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Other UK iPhone (2017) X(Ten)/8/8+ Pre-Orders and Dispatch Thread
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I'm in iUP so fingers crossed with reserving tomorrow!
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Haha, I remember when I ordered the 6 Plus and also ordered a case from Amazon ahead of time. The case delivered and I was like WTF this is huge!!
Good luck!
Yeah I had the case for the 6+ and it felt freaking huge. I have the skinniest silicon case on 7+, anything else was adding way too much bulk. (It has ruined the back of my JB though)
I am 99% going for the X if the contract price and/or IUP is worth it for me. Don't like the design of the 8/+ specially after owning an S8.
Ok. Just ran the numbers
For me getting an X 256Gb it would have cost me £772.45 on IUP after the 11th payment (earliest I could upgrade)
Were I buy outright and then sell after a year; assuming I’d get a sale price which was 55% of the value (that the %age I currently get offered on my 7+), that would have ‘cost’ me £716 ( with me including Apple care +) without Apple care it would have been ~£516.
So in my head IUP makes sense if I
a) want apple care +
b) think I wouldn’t get at least 55% back on the X a year later
Clear benefits are not having to watch £1350 leave my account in one hit and having less hassle selling/sending back the phone. (I guess that where the iPhone payments plan comes in handy!)
For me getting an X 256Gb it would have cost me £772.45 on IUP after the 11th payment (earliest I could upgrade)
Were I buy outright and then sell after a year; assuming I’d get a sale price which was 55% of the value (that the %age I currently get offered on my 7+), that would have ‘cost’ me £716 ( with me including Apple care +) without Apple care it would have been ~£516.
So in my head IUP makes sense if I
a) want apple care +
b) think I wouldn’t get at least 55% back on the X a year later
Clear benefits are not having to watch £1350 leave my account in one hit and having less hassle selling/sending back the phone. (I guess that where the iPhone payments plan comes in handy!)
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Wouldn't work for me and I am sure many others as the 64GB storage wouldn't be enough, so it's a £200 difference in that case.
So if it's 08:01 in the UK, do pre orders go live in like LA at like 22:00 on the 26th? Or is it 08:01 when each timezone gets to it?
Indeed. The iUP gives you your "worst case scenario" with the return of the phone to Apple. You can sell the device and then pay off the iUP whenever you want, but that's direct with Barclays.
No it’s usually 00:01 on the west coast and 03:01 on the east cost
I'm quite annoyed that to utilise fast charging, you need a different plug and cable (which will cost £75) think that's a joke
I'll be surprised if next year's iPhone brings back a button as a bezel less display seems the future with phones currently, and I'm doubtful we will see Touch ID again either, after saying how much more secure Face ID is, and then back track to Touch ID, will make them look silly
I'll be surprised if next year's iPhone brings back a button as a bezel less display seems the future with phones currently, and I'm doubtful we will see Touch ID again either, after saying how much more secure Face ID is, and then back track to Touch ID, will make them look silly
Also saw that people who have AirPods, the rumours show the wireless charging case costing £69!!!
That after shelling out £159 for the earphones themselves
Another n00b IUP question......
Apples site has a section about ‘trading up’ your old phone for credit towards a new one. I’m looking to get an 8 on launch day and join the IUP, my old 6 is worth approx £145 according to Apple.
Anyone know how this works with the upgrade program?
Apples site has a section about ‘trading up’ your old phone for credit towards a new one. I’m looking to get an 8 on launch day and join the IUP, my old 6 is worth approx £145 according to Apple.
Anyone know how this works with the upgrade program?
Me for one. This year is all about the Ten
After declaring myself out of this upgrade cycle (first time since 2012) I think I might be back in for an 8 Plus. Actually coming from a 7 plus so spent the last couple of days trying to rationalise it. Could get by with 64gb rather than 128gb, can benefit from faster charging as I have the adapter already. Wireless charging with AirPower for all my devices, better camera features etc. Even pulled together a spreadsheet considering depreciation of 7 plus in a year offsetting the additional upfront charge required for 8 plus now and higher resell in time for an X-2 in 2018.
I think I might need COUNSELLING
I think I might need COUNSELLING
After declaring myself out of this upgrade cycle (first time since 2012) I think I might be back in for an 8 Plus. Actually coming from a 7 plus so spent the last couple of days trying to rationalise it. Could get by with 64gb rather than 128gb, can benefit from faster charging as I have the adapter already. Wireless charging with AirPower for all my devices, better camera features etc. Even pulled together a spreadsheet considering depreciation of 7 plus in a year offsetting the additional upfront charge required for 8 plus now and higher resell in time for an X-2 in 2018.
I think I might need COUNSELLING
Ahaha.. you’ve already subconsciously made the decision, the next 14 hours is there to justify it to yourself.
But I just couldn’t get the 8+ coming from 7+.
Good luck with your preorder tomorrow
After declaring myself out of this upgrade cycle (first time since 2012) I think I might be back in for an 8 Plus. Actually coming from a 7 plus so spent the last couple of days trying to rationalise it. Could get by with 64gb rather than 128gb, can benefit from faster charging as I have the adapter already. Wireless charging with AirPower for all my devices, better camera features etc. Even pulled together a spreadsheet considering depreciation of 7 plus in a year offsetting the additional upfront charge required for 8 plus now and higher resell in time for an X-2 in 2018.
I think I might need COUNSELLING
This is the thing.... the phone may look the same as the 7/7+, but there's so much more which is an upgrade.
Definitely going for gold if I do go for anything. Would make a nice change from current black. There’s another reason to upgrade lol!
Significant imo.
I had a 6+ and went to a 7 (not plus) and it was noticeably snappier and alround faster and smoother. The 6+ was hamstrung by the RAM.
Wait what?
How did you manage that?
I was under the impression you couldn't put money upfront to reduce the monthly cost?
I pay £32.50 for my 7 128GB, which is fine by me.
But If i could put money upfront and reduce the monthly it could tempt me.
Did you go in and say you wanted to reduce monthly cost and term?
Thanks
I'm pretty sure it works like this:
You have to pay £69 upfront into the iUP, which would come out of your trade money, and the rest would be taken off the loan, which might mean, you could clear the loan in 18 months for example instead of 20, unless you plan on trading it in next year, in which case I'm unsure