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09-14-2017, 11:34 AM
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I am guilty of buying every iPhone year lol. But what I do is I pre-order the flagship models ( 3-4 of them is the limit ) and I sell them on eBay for stupid prices. Last year I sold the 7 plus in that shiny black color for nearly 2.5x the price.
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09-14-2017, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted By dbluevette⏩
It is, actually. For $1000 I can go have a fantastic road trip that rewards me with all sorts of experiences.1k is not that much lol
You are just brainwashed into thinking a phone is worth that much.
If everybody decided to buy a hamburger for 1k, the demanddoesnt mean it is worth 1k.
I have had the same Note 4 since 2014 and it is far from being used up.
That's that, and the concept is too far above most people. No wonder serotonin based syndromes are so prevalent... we objectify people and deify objects LOL. That is lazy thinking and willfully ignorant of how our brain works.
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09-14-2017, 11:42 AM
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First iphone i bought was when androids raised their prices to match. I was like "why even bother now". Never looked back. Then again I'm not gonna upgrade until this phone bites the dust.
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Originally Posted By yeshli2nuts⏩
You could've gotten a phone for $300 that would let you do the same stuff you do on your S8. It's funny how that works out isn't it.I just got the Galaxy S8 for $574.99. You can get that or pay another $500 for the same phone with a fruit on the back, blurred backgrounds in photos, and making your face into an emoji.
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Originally Posted By Neuronecrosis⏩
real talk brotherIt is, actually. For $1000 I can go have a fantastic road trip that rewards me with all sorts of experiences.
You are just brainwashed into thinking a phone is worth that much.
If everybody decided to buy a hamburger for 1k, the demanddoesnt mean it is worth 1k.
I have had the same Note 4 since 2014 and it is far from being used up.
That's that, and the concept is too far above most people. No wonder serotonin based syndromes are so prevalent... we objectify people and deify objects LOL. That is lazy thinking and willfully ignorant of how our brain works.
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You are just brainwashed into thinking a phone is worth that much.
If everybody decided to buy a hamburger for 1k, the demanddoesnt mean it is worth 1k.
I have had the same Note 4 since 2014 and it is far from being used up.
That's that, and the concept is too far above most people. No wonder serotonin based syndromes are so prevalent... we objectify people and deify objects LOL. That is lazy thinking and willfully ignorant of how our brain works.
Talented humans tainted by greed domesticating other humans.
i just came back from a 10 day road trip with the girlfriend and we stayed in NYC for 5 nights and also went to DC, Montreal, upstate NY and Massachusetts. Didn't spend more than $1.3k total and that includes the place we stayed at, food and gas.
The above post is 100% false
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09-14-2017, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted By digital022⏩
Corporate greed is a thing, but not in the phone world. It has to do with consumer greed. The reason TVs and Laptop cost has decreased so much is because people buy one and keep them for YEARS. TVs can last 5-10 years before being outdated. Laptops 3-5. No one rushes to upgrade their TV or Laptop because society places no emphasis on having the newest TV or newest laptop.Many of you guys are missing the point. Apple and Samsung have a $1K price tag on their flagship phones simply due to our society's dependence on smart phones. Cost of tech should be decreasing (i.e., laptops, TV's) even as the technology improves. Not the case with smartphones due to no other reason than corporate greed.
Phones on the other hand are a status symbol, you upgrade not simply for features but also for status. Having the newest phone to show off is important to people. This drives prices way up.
I have no problem with phone companies charging 1K for phones. What I have a problem with is them removing useful features for no reason and not improving the quality of the devices. For 1k that screen should be entirely shatterproof. The battery should last 2 days. These are the things phone companies fail at.
