I'm saying this as someone who's considering buying iPhone 8, but I still think the iPhones are ridiculously expensive (especially here, in EU). You own a mattress for years, but your phone is deprecated in a year or two.
My current and previous phones have been budget phones. It's so nice not having to worry about your phone. I can drop it, I can throw (I accidentally catapulted it a couple of meters once), I can drown it (it's waterproof, but even if it wasn't, no big deal). I don't even have a case or screen protector. You don't have to worry about losing it, or theft, as you're not constantly carrying around a thousand dollars in your pocket. Conversely, with iPhone (or any other flagship), you have to cradle it, protect it. I think the allure of cheap phones is the lack of weight on your shoulders. I'm only considering switching because no new android phone looks appealing to me anymore, and I have had enough with Google.
In my opinion, the only reasonable way of owning an iPhone is buying a new one every year, while selling the last years model around the time new one's announced. They don't lose much value, and you're staying on top of new tech. It's a hustle, but I know people who are successfully doing this.
Perhaps my experience is atypical in that I"m yet to lose or break an iPhone; I get a new one every two years and have my last four in a drawer (you're right I should probably have sold them).
The author assumes this fact: "Assuming you are in fact getting a better product for that extra money". However it's not necessarily true.
Question really is: is it a better product, making it worth to spend more on it? Spending more on something doesn't always translate to a better experience. I guess the only way to know is to try both and people switching to android are going to find out.
For instance, people spending a lot of time on their phone will benefit way more from a better battery life than from tiny good looking bezels. Having to recharge your phone during the day can be quiet frustrating.
I meant if you are in fact subjectively getting a better product for your money then it's worth it. This could mean different things to different people like longer battery life, higher quality camera, etc.
More expensive products are certainly not always superior and in many cases just the opposite.
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That is the nugget of insight here.
I don't know about you, but I've got real assets to buy with my cold hard cash and not have to get the new shiny iPhone for top dollar.
My current and previous phones have been budget phones. It's so nice not having to worry about your phone. I can drop it, I can throw (I accidentally catapulted it a couple of meters once), I can drown it (it's waterproof, but even if it wasn't, no big deal). I don't even have a case or screen protector. You don't have to worry about losing it, or theft, as you're not constantly carrying around a thousand dollars in your pocket. Conversely, with iPhone (or any other flagship), you have to cradle it, protect it. I think the allure of cheap phones is the lack of weight on your shoulders. I'm only considering switching because no new android phone looks appealing to me anymore, and I have had enough with Google.
In my opinion, the only reasonable way of owning an iPhone is buying a new one every year, while selling the last years model around the time new one's announced. They don't lose much value, and you're staying on top of new tech. It's a hustle, but I know people who are successfully doing this.
Question really is: is it a better product, making it worth to spend more on it? Spending more on something doesn't always translate to a better experience. I guess the only way to know is to try both and people switching to android are going to find out.
For instance, people spending a lot of time on their phone will benefit way more from a better battery life than from tiny good looking bezels. Having to recharge your phone during the day can be quiet frustrating.
More expensive products are certainly not always superior and in many cases just the opposite.