Spending more than 200$ for a phone is retarded.

>>58856699
Here's your (You)

>>58856715
Samsung phones are fragmented as fuck
Latest iPhone v latest galaxy S* is no competition.

>>58856598
>better start saving now
Why? The only smartphone I will ever buy is already overpriced at $300 to $400

>>58856769
iOS can't compete with Android.

>>58856794
this, android is just too dam useful especially to people who have jobs

>>58856769
do you think samsung gives a fuck? That's still 25% of all people who have phones using their phones. 15% is still 15%, no matter if they're all using iphone 7s or 5s, or whatever, and 25>15

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>>58856823
DELET

>>58856878
kek

Smartphone technology is pretty much stuck now.
I don't see what my $160 Zenfone phone cant do compare to other $600+ phone in daily use.

Better camera? Already own a DSLR and barely used them beside for hobbies stuff.

>>58856953
>I don't see what my $160 Zenfone phone cant do
Pokémon Go

>>58856953
Well, its going to have a worse screen, worse internals, worse sensor, worse camera, no extras like a fingerprint scanner or image stabilization. sure, it can still get the job done fine, its just going to be getting it done worse than every other flagship

>>58856985

Its already fixed months ago, play it like 5 minutes and delete them.

>>58856621
The funny thing is that appletards spend $2000 on a shit laptop that can only do one of those things, and they're totally okay with it.

>>58857004
It supports x86 devices now? Neat.
>still won't install on my tablet
What the fuck?

Pixel is 900

>>58857001
>worse screen, worse internals, worse sensor, worse camera,
The 1080p screen is pretty smooth and can handle all my HD movies or youtube, but is fucking retarded to watch it on a 5.5" screen.
I got 128GB MicroSD installed for freaking cheap price and only store books, graphic novel and some musics that I play on repeat.
I don't even know why I need good sensor or camera in this freaking phone.

Compare to my old Smartphone this one is super smooth for all my daily used, I don't know any good reason to changed it.
I doubt /g/ even know any good reason too beside extra stuff that they barely used most of the time.

>>58857078
This. There's no need to buy a new phone.

>>58856621
You're actually buying a lifestyle anon. You are clearly a loser in life!

>>58856690
Wrong analysis, that just means it's deemed better priced than other iPhones, not that it's well-priced in the global scope.

>>58857118

Well unless my phone died, I will changed my Zenfone obviously.

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>implying you wouldn't spend $1000+ on this

>>58856598
Smartphones are boring now.

Where's the next meme device? Lets have some innovation.

>>58857154
BlackBerry Mercury. Sadly, it runs Android. But still, it's better than just another generic glass slate.

>>58857154
+1

>>58857153
>no headphone jack
lmfao

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>>58856731
> iphones went from 30% to 10% market share in a few years.
Only if one factors in $40 Payeet phones with Android 4.0 and razor thin profit margin. Apple still banks like 90% of all smartphone profits.

>>58857153
>iOS
>no keyboard
>no headphone jack
>no microSD slot

>>58857220
why on earth would you want a physical keyboard?

>>58857195
really seems to have held the iPhone 7 sales back...

>>58857227
Because typing on a piece of glass sucks balls

>>58857253
Typing on a miniscule keyboard is equally bad. At least with the screen you can do swiping and stuff.

>>58857278
And that's exactly why opinions are a thing. I will never buy a phone without a keyboard.

>>58857220
>no keyboard
>no headphone jack
>no microSD slot

it's 2017 dude...

>>58857153
>implying that's anything like what any iPhone will be like

>>58857219
Thats maybe an argument for gambling money on risky Apple stocks.

Its not a reason to buy one of their as you can see very overpriced products.

>>58857236
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2016/09/19/iphone-7-first-weekend-sales/#2e4514496ba1

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>>58856598
>iPhone

>A special 10th-anniversary edition of the iPhone is expected to be the ultimate iPhone, and it’ll come with a price tag to match—very likely north of $1,000, says a source with knowledge of Apple’s plans.

/g/ is like /pol/, but more retarded. It's amazing.

>>58857582
I'm not going to read that since it's Forbes, but if you're trying to somehow argue that the 7 disappointed in sales, let me point you in the direction of this:

http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/31/14455184/apple-q1-earnings-report-2017-quarterly-call-aapl

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>>58857363

>>58857688
I'm not going to read that since it's Forbes, but if you're trying to somehow argue that the 7 disappointed in sales, let me point you in the direction of this:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2016/09/19/iphone-7-first-weekend-sales/#2e4514496ba1

>>58857219
Why the fuck wouldn't you take them into account? For a specific use-case, they're a totally valid option.

