Official Apple Thread (Apple iPhone Event) II

[chicagoskycam]

ATT has me at $41 a month with the opt yearly upgrade for the X. That's with zero down on the 64GB

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

I'm still using a paid off 6, so maybe that's why? I just checked again and I'm seeing $33.34 (30 mos)

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I'm not a part of the iPhone upgrade program, so that will probably cost me getting one on launch day

Going to be quite the show, everyone is holding out to get the X

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Oh god its my Mom's birthday and she wants an iphone X, Im going to have to get up at 2:00am and shell out the cash aren't I?

 

[LeafsNation75]

For a while I assumed I was going to upgrade from an iPhone 6s to the iPhone 8, however that decision has changed. Instead I'm going to get an iPhone 8 Plus and I will be doing that this coming Saturday morning at the Apple Store when they open. Anyway for those who have any of the Plus versions of the iPhone how was the adjustment to the bigger screen and having it in your pocket when walking around if you were not using it?

One good thing about this I read on the Apple site is that I can get a $240 credit applied to the purchase of the 8 Plus by trading in my 6s. I previously did that when I went from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 6s.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

If I can't get a reasonable ship date for an X (the end of this year), I will pull the trigger on the 8 Plus and have it by this weekend

 

[chicagoskycam]

Ordered within 5 minutes of going live . ATT had me in some waiting room and then Apple freed up. Only strange thing is I put $200 down so my bill would stay down and now it says I can upgrade after 8 months.... Maybe I can get some of that back because it makes no sense. lol

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I got my 256gb space gray X with the iPhone upgrade program off the Apple store app no issue

Will be delivered next Friday

 

[chicagoskycam]

I'm still using a paid off 6, so maybe that's why? I just checked again and I'm seeing $33.34 (30 mos)

Yeah well 30 months is a longer term so it makes sense but you won't get to 50% pay off to upgrade for longer than a year, more like 15 months.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Up to 5-6 week shipping times now. AT&T saying that it won't ship till mid December.

 

[Supermassive]

I’m thinking there’s going to be an X Plus model next year, and I’ll hold out for that. The X sounds like it has the same width as the 8, with the same display programming structure, just higher resolution. It’s not a true Plus replacement. Perhaps the X drops $150 in price next fall and the X Plus debuts at the same prices that the X is at present.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I’m thinking there’s going to be an X Plus model next year, and I’ll hold out for that. The X sounds like it has the same width as the 8, with the same display programming structure, just higher resolution. It’s not a true Plus replacement. Perhaps the X drops $150 in price next fall and the X Plus debuts at the same prices that the X is at present.

It most certainly is a Plus replacement. It's a 5.8" display compared to the Plus's 5.5" display. The X has a smaller body. There isn't going to be an X Plus -- or at least, there shouldn't be.

 

[chicagoskycam]

Up to 5-6 week shipping times now. AT&T saying that it won't ship till mid December.

I read reports they sold out in 15 min, yet my friend stated he nabbed one this morning for launch day. Not the color he wanted but..

 

[LeafsNation75]

It most certainly is a Plus replacement. It's a 5.8" display compared to the Plus's 5.5" display. The X has a smaller body. There isn't going to be an X Plus -- or at least, there shouldn't be.

I thought the reason for the X having a 5.8 display is because there is no home button compared to the Plus model.

 

[chicagoskycam]

I thought the reason for the X having a 5.8 display is because there is no home button compared to the Plus model.

Well yeah but I think the question is will they make the same design bigger. I definitely think they lose the cutout next year.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I thought the reason for the X having a 5.8 display is because there is no home button compared to the Plus model.

Exactly. It’s bezelless. If Apple has it its way they will get the required interface under the screen (Touch ID too) for the next iteration or the gestures will stick. But that wasn’t what the previous poster was asking I believe.

 

[Supermassive]

It most certainly is a Plus replacement. It's a 5.8" display compared to the Plus's 5.5" display. The X has a smaller body. There isn't going to be an X Plus -- or at least, there shouldn't be.

The iPhone X’s screen width is the same as the iPhone 8’s, correct? Just a taller display into a slightly larger frame?

Exactly the same strategy that Samsung used in going from the S7 to the S8.

Samsung also went from the larger S7 Edge to the larger S8+. I’m suggesting that Apple will follow suit with their Plus models. It’s not out of the question at all.

 

[tacogeoff]

so its pretty much an s8 clone but not as pretty. interesting. Think the GF is going to upgrade to it, wouldn't mind taking it for a tour.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Samsung also went from the larger S7 Edge to the larger S8+. I’m suggesting that Apple will follow suit with their Plus models. It’s not out of the question at all.

This is a little off topic but do you know of the Samsung Galaxy S5 is comparable in size to the iPhone 8 Plus? My Mom has an S5 and I think it's comparable because I put it my pocket to see what it's like when I sit down with it in there. Since I'm getting the 8 Plus tomorrow I want to know how it might be ahead of time.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

The iPhone X’s screen width is the same as the iPhone 8’s, correct? Just a taller display into a slightly larger frame?

Exactly the same strategy that Samsung used in going from the S7 to the S8.

Samsung also went from the larger S7 Edge to the larger S8+. I’m suggesting that Apple will follow suit with their Plus models. It’s not out of the question at all.

Apple’s is right in the middle of the two Samsung sizes. Apple going with a Plus model on an already big device would be pushing into 6” territory and I don’t think Apple has much interest in that, especially considering the manufacturing issues they’ve had with this size.

 

[Supermassive]

This is a little off topic but do you know of the Samsung Galaxy S5 is comparable in size to the iPhone 8 Plus? My Mom has an S5 and I think it's comparable because I put it my pocket to see what it's like when I sit down with it in there. Since I'm getting the 8 Plus tomorrow I want to know how it might be ahead of time.

The 8 Plus is taller by about half an inch. Only a worry if you have designer jeans with tiny pockets.

 

[LeafsNation75]

The 8 Plus is taller by about half an inch. Only a worry if you have designer jeans with tiny pockets.

Thank you for that and I don't need to worry about tiny pockets, lol. My jeans are from Nautica which is a good brand but far from a designer pair.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I’ve heard from apple employees I am friends with that Touch ID is being abandoned completely.

I disagree with it, especially if they can get it to work under the glass, but that is what I e heard

 

[chicagoskycam]

I’ve heard from apple employees I am friends with that Touch ID is being abandoned completely.

I disagree with it, especially if they can get it to work under the glass, but that is what I e heard

Well if they can get face ID to work very well maybe they don't need it. They claim it's better already.

 

[LeafsNation75]

I'm proud to say that I'm now officially an owner of an iPhone 8 Plus. I got the Apple Store when they opened at 9:30 AM and the service was great when going through my phone plan with Bell and everything else. Now there was a minor problem with my Apple ID password because I had to reset it twice with a new password so the iCloud backup would work for all my pictures and apps. However that finally got fixed. As for the phone itself so far it's great. The one thing I need to get use to is pressing the home button so I can type in my 4 digit password when unlocking it, although I'm sure I will get use to that.