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Perhaps part of it is this: I have an iPhone 3GS and didn't upgrade to an iPhone 4 when it came out because I was locked into my contract. By the time my cont
by mnutt 15y ago
Perhaps part of it is this: I have an iPhone 3GS and didn't upgrade to an iPhone 4 when it came out because I was locked into my contract. By the time my contract ended, the 4 was 8 months old and I decided to hold off on upgrading until the 5 came out.
By releasing a 4s, Apple is most likely signaling that there will be a radically new phone released soon. (less than a year) I'm going to get a 4s (the new features are great and I can't really wait 6 months) but I probably won't ever actually get the 5 due to carrier lock-in.
- Steko 15y agoA lot of people don't know this but the resale value of last years iphone is usually ~ the subsidized cost of this year's phone + cancellation cost for last part of your contract. There's a bit of a skew to this this year since the 4S came out later then usual. Example: (1) cancellation fee after 12 months at ATT is $325 - 120 = $205. If you had bought an iphone 4 in July 2010 the cancellation fee today would be $165. (2) new iphone costs $200 (3) a 16 month old iphone 4 in good condition sells on ebay today for between $350-$375. A few months ago that was around $400+. This is a twist on the old Jade plan for Macbook upgrades where you sell your old Macbook every year and buy a new one, always staying under warranty and continually upgrading -- it's not flawless, you will have to shell out a few bucks here and there but it's a pretty good system.