Clearly, if they weren't useful, people wouldn't buy five for every iPhone sold

>>58857363
>It's 2015
>It's 2016
>It's 2017
Larping as a calender isn't an argument.

>>58857688
All I notice is that they don't say the iPhone 7 sales numbers, only that they had the best quarter for iPhone sales.

>>58857219
so you literally admitted that apple produces overpriced phones.

>>58857741
They never have. You have to be quite desperate to claim that record iPhone sales for the quarter just after the 7 launched isn't overwhelmingly due to the 7's performance.

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>>58857219

>>58856598
Sounds like they made too many iphone 7's nobody likes the lack of headphone jack, so by making the iphone 8 extra expensive many will say fuck it and buy the 7. As peoples phones break they'll get the 7's and when the supply is lower then the 8's price will drop.

>>58857688
>i hate forbes
Leddit detected

>>58858204
Forbes is normie shit and they are wrong about everything

>>58857363
So I should be okay with things getting worse as time goes on even though they should be getting better?

>>58857153
That thing is so sexy

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>>58856598
I'm here to shill pic related.

>2630 mAh battery (the iphone 7 is 1960 mAh)
>4.7 inch 720x1280 display so that 4k OLED cancer doesn't drain the battery in 25 minutes
>gorilla glass 3
>8MP rear cam, 2MP front
>3.5mm headphone jack
>NFC
>micro USB
>SD slot

And it's only $150.

http://www.catphones.com/en-us/phones/s50c-smartphone

>>58856621
This. It's a fucking phone.

>>58857018
>that can only do one of those things
Please do your research before making such claims.
If you own an iPhone and a Mac(book), you can use your computer to text and call people regardless of their phone. If they do have iPhones, you can call and text them using your computer regardless thanks to iMessage.

>>58856621
If I could jailbreak why not? I'm not poor.

>>58856690
>minority
Less than 20% people outside united states of mindless consumerism use iPhones.

>>58856682
Why not if you can afford it?>>58856652
>>58856652
They skipped the 7s in order to have a big upgrade for the 10th anniversary of the iphone.

>>58859014
They're the 20% that actually matter though. iPhone users tend to be more educated and earn higher salaries compared to other phone users. They also spend more time using those phones, browsing the internet and spending money on apps.

>>58856731
marketshare is only pertinent in whatever country youre in
iphones are popular in the US and western europe, because all of S America and a lot of Asia/Easter Europe is too poor for an iPhone

>>58858872
That phone looks really really good to me for some reason. I've known about CAT phones for a while but I rarely think about them when I or someone clumsy needs a new phone.

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>>58859048
>be non american
>engineering and CS college
>iPhones used by 3.5% students per generation, android used by 94%
>MacOS used by 0% students per generation, windows used by 93%
Obviously anyone technologically literate understands that Apple is shit. Only people who understand technology matter in this respect. Also pic related costs 20 times more than an iPhone and it runs android. Can't you afford android, poorfag?

>>58859029
I can totally afford any phone on the market, but I won't waste my money in a 1000$ phone that can do the same things that a 200$ one can do.

>>58859196
$200 phones have poor battery life usually, poor roms, poor rom support, cheap screens, bad battery life, poor call quality, poor build quality, no replacement parts if you break them, bad camera, etc

There's no point in cheaping out unless you never use your smartphone as a smart phone.

>>58859102
Same here

The phone has to the best on the market. Unless you're addicted to your phone for some reason and NEED a fuckhuge battery sapper screen.

>>58859186
>pic related costs 20 times more than an iPhone and it runs android. Can't you afford android, poorfag?

All celebrities use iPhones because they're the best phones that money can buy. Sure there are phones that are more expensive, but if money is no issue, the iPhone is always the best choice.

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>>58858872
>not the S60

>>58859380
Too expensive. It's a fucking phone.

>>58859373
>cause they are the best

No, celebrities use them because they get them for free so they can advertise them. Just like when they did that celeb selfie shit with the Samsung, they get shit for free just to rep the brand.

>>58859393
A phone with a fucking FLIR camera

>>58859393
Not that anon, but that thing is cool. I just wish it didn't cost my first born. Plus it's ot a Verizon lock.

http://www.catphones.com/en-us/phones/s60-smartphone/spec

>>58859393
>about the same price as a standard flagship
>has thermal imaging
>durable as fuck

hmmm

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>>58859373
>t. iToddler

>>58859424
If you're actually going to use that for anything other than seeing how warm your junk is and then showing /b/ how warm your junk is, then go ahead and buy it.