For the money spent for "FaceID" Apple could likely have developed a battery that lasted 2-3 days for little more size and weight. Instead, they choose gimmicky ****. And people lose their minds over it. I blame simple minded retards
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09-14-2017, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted By Neuronecrosis⏩
Just lmao at this quote. Economics not even once.If everybody decided to buy a hamburger for 1k, the demanddoesnt mean it is worth 1k.
the price will be set at what the market can bear and what the company believes will net them the biggest margin
The company 100% would rather sell and market a $1k burger to 100 people who'll buy it than a $5 burger to 1000 people.
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Op struggles with a few aspects of it.
There are a few groups of people:
1) the people that buy the newest phone when it comes out year in year out(like opie thinks everyone is)
2) the people that think fuk that and still have a phone that is phased out of tech already with updates etc(such as having an iphone 4 today for example)
3) the people that buy at reasonable times.
I like to think i am 3. In Oct i bought an iphone 7 after having a 5 for a few years. Why? Because the 5 was getting slow and tech just moved on as there were new things on the 7 that i could not do on the 5. I wont get into the debate of why an iphone because its been said, easier use and ios is awesome etcetc. I dont mind paying a few extra bucks because of whata been posted already itt.
Will i buy this new X? Absolutely not. Probably not even the one released next year. Why? Because the jump in technology wont be as dramatic most likely.
I can certainly afford it btw, but im not a sheep at the end of the day.
There are a few groups of people:
1) the people that buy the newest phone when it comes out year in year out(like opie thinks everyone is)
2) the people that think fuk that and still have a phone that is phased out of tech already with updates etc(such as having an iphone 4 today for example)
3) the people that buy at reasonable times.
I like to think i am 3. In Oct i bought an iphone 7 after having a 5 for a few years. Why? Because the 5 was getting slow and tech just moved on as there were new things on the 7 that i could not do on the 5. I wont get into the debate of why an iphone because its been said, easier use and ios is awesome etcetc. I dont mind paying a few extra bucks because of whata been posted already itt.
Will i buy this new X? Absolutely not. Probably not even the one released next year. Why? Because the jump in technology wont be as dramatic most likely.
I can certainly afford it btw, but im not a sheep at the end of the day.
09-14-2017, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted By OneWayFS⏩
I dont think you quite understand what he is saying.Just lmao at this quote. Economics not even once.
the price will be set at what the market can bear and what the company believes will net them the biggest margin
The company 100% would rather sell and market a $1k burger to 100 people who'll buy it than a $5 burger to 1000 people.
the price will be set at what the market can bear and what the company believes will net them the biggest margin
The company 100% would rather sell and market a $1k burger to 100 people who'll buy it than a $5 burger to 1000 people.
Of course in economics the price is whatever people are willing to pay. Hes saying that people are dumb as fuk and just because they want to pay that doesnt mean it actually gives that much in value. People drive the economy, but people are usually dumb as bricks
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09-14-2017, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
'My 2 year old LG G5 can do all of that stuff. I can even edit RAW files from my Sony camera (around a 50 meg image file) in Lightroom mobile. Not sure why anyone would need more power.I'm not an Apple slappy of any kind, but if you really think about how many devices are combined into an iPhone, $1000 isn't a big deal. GPS, Maps, Getting Laid on Tinder/Bumble, Transportation, Being able to speak to people all over the world, Group Texting, E-mail, Surfing the Internet, Music.
I honestly do about 2 hours of work and reading on my iPhone before even getting out of bed in the morning. To think that I'm only spending $1000 on a device that I will use an average of 3-4 hours every day for the next 2-3 years really sounds like a bargain.
I honestly do about 2 hours of work and reading on my iPhone before even getting out of bed in the morning. To think that I'm only spending $1000 on a device that I will use an average of 3-4 hours every day for the next 2-3 years really sounds like a bargain.
09-14-2017, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted By lildave⏩
The biggest complaint most people have with their phones is lack of battery and yet phone companies continue to ignore this in order to speed up a processor by .0001ms'My 2 year old LG G5 can do all of that stuff. I can even edit RAW files from my Sony camera (around a 50 meg image file) in Lightroom mobile. Not sure why anyone would need more power.
