iPhone X Do you regret paying $1000+ for your iPhone X?

[macsrcool1234]

So, you’re saying that the Notch is unacceptable on such an expensive device or because Face ID misses at times? Wouldn’t the notch technically be acceptable because it serves it’s purpose in housing the sensors and Camera? It wouldn’t be exceptable if it serves no purpose, however; if it serves a purpose, therefore you can’t say it’s not acceptable. I Think what you’re trying to say is, you just don’t agree with the design of the notch and its not your personal preference.

yeah. it really wasn't as complicated as you made it out to be.

 

[pete480]

No regrets. It’s the one thing I use all day everyday, so I don’t care that it was $1,200.

 

[boltjames]

On the topic of status symbols: Anything described as the newest, latest, greatest, artisanal, priciest can be a status symbol in some social circles.

Thank you, yes, exactly.

My workday takes place in the executive boardroom and when we enter we take our place, put our notebooks on the table, put a pen on the table, set our phone down on the table. Over the course of the meeting our muted phones light up a dozen or more times and so you glance over naturally and you inadvertently see what phone the others on the executive committee are using.

Mine lights up, they see the notch. They are impressed.

 

[Geert76]

totally worth it.

Apple should have priced it at around $/€ 1600 for the base model iPhone X, cause if you gonna spread that out over 2 years it's only a few bucks a day, and that's a real bargain.
Really don't understand Apple is allmost giving these iPhone X-es away for free ( spread over 2 years)










/s

 

[jefffriscotx]

Yeah, our debt too is basically just the mortgage and two cars, but our mortgage at half of yours/mo and will be paid off in 9 years. The two cars are 2/3 the cost of yours/mo, with one paid off in 20 months and the other in 46 months. The other 3 cars are paid off. We paid for our iPhones outright because we are blessed.

But one of my daughters is a server at a restaurant, and after rent, utilities, food and clothing we still pay for her cell phone bill, car maintenance (we paid off the car 2 yr ago) and health care, 4 months after she graduated from college. Her 1st career related job next month will pay about $25,000 a year + benefits, with some upward mobility while she plans for grad school.

So there's not much room for people like her to pay $1000 outright for a phone. If I was in her situation, but paying all of my bills myself, I'd struggle to even buy a $350 iPhone SE.

Fortunately for her I recently gave her an iPhone 8 as a graduation present that I paid for outright, and she'll treasure it for 3 years. She was given the choice of an 8 or an X, and said she'd be afraid to walk around with an X and have people think she is rich and take advantage of her, so she uses a case that makes her 8 look like her old broken 6. She'd have been just as happy with an SE.

Most other people don't have parents like us, or money like us.

She gotta appreciate what you did for her.

 

[BMcCoy]

Mine lights up, they see the notch. They laugh, and no longer trust my company purchasing decisions..

Indeed

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Thank you, yes, exactly.

My workday takes place in the executive boardroom and when we enter we take our place, put our notebooks on the table, put a pen on the table, set our phone down on the table. Over the course of the meeting our muted phones light up a dozen or more times and so you glance over naturally and you inadvertently see what phone the others on the executive committee are using.

Mine lights up, they see the notch. They are impressed.

It sounds like a riveting place to work and somewhere where the focus should be on productivity rather than looking at each other’s smartphones. It all sounds rather unbelievable to be honest lol.

 

[Clogger]

So, you’re saying that the Notch is unacceptable on such an expensive device or because Face ID misses at times? Wouldn’t the notch technically be acceptable because it serves it’s purpose in housing the sensors and Camera? It wouldn’t be exceptable if it serves no purpose, however; if it serves a purpose, therefore you can’t say it’s not acceptable. I Think what you’re trying to say is, you just don’t agree with the design of the notch and its not your personal preference.

Thank you, yes, exactly.

My workday takes place in the executive boardroom and when we enter we take our place, put our notebooks on the table, put a pen on the table, set our phone down on the table. Over the course of the meeting our muted phones light up a dozen or more times and so you glance over naturally and you inadvertently see what phone the others on the executive committee are using.

Mine lights up, they see the notch. They are impressed.

Mean while back in the real world.

 

[boltjames]

Indeed

Yeah, because the extra $200 I spent on an X over an 8 Plus is just sooooo irresponsible.

Even that crappy Android is $950.

 

[BigDO]

Count me in as one who would like the X to be more expensive. Hey, saving money is fine, I appreciate a bargain here and there, but I've grown to like the fact that I'm the only person in my office with a $1,200 smartphone. After a decade of having the same phone as everyone else it's nice to have a premium, luxury experience. Those of us who drive luxury cars, wear luxury watches, work in a boardroom, and fly first class deserve a special iPhone. I'm grateful to Apple for thinking of us.

I for one am grateful to Apple that they facilitate gods like you engaging us mere mortals on these forums thanks to their products. Thank you for gracing us with your presence BJ. You make my life a worthy pursuit by giving me something to aspire to. Thank you.

 

[Maui19]

My iPhone X was a great upgrade from my 6s. Thank goodness there is a notch--it helps me identify which is the top and which is the bottom. And frankly, the whole notch thing is too absurd to even discuss. There are serious challenges in all of our lives, and the notch isn't one of them.

 

[boltjames]

I for one am grateful to Apple that they facilitate gods like you engaging us mere mortals on these forums thanks to their products. Thank you for gracing us with your presence BJ. You make my life a worthy pursuit by giving me something to aspire to. Thank you.

