IPhone 8 ?

[Rawwr]

There won't be an iPhone 9. I'm pretty confident about that.

[ZesPak]

El stovey said:

People like me tied in by calendars and contacts an iTunes and the cloud just getting a new Apple device when the time comes. I don’t mind though because they’re easy to use and do what I want.

If that's the sole reason, it's a very simple migration to enjoy the freedom of google calendar and contacts .

http://transfer-iphone-contacts.blogspot.be/p/tran...
http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-transfer-sy...

Basically for either it's a simple export and import, after that you can use both very easily on iOS, Android, windows or OSX.

[westtra]

EmilA said:

I ordered mine on the pre-order day quite early on, and got a text saying that it will be delivered tomorrow

Got an email not long ago saying delivery tomorrow. Will see if that happens as depending on courier 1 day for most people is 2 for us.

[CooperS]

El stovey said:

These phones never seem to have game changing updates anymore. Once they had front facing FaceTime cameras and GPS etc it’s just been more of the same.

I tend to just get whatever iPhone is out when I’m due an upgrade, that’s exactly what Apple want. People like me tied in by calendars and contacts an iTunes and the cloud just getting a new Apple device when the time comes. I don’t mind though because they’re easy to use and do what I want.

If the iPhone 8 had the full display I might be tempted to upgrade early but as it is, I’ll probably end up with an iPhone 9 now that I’ve a 7 plus.

Its called profit maximisation, i think Apple have taken it to a whole new level with their line up. However i think if people who buy Apple products are willing to continuing financing greed then all more fool them.

I stopped at the Apple Iphone 5 which i think was the last apple which felt fresh enough to warrant the change. The 6 came at a time where i wanted more from a phone so went Android and havent looked back since.

I think when you look across Apple their flagship products are really suffering from fatigue and although they sell in mega numbers that Steve Job's era buzz has completely gone which is a great shame as they have populrised and made main stream a line of products that if it was left up to Sony, Microsoft and even Samsung would never been so widely adopted.

I think you'd have to be a mug to get a 8, the Apple flagship is inline with the S8 / Note 8 and probably the Pixel 2 when thats out. Its been said but other than peoples acceptance to continue their £50 a month subscription to Vodafone / O2 / EE and therefore the 8 is better than the 7 there is NO real reason anyone should need to run out and get the 8.

[Craikeybaby]

Rawwr said:

Craikeybaby said:

I'd say the 8 is the smart buy right now. It has most of the features of the X but is cheaper and available to buy. Although the headline specs aren't much better than the 7 the A11 chip is a big step up. If you are planning on keeping the device for a long time the 8 will be supported longer.

I think if you have an SE/6/6S then sticking with what you have is probably the smart not-buy at the moment. The practical gains are so minimal that the value just doesn't exist, in my ever so humble opinion. Apple haven't jumped the shark yet but with the X they're certainly strapping on their water skis and saying 'eyyyyy'.

I'd probably agree with you for 6S/SE, but the 7 was a big jump from the 6, so 8 will be an even bigger jump. I don't think a lot of the AR stuff will work on the 6 either.

[Rawwr]

Craikeybaby said:

I'd probably agree with you for 6S/SE, but the 7 was a big jump from the 6, so 8 will be an even bigger jump. I don't think a lot of the AR stuff will work on the 6 either.

I know this may be a contentious point but what do you do daily on a 7 that you couldn't do on a 6? Extending that, what are people going to do with an 8 that they couldn't do with a 7?

[Craikeybaby]

Not wait for ages while the phone thinks about what it is meant to be doing.

[Rawwr]

Craikeybaby said:

Not wait for ages while the phone thinks about what it is meant to be doing.

But the 6 was really fast when it came out. If it's slowing down because Apple are dropping updates which slow it down, why would you buy back into that persistent cycle? Isn't that forced obsolescence? Why would you repeatedly do that to yourself?

[Durzel]

Rawwr said:

Craikeybaby said:

I'd probably agree with you for 6S/SE, but the 7 was a big jump from the 6, so 8 will be an even bigger jump. I don't think a lot of the AR stuff will work on the 6 either.

I know this may be a contentious point but what do you do daily on a 7 that you couldn't do on a 6? Extending that, what are people going to do with an 8 that they couldn't do with a 7?

But.. AR!

Apple says AR, people say how high. Is AR suddenly such a big thing that it's going to affect people's workflows not to have it, or not have a sufficiently effective implementation on their creaky old iPhone 6 (which was just fine pre-keynote) ?

I must admit my irritation level is through the roof at the moment with people in various forums talking about how TouchID "always had problems" and how "I actually like the notch", etc. A grim mixture of Stockholm Syndrome and retroactive continuity.

[NDA]

westtra said:

EmilA said:

I ordered mine on the pre-order day quite early on, and got a text saying that it will be delivered tomorrow

Got an email not long ago saying delivery tomorrow. Will see if that happens as depending on courier 1 day for most people is 2 for us.

Do let everyone know what you think of the new phones. I have a 7 so May wait for the X.

[clonmult]

Durzel said:

Rawwr said:

Craikeybaby said:

I'd probably agree with you for 6S/SE, but the 7 was a big jump from the 6, so 8 will be an even bigger jump. I don't think a lot of the AR stuff will work on the 6 either.

I know this may be a contentious point but what do you do daily on a 7 that you couldn't do on a 6? Extending that, what are people going to do with an 8 that they couldn't do with a 7?

But.. AR!

