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k2kw said:

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davgreg said:

Too bad end users will have no way of knowing which supplier made the display since more than a few consider Samsung a thief of IP. As to the price, OLED is not worth the extra $

I’m holding on to my iPhone 7 until Apple has a 5G ready phone, which the iPhone Excess (X S) has not been reported to be.

I'm guessing the LG screens will be used on certain models so there may be a way to take an educated guess.

I'm doubting this entire post. Is there any secondary confirmation of this? This could just be a fake LG leak so they don't look like they are missing out on all the business again.

Historically, Apple has not been the first to put the latest cellular modems in their phones, instead waiting for more robust and energy efficient revisions. As a practical matter, half the time I don't have a great LTE signal, and when I have 4 bars of LTE it's more than fast enough for me, so 5G far down the list of concerns for me.

I think I can live without 5G for a while longer. I'm more interested in who is supplying the modems? I thought there was a story that it wasn't INTEL and the Qualcomm CEO said not them.  I'm not happy with the Intel modem in my ATT iphone 8Plus.  Did Apple develop their own hardware since they knew they were doing the dual SIM?   I have a iPhone 7plus  and iphone 8 plus.   I'm definitely interested in the Apple Xs but want to know more about the modem.

As far as Samsung goes, I don't disagree with your assessment, but the bottom line is that they are one of the best manufacturers in the world for screens. With all the acrimony between them, dont' you think Apple would rather go some place else? The fact that they use Samsung as a supplier despite a bitter, decade-long lawsuit is telling.

There were many Android apologists last year who said the LG screens on the Pixel2XL were fine in their reviews but still complain about them a year later. They say its for the Camera that does machine learning on the pictures (often great but sometime bad). Seems like Samsung can do good hardware but bad software and Google can do good software but bad hardware. Apple gets both working together better but I'm happy they use the Samsung screens because Samsung spent years developing their OLED screen to be the best. Apple should always use the best hardware.  

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ericthehalfbee said:

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WhiskeyAPPLEcider said:

badmonk said:

The new iPhones and AppleWatch are great but I am disappointed by the prices.  Does anyone know how much the tariffs have contributed to the price increases?  The dollar after all is strong.  I anticipated Apple would include new USB-c chargers in the X models to make up for the estimated $100 price increase I see across the X models.

I love my iPhone X and I want other people to experience it and perceive a good value with the purchase.

Apple is about making money FIRST, they clearly proved that when they didn’t even include a fast charger with the Max that starts at $1100. I thought they would include them with all the phones this time around but no. They are still nickel and diming is because they know we will still pay.
Sad but that’s how businesses work, make money for their shareholders and those high salaries for their execs.

Would be nice to see the market push back on the pricing but I suspect Apple still has some room left to run. 

People claimed there would be push back last year. iPhone X went on to become their best seller.

What does that really mean, if it means anything at all?

In my book, and according to industry analysts too, iPhone X sold less in each successive quarter it was on sale. Gartner claims it ran out of steam earlier than any other Apple flagship.

As we wait for full year data (currently we don't even have that) we don't have nearly enough data to make any meaningful claims about performance.

Wait for full year performance data and then report back. AI has a piece claiming that estimates are for over 50% of the new model sales going to the lowest end X. It makes sense to me. Do you think that the $1,000+ phone will still be the most popular?

$749 is the guaranteed minimum ASP for X models, and as these will likely exceed 70% of all iPhone sales, a huge increase in revenue, possibly a record ASP, not to mention a decent uptick in unit sales, for the upcoming quarter.

What is your response to Apple abandoning the SE and it's $349 price point?

Apple isn't following your plan!