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>>58859313
>poor battery life
4100mAh is more than every 700$+ phone, usually 2x
>poor roms
>CM
>poor rom support
>CM
>Cheap screen
How isn't that a pro? It's cheap and looks perfect.
>bad battery life
Already replied to this
>poor call quality
>implying any phone made in 2016/7 have a mic that can make the difference in a fucking call
Call quality sucks. How can you compare two microphones using a call?
>poor build quality
>Aluminum
>No replacement parts
Pic related doesn't have this problem here
>Bad camera
If you use a camera for work, then your phone's camera isn't what you need, and if you don't, then the camera of picrelated is more than you will ever need.

>>58859424
Literally fucking useless.

Make one with nightvision and a head mount like VR goggles, then we'll talk.

>>58859453
It's got too many cons for me to buy but if I was cool with regular Android phones that'd definitely be my phone and I'd be using the FLIR camera constantly

>>58859475
4u

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>mfw my work gives me the newest iPhone every year for free
If you ignore the retarded price, it's fine. I don't really use my phone too much anyway.

>>58859423
Every celeb gets free shit thrown at them. It's telling that when money is not an issue, you still choose to use apple products. Every argument against them on here can always be traced back to 'I can't afford it'

>>58859196
An android phone can do 10 times as much, actually.
>>58859313
Xiaomi redmi note 4 is great and it's just $199. But yes, there are other amazing phones for up to $400. Spending anything more is ridiculous.
>>58859373
But they're not SMARTphones, which is what a lot of people want. When iPhones become able to do at least this then they have a potential to be a contender to android:
>install software outside a single app center
>have a NetGuard exact alternative to block ads globally and act as a firewall, or something like AFWall+ and a hosts editor
>have a back button
>have a file manager
>connect to PC without installing bloatware
Until then, they're not smartphones. they're just EQUAL to phones 10 years ago with the only difference being a lack of a file manager, obligatory bloatware, a touch screen and a better camera. Apple hasn't evolved in the software market and they're definitely not the best when it comes to hardware either.

>>58859555
Don't forget how they lack even basic dumbphone functionality such as transferring ringtones over Bluetooth

>>58856598
>The next iphone will have X feature!
>Trust me my friend works at apple
Every
Single
Year
12 yo rumors don't belong on this board

>>58859539
>t. iToddler

Android:
>cheaper (actually they cost between $50-$1000 so it's very relative)
>doesn't have overpriced accessories
>3.5mm + mini-USB universally accepted on them
>mSD
>better camera on most devices
>better battery life on some phones
>some devices have wireless charging
>back button
>can be used as a flash drive, without having to use LagTunes (so it can also be a Bootable Media)
>can share files with other devices over BT/WiFi
>deletable default/system apps
>superior rooting
>great variety of phones
>adjustable interface
>superior operating system overall
>better apps
>better multitasking
>file manager (even dumbphones have this)
>can download and install software outside a single app store
>can download certain files without 3rd party apps
>can download over 100MB at once
>can torrent, become a tiny server, overclock/underclock, and more
>AdAway, XPrivacy, AFWall+, Lucky Patcher, additional security and privacy apps, custom ROMs, system tweaks, easy recovery, more features and apps
>more useful apps for tech competent people
>even if you jailbreak an iPhone to get a few additional features, a rooted Android device still has 10x features, it even has more features when it's not rooted
>is an actual smartphone, instead of being an overpriced dumbphone
>pretty much a computer in your pocket

iPhones are made for consumers only, those who will just use social media and nothing else. They're just an expensive hobby, popular because mindless consumers worship brands. Android is made for everyone, including consumers, and can do almost anything a desktop OS can do, plus whatever iOS can do. Lower end Android devices may be slower, but they come at 1/8 price of an iPhone and still can do much more. You can almost always fix an Android phone yourself instead of paying a pajeet $100 to check what's wrong and another $200 to fix it. You can't turn an iPhone into a useful tool and you're very limited when using it.

>>58859555
Literally nobody wants those features. It's a good thing none of you autisits are pulling the strings at apple.

>>58859634
Bullshit

>>58859634
>t. iToddler

>>58859643
You keep living in your little bubble
Meanwhile Apple will keep printing money

>>58859634
>people dont want a file manager
>people want to be forced to connect to their computer and use iTunes to manage files on their phone

OK champ.

>>58859675
I don't give a fuck if retards still exist

>tfw switched to iPhone SE after almost 9 years of Android
>tfw don't even need to jailbreak to enjoy it way more.

There isn't a single app I used that doesn't have an iOS equivalent, and this phone performs better in every way than any Android phone I've used with any ROM and kernel. I wasted so many years developing ROMs and tweaking kernels, and now the phone I have literally "just werks" to the point where I don't see myself replacing it for a long time. I thought I'd hate the smaller screen since I'm almost 7' and have massive hands (I use a 7" tablet one handed and can reach any point on the screen comfortably) but even that is perfect with Gboard. If Apple releases a swiping option for the default keyboard I'd be happy as fuck.

