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iPhone 7 - Buy or Pass?

Sep 8, 2016, 5:36 AM
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shailynn
They never tell you what you need to know.

I was trying to think, I had the iPhone 4s for 1 year, 2 of the iPhone 5 for over 2 years and now I have the iPhone 6 Plus for almost 2 years. So I've been an iPhoner for a little over 5 years.

When I first got the iPhone 6 Plus I thought "man this thing is too big I made a mistake" but after a few weeks I loved it. Every time I upgraded the screen got bigger.

I'm looking over the iPhone 7 and aside from the waterproof (which I really don't need) for the first time I don't see any reason to upgrade. Plus, this is the first time my cellphone company won't be heavily subsidizing the cost of the phone. I think I bought my iPhone 6 Plus for $320 with a 2 year contract, now I would have to pay full retail or some stupid monthly installment plan.

The one thing I didn't understand yesterday was Apple paid all this money for Beats Headphones and didn't incorporate that in anyway to the new wireless headphones at their press conference.

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99Bitches

I have the Samsung 6 Plus. Had both Apple and Android, prefer Android. But respect you loyalists. I definitely agree that I really like the bigger screen. I, like you, thought it might be too much at first but totally love it.

Sucks that no more free upgrades exist

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shailynn

I carry 2 phones and recently got the galaxy note 5, which has the exact same screen size of the iPhone 6 Plus. I used to hate android but this latest OS runs very smooth and no issues. So far I love it.

I love my iPhone but hate iTunes, all the restrictive bullshit when loading videos onto an iPad. It's tempting to jump to Samsung/Android.

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Dominic77

I carry 2 iPhone 6s. One for work and one for home. I don't get see a reason to upgrade. The 64GB iPhone 6 I got for free with a broken screen (used a couple weeks) and fixed it at the Apple Store for about $100. It would have been hard to justify at full retail price. So for $100 I essentially got a $850 phone at the time, no subsidy no contract needed. I have a cheap BYOD 1GB data plan that I share with the wife (she uses Android). Work gives me 5GB.

I don't get see a reason to upgrade from my 64GB iPhone 6 yet. I wished I could I have gotten the bigger "plus" model but work wouldn't spring for it and I couldn't find any really cheap ones to purchase outright where I lucked out for the standard model that I could repair. The new model 7 doesn't seem compelling since my model 6 still works ok. I don't have the same marine problem you have. But I admit iTunes is far from perfect.

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Dominic77

Haha. My iPhone spell corrected iTunes to "marine". Odd.

Now if the iPhone 7 had better spell check .....

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NinaBambina

I have the galaxy s7edge and it's amazing. My little brother jumped into the pool on 4th of July and took a picture of himself completely submerged in the water, clear as day. I can pour water on my phone when I'm bored. Aesthetically, the phone also looks how a phone should look in this day and age. Very sleek.

I hate iphones and will be sticking with Samsungs for now. Iphones are not durable at all. A friend of mine dropped his on the CARPET and the screen shattered. I like ipods and macbooks but do not like apple phones.

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Dominic77

^i believe it. That's what happened to the phone 6 I got. It was like his third call and he hadn't bought a case for it yet. Previous to that I had a bunch of Android devices, which I liked too, and blackberry before that. The blackberrys were indestructible.

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vincemichaels

U don't have one. with luck I never will.

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shailynn

I loved blackberries. Shame they didn't think they had to worry about androids and iPhones - look at where they are now...

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shadowcat

My kids gave me an Iphone 6 for Fathers Day last year. I hardly use it. So no, I am not going to upgrade.

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NinaBambina

I used to love BlackBerry. I had one until about a year ago, actually. They can no longer compete. I dropped my first BlackBerry probably 500 times and didn't have any problems with it that I can recall.

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Dougster

How can you drop a phone 500 times? Side effects of your psychiatric medication?

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Dougster

I probably just because my current iPhone is nearly 1.5 years old.

Btw, skill testing question: Why is AAPL's PE so low compared to other tech companies?

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georgmicrodong

I'll probably be upgrading. My iPhone 6 is almost two years old.

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skibum609

I like apple products just as much as I like 300 pound aids infected dancers.

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flagooner

Have phones overtaken cars as a person's status symbol?

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Dominic77

Flagooner, not really, not in the US. It's probably still your car, your alma mater, and your ZIP code (school district). Maybe the phone is for people under 18, I suppose.

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Supremeruler

Pass.

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NinaBambina

"How can you drop a phone 500 times? Side effects of your psychiatric medication?"

That could be one way to do it.

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flagooner

I still have a flip phone.

Having to push "7" four times to get a "s" sucks, but you don't miss what you never had.

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mrrock

Definite buy for me. I currently have the 6 Plus and will be getting the Jet black 256gb 7 Plus. Can't WAIT to order it tonight!

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larryfisherman

I have the iPhone6S, I'm just gonna wait for the 8.

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shailynn

I disagree - your phone now is your status symbol to younger people because they aren't interested in driving let alone cars.

I drive two really nice German cars. When I pull up to my brothers house the first thing his teenage kids ask is what type of phone do I have now, they could give two shits about what car I'm driving. Two of this kids have their licenses too.

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JamesSD

Hard pass.

Wait for the iPhone 7s or whatever the slightly improved model is. They'll probably bring back the headphone jack.

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gammanu95

I miss the old nokias. Those things could jam a wood chipper. I dropped my iPhone from work one my driveway once and the screen shattered. I dropped my old Lumia 920 everywhere for two years, and when the screen did crack, I couldn't really see it. This new Microsoft Lumia 940 feels fragile af. I had to buy a cover to feel safe. Definitely getting an android next.

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rl27

I've had the IPhone 3s, 4s. The first two I kept for 2 years and upgraded mostly due to performance reasons. I Skipped the 5 since other than slightly taller, I was holding out on a larger screen. By the time I replaced my 4s after 3 years it barely kept a charge. Thankfully the 6 Plus came out and I got that.

I am skipping upgrading for three reasons. 1 - My current phone is plenty fast for what I do. 2 - I don't like the remove of the ear phone jack. I have a perfectly good set of 10 year old Sony headphones that still work great for when I listen to music, and I also suspect I'll lose the adaptor within a month after getting the phone. 3 - My battery is still going strong. So no reason to upgrade. 4 - None of the features other than maybe the improved camera zoom on the 7 Plus. 5 - Finally since the phone is no longer subsidized by my carrier, It's going to take a lot more improvements than two incremental updated to my 6 to make me switch now.

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jester214

Nope, not an iPhone fan.

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gammanu95

Just heard on the news this morning that the Samsung 7 phones are having too many battery fires. Airlines are now asking that if you have Samsung 7, to not turn it on or charge it on the plane; nor will they allow it in checked baggage.

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gammanu95

Clarification: These are Galaxy Note 7s

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