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I don’t know. In the US, the cheapest brand new iPhone (7) is $449. I think it’s just more that Apple has heavily expanded their offering upmarket.

by tinbad 8y ago

wvenable 8y ago
There is a problem with perception, though. For $449 you get a phone that, by Apple's own marketing, is 4 generations behind. Subjectively it's a much less appealing product but still almost $500.
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- blago 8y ago
  iPhone 7 is only two generations behind and a very capable device. I use one and it probably has at least another 2 years of good life left.
  - hn_throwaway_99 8y ago
    Actually, reading your comment made me realize that perhaps one thing that is making people less likely to upgrade is that there are now so many versions and models that it's not readily visible how "old" your phone is, so there is less status-climbing pressure to upgrade. I mean, when I read your comment, I couldn't remember how old the iPhone 7 actually was - I had to Google it. The iPhone XR, XS Max, XS, X, 8 Plus, 8, 7 Plus and 7 were all released in a span of just over 2 years. With so many different models, I think there is probably less social pressure to upgrade because it's no longer like "OMG, why do you have the 3-year old iPhone?!" when no one can remember when all the jumble of versions came out anyway.
    - blago 8y ago
      You may have a point there
  - wvenable 8y ago
    After the 7 is the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X. And now there is the iPhone XR and iPhone XS. So there are quite a few "better" phones above the 7. My wife still has has 6S and it's more the capable. But if you were going to buy and "new" iPhone today the perception is that the 7 is actually quite "old". The other commenter makes a great point about the sheer number of phones released in a short time span.
pxeboot 8y ago
Current generation Android's like the OnePlus 6t cost the same as an iPhone 7 in India. Apple may be ahead in some areas, but getting a device 3-4 years newer for the same price is a big deal.
- saagarjha 8y ago
  iPhone 7 came out two years ago.

I don’t know. In the US, the cheapest brand new iPhone (7) is $449. I think it’s just more that Apple has heavily expanded their offering upmarket.

by tinbad 8y ago

I don’t know. In the US, the cheapest brand new iPhone (7) is $449. I think it’s just more that Apple has heavily expanded their offering upmarket.

wvenable 8y ago

There is a problem with perception, though. For $449 you get a phone that, by Apple's own marketing, is 4 generations behind. Subjectively it's a much less appealing product but still almost $500.

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blago 8y ago
iPhone 7 is only two generations behind and a very capable device. I use one and it probably has at least another 2 years of good life left.
- hn_throwaway_99 8y ago
  Actually, reading your comment made me realize that perhaps one thing that is making people less likely to upgrade is that there are now so many versions and models that it's not readily visible how "old" your phone is, so there is less status-climbing pressure to upgrade. I mean, when I read your comment, I couldn't remember how old the iPhone 7 actually was - I had to Google it. The iPhone XR, XS Max, XS, X, 8 Plus, 8, 7 Plus and 7 were all released in a span of just over 2 years. With so many different models, I think there is probably less social pressure to upgrade because it's no longer like "OMG, why do you have the 3-year old iPhone?!" when no one can remember when all the jumble of versions came out anyway.
  - blago 8y ago
    You may have a point there
- wvenable 8y ago
  After the 7 is the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X. And now there is the iPhone XR and iPhone XS. So there are quite a few "better" phones above the 7. My wife still has has 6S and it's more the capable. But if you were going to buy and "new" iPhone today the perception is that the 7 is actually quite "old". The other commenter makes a great point about the sheer number of phones released in a short time span.

pxeboot 8y ago

Current generation Android's like the OnePlus 6t cost the same as an iPhone 7 in India. Apple may be ahead in some areas, but getting a device 3-4 years newer for the same price is a big deal.

saagarjha 8y ago
iPhone 7 came out two years ago.