Thank you, BigDo, it's nice to be appreciated. Some here think less of me, but if you asked my pool cleaner, gardener, or nanny how I treat them they'd tell you I'm quite respectful and generous.

 

[Clogger]

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[44267547]

My iPhone X was a great upgrade from my 6s. Thank goodness there is a notch--it helps me identify which is the top and which is the bottom. And frankly, the whole notch thing is too absurd to even discuss. There are serious challenges in all of our lives, and the notch isn't one of them.

What I find even more baffeling, is there are those who are threatening to abandon Apple if they continue with the Notch design. My advice is, then leave and find a new smart phone manufacturer. It’s not possible for Apple to please every customer, it’s just tech forums have a strong vocal Minority who make superficial demands to a tech company expecting a new design in under a year. It doesn’t work like that.

 

[TiggrToo]

So if you forked out $$$ for an X, you’ll probably want to get the latest when the XI, 11, 12, XII comes out. Total waste of money and everyone knows it.

Speak for yourself. Me, personally, I decided NOT to go for the X when my one year came due. However I would never ever dare to assume that my opinion is all that matters.

'Total waste of money and everyone knows it'? Wow, how mighty presumptuous you are...

 

[boltjames]

What I find even more baffeling, is there are those who are threatening to abandon Apple if they continue with the Notch design. My advice is, then leave and find a new smart phone manufacturer. It’s not possible for Apple to please every customer, it’s just tech forums have a strong vocal Minority who make superficial demands to a tech company expecting a new design in under a year. It doesn’t work like that.

Hear hear.

Apple is the biggest manufacturer of smartphones in the world and the X has been their best seller every week since it was launched. They must be doing something right, LOL. Ya think?

$1000 iPhone? "It will never sell!" That notch? "It's ugly, no one would buy it!" Face ID? "It can't be better than Touch ID!"

You'd think they'd learn by now.

 

[dimaggi7]

Very happy with my 256gb X. Maybe it’s because I only paid $749 for it

 

[jav6454]

What I find even more baffeling, is there are those who are threatening to abandon Apple if they continue with the Notch design. My advice is, then leave and find a new smart phone manufacturer. It’s not possible for Apple to please every customer, it’s just tech forums have a strong vocal Minority who make superficial demands to a tech company expecting a new design in under a year. It doesn’t work like that.

Agreed. Before the iPhone came to be what it is, we have had complaints on the plastics of the 3G and 3GS, then of the glass sandwich of the 4 and 4S... so on and so forth.

 

[NewdestinyX]

Yep. The public is fickle. They’ll always find something to complain about. Over the last several years, most of my ‘disgruntled with Apple’ friends - who left for Android-land are now back to Apple. The grass actually “isn’t greener” over in Android-land. Lol

 

[Ayemerica]

I didn't regret paying 800 for an iPhone for a design that was 3 years old (Many people didn't) I wouldn't regret 1,000 for a " First " edition line up.

 

[boltjames]

Over the last several years, most of my ‘disgruntled with Apple’ friends - who left for Android-land are now back to Apple. The grass actually “isn’t greener” over in Android-land. Lol

Yeah, I call that the "rebellious teenage period" when they view Apple as Evil Corps and find that Androids are really good at making big phones with fat batteries and oversized screens optimized for streaming free 'unwholesome' content at night when their parents are asleep and the door is locked.

Then they turn 20, they actually get a live human as a girlfriend, and the Android suddenly feels like the plaything it is and they ditch it for a grown up's device, get an iPhone and never look back. I don't know a single adult with an Android. They're all kids.

 

[Newtons Apple]

Hear hear.

Apple is the biggest manufacturer of smartphones in the world and the X has been their best seller every week since it was launched. They must be doing something right, LOL. Ya think?

$1000 iPhone? "It will never sell!" That notch? "It's ugly, no one would buy it!" Face ID? "It can't be better than Touch ID!"

You'd think they'd learn by now.

I remember when iPhone users swore they would never buy another iPhone if they made the screen larger than the iPhone 4.

 

[ceejay]

I would double, even triple, the amount of money for this phone, since it has given this recently widowed, female octogenarian, so much independence.

I have my hearing aid paired to my phone, and this is the first time in about 15 years, I’ve been able to listen clearly on any phone. And to have music in my ears anytime I want - heavenly! Plus, I no longer have to lug around my heavy Canon with its equally heavy lens to shoot street scenes - the camera on this phone is very nice!

It was simple to set up and I was able to use it right away - the swiping was easy to pick up, but I do have trouble texting since my thumbs must be arthritic, so I have to use fingers - and they don’t move so fast.

I realize a less expensive phone could do similar things, but it was the camera that really sold me, and anyway, why bother saving the money for the kids! All this fuss about the notch puzzles me though……
chris

 

[boltjames]

I remember when iPhone users swore they would never buy another iPhone if they made the screen larger than the iPhone 4.

It's true! And almost all of it comes from this guy Ming-Chi Kuo and a year or two later the haters conveniently forget all of his dreadful mistakes and act like it never happened.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I remember when iPhone users swore they would never buy another iPhone if they made the screen larger than the iPhone 4.

People tend to slowly get used to feature changes but price is another story. For anybody who are unsure about the notch right now, the extra premium puts them off further. If the 6.1” LCD iPhone materialises this year and has a notch, I think that will be the true test of whether it puts people off or not. I do know people who stuck to their views when the iPhone 6 went bigger and they felt the 5 was big enough. One iPhone doesn’t fit all like it used to and consumers now have enough choice not to accept things they don’t like these days.