Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by freehunter on Monday December 16, 2019 @10:33PM
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I don’t know how you can say “I don’t think this is true”... it’s not an opinion it’s just actual fact. The iPhone 11 is $699 and the person found $650 to be acceptable. That’s roughly comparable prices.
Again, just because Apple added a more expensive model doesn’t mean the iPhone 11 is any worse nor is it “budget” or “a generation or two behind”. It’s actually called iPhone 11 not iPhone 11c or iPhone 11SE or iPhone 11R, the iPhone 11 is the model Apple expects people to buy which is why it’s called iPhone 11 as a follow up to the iPhone XS which was a follow up to the iPhone X.
Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by paulcole on Monday December 16, 2019 @11:22PM
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The iPhone 11 at release was $699, $50 more than the person paid for the 6s 4 years ago. They got the model with 16gb and a 4.7” screen. The 11 starts at 64gb with a 6.1” screen.
Is this raising prices significantly?
Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by intarga on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @03:47AM
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Assuming 2% inflation for 4 years, the inflation adjusted price of the 6S is $702. The 11 is actually cheaper.
Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by boring_twenties on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @04:45AM
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Coincidentally, I almost broke down and bought my first ever iPhone simply because the 8 is the only phone with a reasonable screen size that can still be bought brand new.
Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by ClumsyPilot on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @02:22AM
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Those are not useful parameters to compare.
Even if they were, consider prices of flash memory in the same timeframe, and the answer is yes.
Edit: this article has a nice chart https://www.gsmarena.com/price_history_of_apples_iphones-new...
There's a couple of blips with the 5c and the SE but for the most part even the "budget models" are more expensive than the flagships of old, and the flagships are significantly more expensive.
I'm curious how long they can continue this and still sell phones. I wonder if prices being spread out along 24 month contracts with carriers is what's protecting their sales despite the price rises.