JBGoode: This "minor" difference in size may be a huge one in a user experience.
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That wasn't my point and I agree with you. I don't care to carry around large phones either. I was just pointing out that the X is not 'much bigger' as the other poster claimed.
if you regularly hold the 8 or SE and then you pick up to use the X, the X feels heavier and its natural to hold it with 2 hands. I went from a + phone to the SE and got used to 1 handed use for the simple things i need it for. I was recently picking up other people's phones to write something in them faster and it was awkward to do it 1 handed. i naturally had to hold with both hands. the little bit of size difference and weight changes things. The 4 inch is like this magical phone again. I can run with it down the beach and change songs one-handed. its so light and i have a good grip on it.
Suggest spending some time with it in the Apple store. If you like what you see and feel, buy it.
I love my 8 and wasn't the least bit tempted to replace it with a newer one this cycle. Very good performance and wireless charging AND a more reasonable size than the new ones - what's not to like?
I love my 8 and wasn't the least bit tempted to replace it with a newer one this cycle. Very good performance and wireless charging AND a more reasonable size than the new ones - what's not to like?
1st of all,get the battery replaced for your 6. I go mine replaced on my 6s+ last week and they broke my camera in the process and I got a refurb with a 90 day warranty. Move on from there with a 10r.
There is no perfect choice for everyone. There are acceptable compromises that we all make, and yours is an excellent one, to be sure. You’re right—it depends upon what is important to each person.
The only thing wrong is denigrating someone else for the choice he or she made.
Enjoy your 8+, my friend. Phones are tools, and you’ve chosen what works for you.
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I think some are under the notion the iPhone 8 is not relevant anymore, and I think the reason people think that it’s because they see an old form factor with an LCD display, now that Apple has shifted to Face ID, a new form factor and OLED. The reality is, it’s about the improvements underneath the iPhone 8 that still makes a very relevant and powerful, which still incorporates a lot of the technology that we all would use on a daily basis, but some do not have an appreciation for the latest tech.
X with its price tag is in a different league. Xr should fill the boots of the - now mid-range - price caregory. And Xr is way too big for me.
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The iPhone 8 is a great device and will work well for YEARS to come.
I imagine that the 8 and 8+ will be sold as new devices for at least two more years (likely three or four) before being shipped out to the pasture. The iPhone 7 will be sold through this cycle, and ultimately replaced by the 8 and 8+ as the budget model either next cycle or the one after that. You can guarantee good performance for, at a minimum, that period of time. How do I know that? Because Apple is not going to go out of their way to ******* devices that they're still selling as brand-new off of their showroom floor.
After that, I imagine that they will slowly become more and more obsolete...at which point the lifecycle for that device has more than passed and you will be replacing it anyway. The new phones are amazing if you want the latest, greatest, and most powerful devices on the marketplace with cutting edge technologies. If you don't game, or if you don't care about what kind of augmented reality crap your phone can do, then it's almost a waste of money to get the newest phone. Hell, the iPhone 8 is more than capable of doing those things too. If you have any doubts, just watch some YouTube speed test videos between the iPhone 8 and the iPhone XS; its' negligible to me.
Hell, the iPhone 7 is still a good choice if you're budget oriented and do not expect much out of your phone outside of photos, text, phone calls, e-mails, and internet browsing. The iPhone 8 is better in every way compared to the iPhone 7. Don't discount it and feel bad if that is what you want - it will do its' job faithfully for about as long as you want it to. Outside of a few design changes, and a couple different pieces of technology, it is the exact same as the iPhone X...I don't see anyone talking **** about that phone, so I'm not sure why they'd have anything bad to say about the 8.
P.S. - 2GB of RAM will be more than sufficient to perform the all the tasks it was designed to do for years to come.
I imagine that the 8 and 8+ will be sold as new devices for at least two more years (likely three or four) before being shipped out to the pasture. The iPhone 7 will be sold through this cycle, and ultimately replaced by the 8 and 8+ as the budget model either next cycle or the one after that. You can guarantee good performance for, at a minimum, that period of time. How do I know that? Because Apple is not going to go out of their way to ******* devices that they're still selling as brand-new off of their showroom floor.
After that, I imagine that they will slowly become more and more obsolete...at which point the lifecycle for that device has more than passed and you will be replacing it anyway. The new phones are amazing if you want the latest, greatest, and most powerful devices on the marketplace with cutting edge technologies. If you don't game, or if you don't care about what kind of augmented reality crap your phone can do, then it's almost a waste of money to get the newest phone. Hell, the iPhone 8 is more than capable of doing those things too. If you have any doubts, just watch some YouTube speed test videos between the iPhone 8 and the iPhone XS; its' negligible to me.
Hell, the iPhone 7 is still a good choice if you're budget oriented and do not expect much out of your phone outside of photos, text, phone calls, e-mails, and internet browsing. The iPhone 8 is better in every way compared to the iPhone 7. Don't discount it and feel bad if that is what you want - it will do its' job faithfully for about as long as you want it to. Outside of a few design changes, and a couple different pieces of technology, it is the exact same as the iPhone X...I don't see anyone talking **** about that phone, so I'm not sure why they'd have anything bad to say about the 8.
P.S. - 2GB of RAM will be more than sufficient to perform the all the tasks it was designed to do for years to come.
You’re right, the XS is not un-necessarily unreachable for some, it’s that they don’t want to pay that price for a phone when they realize they would not appreciate all that technology. The XR still offers a lot of the same features that the XS does, but just with a few alterations with the LCD panel, camera differentiation of the water resistance ratings, ect. To the average consumer, Face ID and an all display alone is a huge change away from the iPhone 8 design aspect in general. But in theory, the iPhone 8 is still a great buy for what it has to offer.