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09-14-2017, 12:11 PM
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So glad I jumped off the smartphone merry go round. so much wasted cash. No offense apple or android bros
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Originally Posted By FlexLex⏩
I'd rather spend $1k on clothes if I want a status symbol. Then again if I'm out in public I hardly ever pull out my phone.Corporate greed is a thing, but not in the phone world. It has to do with consumer greed. The reason TVs and Laptop cost has decreased so much is because people buy one and keep them for YEARS. TVs can last 5-10 years before being outdated. Laptops 3-5. No one rushes to upgrade their TV or Laptop because society places no emphasis on having the newest TV or newest laptop.
Phones on the other hand are a status symbol, you upgrade not simply for features but also for status. Having the newest phone to show off is important to people. This drives prices way up.
I have no problem with phone companies charging 1K for phones. What I have a problem with is them removing useful features for no reason and not improving the quality of the devices. For 1k that screen should be entirely shatterproof. The battery should last 2 days. These are the things phone companies fail at.
For the money spent for "FaceID" Apple could likely have developed a battery that lasted 2-3 days for little more size and weight. Instead, they choose gimmicky ****. And people lose their minds over it. I blame simple minded retards
Phones on the other hand are a status symbol, you upgrade not simply for features but also for status. Having the newest phone to show off is important to people. This drives prices way up.
I have no problem with phone companies charging 1K for phones. What I have a problem with is them removing useful features for no reason and not improving the quality of the devices. For 1k that screen should be entirely shatterproof. The battery should last 2 days. These are the things phone companies fail at.
For the money spent for "FaceID" Apple could likely have developed a battery that lasted 2-3 days for little more size and weight. Instead, they choose gimmicky ****. And people lose their minds over it. I blame simple minded retards
09-14-2017, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted By FlexLex⏩
Yup... Obviously if I'm going out for the night I cant do it but I'll always have one of those portable battery packs with me in my bag or if I'm driving I have the phone plugged in to charge. Also try to keep the screen at the lowest brightness possible (better for your eyes anyways). They also keep on making phones thinner and thinner which sometimes is nice but if they add an extra lets say 2 mm to the thickness of the phone to fit a slightly bigger battery they would get an extra hour or two of use out of the phone (looking at the battery on my phone its most likely just under 10 mm thick so that would be an extra 20% battery capacity)The biggest complaint most people have with their phones is lack of battery and yet phone companies continue to ignore this in order to speed up a processor by .0001ms
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09-14-2017, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted By JUGGERNAUT1333⏩
I dont get why facial recognition is even a selling point. First off its stupid. Second that is a software update. I wasnt sure if Android had it or not but it looks like back in 2012 that was a feature built into Android already. lolThat facial recognition thing is going to be lame as hell. I don't want to have to bert stare my phone to unlock it. Sticking with my 6s until it dies. Have yet to see any major differences in iPhone updates.
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also the notch is fuking stupid looking. no different than having dead pixels
09-14-2017, 12:41 PM
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Wishful thinking gives me the idea that people would be turned off to the price hike and use their phones less. People will just shell out whatever it costs, broken down into monthly payments to help them feel better about the massive amount of money these cost. Unfortunately we are still going to have people walking around staring into their phones or looking down every second or so while they are driving. People are also going to drive two hours to pick up their phone that their manager took mistakenly. Lmao
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus. It's a great phone. To me, Apple has simply made an S8 of their own with a couple of extra features.
I like that the Samsung allows the use of a Micro SD card. Apple does not to my knowledge.
To eash their own. If people feel like this is worth $1k of their own money good for them. I wouldn't buy one for many reasons beyond the $1k selling price.
I like that the Samsung allows the use of a Micro SD card. Apple does not to my knowledge.
To eash their own. If people feel like this is worth $1k of their own money good for them. I wouldn't buy one for many reasons beyond the $1k selling price.
