Most buyers here seem to upgrade every year. A lot of regular customers upgrade every two years or three years. The most common complaint about old iPhones is battery life. If more people start using the option of replacing a battery at say year 1.5, do you think we see the average person keep thier phone longer? I’m already thinking of replacing an 8+ battery in late 2018 instead of upgrading to the new iPhone
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Just remember Tim Cook has a family to feed also. Pay the man a $1000 for a new phone every year. Don’t let his poor family starve.
It’ll be interesting to see if Apple let you replace a battery that’s 11-12 months old.
I’m guessing there’ll be some threshold to qualify for a reduced price replacement.
I’m guessing there’ll be some threshold to qualify for a reduced price replacement.
Just remember Tim Cook has a family to feed also. Pay the man a $1000 for a new phone every year. Don’t let his poor family starve.
Tim has plenty of coins to feed his family. He should of thought about that before sticking his hand in the cookie jar.
Seeing as how there are all kinds of battery replacement kiosks and repair shops doing this, and have been for some time, this isn't a new concept for most people.
I upgrade every year, bill stays the same. I don't even think about my battery.
I used to upgrade every 2yrs and never had an issue with the battery, now I’m on IUP and upgrade annually so it’s still no issue
I doubt most buyers here upgrade every year. The people who do just tell us about it more often.
Once every two years, that has been my norm every time a new iPhone has come out. I’m on the S cycle of things.
I already jumped off the annual upgrade bandwagon once carriers got rid of subsidies (had a family plan with alternating upgrade eligibility years). Quite happy with performance on A9 and newer chips, and I find the cameras good enough so I reckon I'll get by with just battery replacements for quite a while.
Granted, if Apple gets rid of TouchID in all future iPhone and iPad models, I'll probably buy the last model which has TouchID.
Granted, if Apple gets rid of TouchID in all future iPhone and iPad models, I'll probably buy the last model which has TouchID.
Most people are buried in payments (in the US at least). So the equation becomes:
I am paying $40-$50 per month, why would I spend $79 to replace my battery? I'll just "upgrade" and keep making payments!
I am paying $40-$50 per month, why would I spend $79 to replace my battery? I'll just "upgrade" and keep making payments!
That doesn't really go along with a lot of people who in light of all of this have been saying that the main reason and thus most common complaint for upgrading would be performance and not battery issues.
The fact that they're on MacRumors or reddit or some other tech blog and run Geekbench suggests they're not typical users to begin with. Majority of the non-techies I know replace their phones due to either mechanical issues (often broken screens) or poor battery life.
Agreed. The ones that do that you read about on here who upgrade annually are heavy tech users. But for the majority, they either don't care enough to upgrade annually or their simply content with the phones that They already own. Not To mention, the rising cost of smart phones in general is offputting for some consumers wanting to upgrade every year.
Shame really... that $79 tag did to many and which is why these lawsuits will most likely win something from Apple.
You’re already planning on replacing your new phones battery in a year? I think you’re really overthinking this whole “battery scandal” thing here. I highly doubt you’d notice any issues a year later. Folks here are using 3 - 4 generation old iPhones without issues. My suggestion is to spend less time worrying about it, and more time enjoying your phone!
Same except I have been on the "non-s" cycle - I think I will be keeping my 7 plus for a couple of years more at least though.
That's the thing. I rarely see non-techies upgrading because their phone is too slow.
I jumped out of the S-cycle last year when I bought my 7. I haven't "hopped" on with the 8 or X.
I am planning on sticking with my 6S+ for another 2 years at least. My iPhone is a depreciating asset and there is nothing in the new iPhones that will make me more money than the $1000 that I will have to fritter away. Unless I take up Instagram professionally, there isn't a reason to keep upgrading my phone every year. What I have does what I want it to do.