>>58859679
Most normal people think iTunes is fine
Nobody ever connects their iPhone to their computer anyway. I can't remember the last time I ever did.

>>58859634
>being retarded
Then delete your explorer.exe or whatever your PC/Mac has so you can't browse files on your PC, never become an administrator/root of your PC so you can't install software other than the one Apple provides you with (or Microsoft, through their software center), remove the escape and windows button from your keyboard and unbind alt+f4 from key shortcuts.

>>58859712
>most normal people think iTunes is fine
Funny, since most normies I know hate it
>nobady ever connects to their computer anyway
People who like backups do. Also how else are normies able to get torrented music onto their iPhone? You think every normie with an iPhone pays for their music?

>>58859714
>thinking that interaction and UI should be the same on a phone as it is on a PC

>>58859758
>Also how else are normies able to get torrented music onto their iPhone?
iTunes can sync over Wi-Fi

>>58859758
You don't seem like the type to know 'normies'

Ever heard of iCloud backup?
Nobody torrents music anymore. Everyone realised that subscription services make more sense

>>58859712
>Nobody ever connects their iPhone to their computer anyway.
That's because they know they'll have to install fucking iTunes. I connect my phone to my PC at least twice a month.

>>58859802
No, everyone downloads it from YouTube for free.

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>>58859709
>iShit
>works

Pick one.

>>58859815
>I connect my phone to my PC at least twice a month.
Have you considered that you might be an edge case?

>>58859834
Have you considered than android phones can do things other than call and text? I know this is beyond your comprehension, but comparing iOS to android is like comparing notepad to word/writer. You just don't realize what exists beyond the walls imposed onto you by Apple.

>>58859831
It's an obvious shill or a bot, ignore him (or it).

>>58859898
I have an android phone, you retard. Why would you connect anything to your computer in the year of our Lord 2017? Use fucking Nextcloud or any other syncing.

You disgusting pleb.

>>58859089
that's why >50% of people in my class at my south american uni posess the latest iPhone

>>58859934
>use cloud
>use syncing
Why? Doing this shit manually is both faster and more secure. It also doesn't rely on internet, requires no accounts and doesn't require any setting up. Syncing and cloud have no actual benefits.

>>58860035
Did I mention anything about the internet? Run Nextcloud on a server in your house -> Throw whatever you want to put on your phone in your nextcloud directory -> It will be on your phone immediately after

Or I could hook my phone up to my computer like a luddite.

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>>58856621
Actually, those only cost $200. The other $800+ is for the ideology.

>>58860059
I tried a similar thing once and wasn't impressed by the speed, but this is because I made an ftp server off my phone and let my PC connect directly to it's hotspot.

Hosting your own cloud would still be impossible without a router right? I sometimes don't have my PC connected to the net at all, or transfer files to other computers which only have WiFi so they can't be a host, so this isn't an option for me. Plugging a single wire is much simpler and more practical.

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>>58857153
fixed

>>58859475
FLIR is awesome. I used a camera like that to find all the cold air leaks in my apartment, and seal them.

Great for automotive use too. And hella fun just to point on your PC case

>>58859622
>pretty much a computer in your pocket
iPhone was never about features. Its main selling point was ease-of-use (reminder that the original iPhone didn't have MMS or even native apps) over actual useful features. This continues even to this day, and it's something a lot of people don't realize. Not everyone wants a device with as many features and therefore complications as an Android phone so they pay big bucks for a featureless locked-down iPhone.

In the end nobody really gives a fuck about what phone other people use unless they're braindead sheep who can't make decisions for themselves.

>>58856682
Allah, I bought a $25 Android phone and it does all I need.

>>58856612
>>58856690
Aren't the cost of most phones, including iPhones, not an issue because most have 2 year overpriced contracts?

>>58860754
>buying phones on contract

>>58856690
The phone might be successful but that isn't related to whether it's overpriced or not. IPhones are overpriced even though they are successful.

Value isn't that subjective, product A can be superior to product B, there are very measurable differences. In smartphones there's a lot of measurable differences like the clockspeed of the processor or the amount of available apps. Those aren't subjective things. All objective features add up to the subjective factors like liking the color and how much it costs compared to how much you have to spend. People don't get so far with thinkin that equation through, they don't know about smartphones and make naive decisions like purchasing an iPhone. That Apple has led so many people into their marketing trap doesn't mean their products are worth it or that iPhone's aren't overpriced.

>>58859471
CM on xiaomi phones is buggy as fuck.
t. Former rmn3p owner.

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>He uses an android phone
lmao

>>58862152
>implying