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Originally Posted By Exiled93⏩
That is the point of the new ones. The camera gets improved with each new model. The latest ones are pretty damn good. To some people that doesn't matter, but to others it does.Lmao same here. Bought it last year so I've always been a model or two behind. I haven't researched what the 6 or 7 or even this new one has that mine doesn't. Honestly the only thing I would like to be better is the camera. I have like 5 apps that I use and it browses the internet which I use a lot. So it's perfect for me.
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09-15-2017, 06:16 AM
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for what its worth apple does something right from my last experience with an idevice which had ios 7 ,ios had the following advantages brain dead easy to use,very good software optimization,easy to get it repaired thanks to applecare and apple parts being easy to find
but the apple nuthuggers need to stop ios is outdated sure it has good optimization but man using ios feel like im back going back instead of forward,itunes is garbage ,build quality is questionable at best iphone 5/5s/6 use the same alluminium and bend exactly in the same spot,ios make you feel very caged even with jailbreak
the removal of the headphone jack didn't help with anything and no waterproofness isn't a argument the s7 edge has a headphone jack and is water proof also saying you should just get Bluetooth headphones cause you can't hear the difference just reeks of ignorance i should throw my DT 770s in the garbage cause apple thinks so ? no ty nibba im good
also saying that you can't hear the difference between bluetooth and wired is lulzy at best
but the apple nuthuggers need to stop ios is outdated sure it has good optimization but man using ios feel like im back going back instead of forward,itunes is garbage ,build quality is questionable at best iphone 5/5s/6 use the same alluminium and bend exactly in the same spot,ios make you feel very caged even with jailbreak
the removal of the headphone jack didn't help with anything and no waterproofness isn't a argument the s7 edge has a headphone jack and is water proof also saying you should just get Bluetooth headphones cause you can't hear the difference just reeks of ignorance i should throw my DT 770s in the garbage cause apple thinks so ? no ty nibba im good
also saying that you can't hear the difference between bluetooth and wired is lulzy at best
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Originally Posted By RazorM3⏩
smartphones don't have the drivers to power good wired headphones anyway. any differences you think you hear are just placebofor what its worth apple does something right from my last experience with an idevice which had ios 7 ,ios had the following advantages brain dead easy to use,very good software optimization,easy to get it repaired thanks to applecare and apple parts being easy to find
but the apple nuthuggers need to stop ios is outdated sure it has good optimization but man using ios feel like im back going back instead of forward,itunes is garbage ,build quality is questionable at best iphone 5/5s/6 use the same alluminium and bend exactly in the same spot,ios make you feel very caged even with jailbreak
the removal of the headphone jack didn't help with anything and no waterproofness isn't a argument the s7 edge has a headphone jack and is water proof also saying you should just get Bluetooth headphones cause you can't hear the difference just reeks of ignorance i should throw my DT 770s in the garbage cause apple thinks so ? no ty nibba im good
also saying that you can't hear the difference between bluetooth and wired is lulzy at best
but the apple nuthuggers need to stop ios is outdated sure it has good optimization but man using ios feel like im back going back instead of forward,itunes is garbage ,build quality is questionable at best iphone 5/5s/6 use the same alluminium and bend exactly in the same spot,ios make you feel very caged even with jailbreak
the removal of the headphone jack didn't help with anything and no waterproofness isn't a argument the s7 edge has a headphone jack and is water proof also saying you should just get Bluetooth headphones cause you can't hear the difference just reeks of ignorance i should throw my DT 770s in the garbage cause apple thinks so ? no ty nibba im good
also saying that you can't hear the difference between bluetooth and wired is lulzy at best
09-15-2017, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted By midcoastking33⏩
lawl bull****,a high end smartphone can easily power a 80ohm dt 770smartphones don't have the drivers to power good wired headphones anyway. any differences you think you hear are just placebo
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LOL at the cope ITT brb brought smartphone for $80 can't see any phone justifiably costing $920 more.
I'd rather spend $920 on anything else but of course misc has DGAF money
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