Except you can still do 1 and 2 year upgrades by trading your phone in on programs like ATT NEXT and Apple IUP.
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Except you can still do 1 and 2 year upgrades by trading your phone in on programs like ATT NEXT and Apple IUP.
I'm skipping 2019. I'm waiting to see if the rumors concerning an updated 2020 iPhone 8 come true.
Probably skipping 2019.
Skipped 2018.
Also 2017.
(My iPhone 7 is still doing just fine.)
Skipped 2018.
Also 2017.
(My iPhone 7 is still doing just fine.)
Funny, that's been my next go-to phone for the last 2 years (talk about sticking it out!)
It's very easy to buy these days. The Ol' 5S is still holding together. I now understand how some people were back when I was buying every model, every year. It works, so what's the big deal? Yeah, it's quaint
I was skeptical of this rumor all along. Seems like most sources are in agreement the 2020 replacement (not max) will be smaller than the current 8 form factor. If so, I'm not sure Apple has incentive to update the 8.
I was pretty certain to upgrade this year from my X - but it seems like we're getting the real deal next year. Not sure about upgrading anymore.
The general mindset of the consumer is not of what someone else is on a tech site like this. Consumers don’t upgrade just because of a ‘new feature’, they upgrade when their device is either A.) Broken, B.) No longer supported in software, C.) They have the opportunity to upgrade because they’re eligible or through trade-in/promotions. [Or, D.) All the above.]
You're right of course, but I won't be upgrading this year. I always buy my phones outright, so I know come September I won't have enough in my 'phone' fund to upgrade even if I wanted to, I usually upgrade every two years so went from the 6s to the 8. Had no intention of upgrading until this year then the Xr was released and it's pretty much everything I've wanted in an iPhone since the 4.
My current phone is my favourite phone since the 4 and I can't think of a single thing they could change or add that would make me want to part with it. I fully intent to keep it for three years and upgrade when 5G is established.
I probably would have upgraded last year or this year if I had been happier with the size of the 7+. But it was too big for day to day usage, which is why I went with the X. Still a nice usable size for me, so I'm not too tempted to upgrade since.
I still use my 7+ as a backup phone on another line. But once the SE I have is unlockable, I'll probably make that my backup phone and let someone like my sister or brother in law use my 7+. He is currently still using my old 6.
I still use my 7+ as a backup phone on another line. But once the SE I have is unlockable, I'll probably make that my backup phone and let someone like my sister or brother in law use my 7+. He is currently still using my old 6.
Are you skipping 2019?
How does one go about skipping an entire year exactly?
How does one go about skipping an entire year exactly?
I love my XR but I have the upgrade plan. If it isn't too much more per month, I'd definitely be open to upgrading.
It depends how you look at it. For some, they upgrade annually (Or they are enrolled to upgrade annually), so if they decide not to purchase the latest iPhone when it launches in September, then they clearly ‘skipped’ a whole year of _that_ generation iPhone.
I feel he means a slightly misleading wording in the title. Like, “nobody can live 2020 without living through 2019” this type of things.
I feel he means a slightly misleading wording in the title. Like, “nobody can live 2020 without living through 2019” this type of things.
Sure. But on a realistic side of things, that’s exactly why someone doesn’t upgrade, because they’re either not enrolled or they just don’t care to based on the lack of new features the latest iPhone offers.
Yes. I am not even sure I will jump on this 5G train anytime soon, given 4G is still much faster than my home internet anyway lol.
And people seems to not realise this but once general public flood to 5G, 5G will become slower again just like 4G (which is not that slow anyway).
I'll 100% skip it. Since a couple of years, smartphones are almost overpowered (at least, for me) and performance is not an issue anymore so I don't have any interest on new phones. I had my 6s plus for 3 years and I was very happy with it and I'll keep my XS max for at least 3 years as well if it keep performing well also. My phone have all the features I need now and at the price it ask, I want to maximize my purchase.
Nah. It’s the Internet, not everybody can decipher sarcasm. But in the least, my post was more insightful than yours was in terms of describing how somebody would/would not upgrade. Feel free to re-read it, you might learn something.
Glad someone pointed this out. My thoughts exactly. It is popular to complain these days.
I'm in this camp nowadays.
Barring catastrophic damage to my current X, I think I'l be holding onto it a little bit longer. And even then I might opt for a refurbished model to bridge the gap to 2020.
Seems I've gotten a good iPhone X unit; over 600 battery cycles and still retaining 96% battery capacity.
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More of a joke than sarcasm. Don’t need to re read your post. Nothing insightful about it. Hope your day gets better.
