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Ask HN: Will you buy one of the new iPhones?
Personally, I do not see any reason to buy one of those. I would love to hear from fellow hackers and founders: What could be a reason to get one?
- blaerk 7y agoThe only reason I can think of is that Apple will make performance incrementally worse for every iOS update, eventually the performance of your "old" iPhone will be unbearable and you just "have" to get a new one.
- randomdribble 7y agoNo, my next phone will be a linux phone.
- FreeHugs 7y agoThat would be awesome. But will there be a trustworthy distro? And will it be able to run all those apps that these days you need to use all kind of services?
- Velert 7y agoI'd love to move to Librem 5 handset once its released. But without out some crucial apps, mostly finance, its a non-starter for me
- neilsimp1 7y ago> And will it be able to run all those apps that these days you need to use all kind of services? I'm hoping the answer to that on the Librem 5, PinePhone, and any other Linux phones to come out, is PWAs.
- WheelsAtLarge 7y agoStatus! IPhone's are a status symbols. All that matters to most common buyers is that they are physically different so that people know they have the new phone. My 150 dollar phone is good enough but no one will care that I have one. If I had a new iphone, people would look twice and ask about it. It's all about perceived social standing. Apple is a marketing power house 1st then a tech one. No, I won't be buying one.
- danbolt 7y agoWould you say a Pixel 2 is a status symbol too?
- WheelsAtLarge 7y agoNot in the same way but among the techies, yes.
- fluroblue 7y agoSure, they’re largely status symbols but they still have the fastest chips on the market and compete for the best camera on the market. I think there’s tech people out there that like it just for being one of the best phones.
- kevinherron 7y agoIf I drop/break/lose my iPhone 8 before next year's phones, yes. Otherwise I'm fine for now.
- Spooky23 7y agoYes, probably after Christmas. I usually replace mine every 2-3 years or so. The batteries are much better than they were, so I go longer than I did. I use androids too at work so I’m familiar with both. To me, it’s the best phone and platform for my needs. I would never use a Google device without commercial terms for GSuite and Chrome.
- jolmg 7y agoMy phone is fine for now, but when I do get a new one I think I'd like it to be a Moto Z* with a dev kit for moto mods.
- ajeet_dhaliwal 7y agoNo because I have a XS. May be next time.
- tcbasche 7y agoI think they're just too expensive for something you carry around all day and could potentially drop into a lake.
- Nextgrid 7y agoNo. It’s too big, doesn’t have a home button not Touch ID and doesn’t have bezels for holding it without interacting with on-screen elements. I’m tempted to buy a spare iPhone 8 just in case my current one dies.
- arthev 7y agoI'll be upgrading to a dumbphone once my current smartphone croaks. I haven't noticed any significant benefit from having a smartphone. Admittedly, gps maps are somewhat convenient.