Apple says AR, people say how high. Is AR suddenly such a big thing that it's going to affect people's workflows not to have it, or not have a sufficiently effective implementation on their creaky old iPhone 6 (which was just fine pre-keynote) ?

I must admit my irritation level is through the roof at the moment with people in various forums talking about how TouchID "always had problems" and how "I actually like the notch", etc. A grim mixture of Stockholm Syndrome and retroactive continuity.

AR is such a big thing, I mean, it is huge. Look at how Pokemon Go is increasing in popularity. Oh, wait .... in reality it is still a niche, and will likely remain niche.

If TouchID had problems, they actually think that the FaceID will be perfect? Of course it will be, as Apple never get things wrong on release ....

[ashleyman]

I've just had the email to say my iPhone and watch are ready for pickup tomorrow.

[skahigh]

The big reason for choosing the iPhone 8 over the 7 seems to be largely to be down to the processing power of the new phone, it's obscene.

click

Sorry if this has been posted before, I've not read back through the thread.

I'm waiting to see what google do with the pixel 2 but from yesterday's leaks it doesn't look great to me.

My Nexus 6P is having battery issues and badly in need of upgrading.

[eatcustard]

Just ordered my 8 plus as my contract with my 6 plus has just ended

[MEC]

skahigh said:

The big reason for choosing the iPhone 8 over the 7 seems to be largely to be down to the processing power of the new phone, it's obscene.

click

Sorry if this has been posted before, I've not read back through the thread.

I'm waiting to see what google do with the pixel 2 but from yesterday's leaks it doesn't look great to me.

My Nexus 6P is having battery issues and badly in need of upgrading.

A friend of mine has 2x Nexus 6P's and was having battery issues, contacted Google and they are replacing both for new ones. Both his are approx 18 months old!

[TameRacingDriver]

Craikeybaby said:

Not wait for ages while the phone thinks about what it is meant to be doing.

I dont think the A10 processor in the iPhone 7 is going to struggle for quite a long time yet to be honest. The A10 is blazingly fast. The A11 in the 8 is ridiculously fast - actually faster than some i7 laptops.

[Durzel]

skahigh said:

The big reason for choosing the iPhone 8 over the 7 seems to be largely to be down to the processing power of the new phone, it's obscene.

click

Sorry if this has been posted before, I've not read back through the thread.

I'm waiting to see what google do with the pixel 2 but from yesterday's leaks it doesn't look great to me.

My Nexus 6P is having battery issues and badly in need of upgrading.

Is that going to be offset by the smaller battery though?

TameRacingDriver said:

Craikeybaby said:

Not wait for ages while the phone thinks about what it is meant to be doing.

I dont think the A10 processor in the iPhone 7 is going to struggle for quite a long time yet to be honest. The A10 is blazingly fast. The A11 in the 8 is ridiculously fast - actually faster than some i7 laptops.

Indeed. Prior to the keynote the A10 was the best thing since sliced bread. Post-keynote - to some at least - it's inefficient and slow.

Apple are geniuses at making their own tech feel obsolete overnight with practically no ill feeling from the customers who bought into it whatsoever. Consumers actually welcome paying more every year for broadly the same tech.

[p1stonhead]

Durzel said:

skahigh said:

The big reason for choosing the iPhone 8 over the 7 seems to be largely to be down to the processing power of the new phone, it's obscene.

click

Sorry if this has been posted before, I've not read back through the thread.

I'm waiting to see what google do with the pixel 2 but from yesterday's leaks it doesn't look great to me.

My Nexus 6P is having battery issues and badly in need of upgrading.

Is that going to be offset by the smaller battery though?

TameRacingDriver said:

Craikeybaby said:

Not wait for ages while the phone thinks about what it is meant to be doing.

I dont think the A10 processor in the iPhone 7 is going to struggle for quite a long time yet to be honest. The A10 is blazingly fast. The A11 in the 8 is ridiculously fast - actually faster than some i7 laptops.

Indeed. Prior to the keynote the A10 was the best thing since sliced bread. Post-keynote - to some at least - it's inefficient and slow.

Apple are geniuses at making their own tech feel obsolete overnight with practically no ill feeling from the customers who bought into it whatsoever. Consumers actually welcome paying more every year for broadly the same tech.

Apart from maybe games which I don’t play on my phone, I can’t imagine ever wanting my phone to move faster than my 6S. It’s basically instant for most things.

Battery life is way more important to me than speed now that these phones are at such a quick level even with the 6S.

[otolith]

Durzel said:

Indeed. Prior to the keynote the A10 was the best thing since sliced bread. Post-keynote - to some at least - it's inefficient and slow.

Apple are geniuses at making their own tech feel obsolete overnight with practically no ill feeling from the customers who bought into it whatsoever. Consumers actually welcome paying more every year for broadly the same tech.

Cunning bds, ripping consumers off by improving their product. It's a good job Android phones don't improve.

[CooperS]

otolith said:

Durzel said:

Indeed. Prior to the keynote the A10 was the best thing since sliced bread. Post-keynote - to some at least - it's inefficient and slow.

Apple are geniuses at making their own tech feel obsolete overnight with practically no ill feeling from the customers who bought into it whatsoever. Consumers actually welcome paying more every year for broadly the same tech.

Cunning bds, ripping consumers off by improving their product. It's a good job Android phones don't improve.

However android phones get a heck alot more scrutiny as I guess theres more direct competition within the android market. You can also choose your flavour of best too, best camera, best screen best battery. With iPhone you just don't have that. I think it's shameful with the volumes and sheer scale of Apple Tim Cook hasn't sent something truly special to market.