Aloysius

Bebe said:

mac_128 said:

MarkWestside said:

You don’t need to even activate the LTE service for it to be useful. My mom forgot her phone at home when she ran an errand one day, and of course that’s the day her car broke down, stranding her on the road, and having to seek out a phone to call a tow truck. It’s cheap insurance to have access to emergency services without even paying for a phone plan to otherwise use the calling and data features. A friend had his phone stolen while traveling and would have had a real problem if not for his LTE connected watch.

It comes really handy on situation you mentioned.  AT&T charges $10 + fees etc, and I find that too much.  If that would have been $5 per month, I probably would get a cellular version.

You don't need to sign up for a plan. Emergency services will still work in the USA.

You can also sign up for a plan anytime. It's nice to have if you ever need it.

This logic seems flawed. If the 512GB was priced cheaper, wouldn't more people opt for that? Wasn't there an article just talking about NAND shortages? The pricing is based on demand and what the market will bear. 

AppleInsider said:

It is also posited that owners of larger-capacity devices offer other revenue sources to Apple, due to the ability to put more music, videos, and apps onto their handsets. It is claimed an owner of a 512GB iPhone XS Max could spend at least $40 a month more to Apple for an iCloud subscription for backups, Apple Music, and buying one iTunes movie per month.

Wouldn't this be the opposite? Those with who subscribe to iCloud storage and Apple Music can more easily opt for the smaller capacity devices, since you don't need everything on device. Those with 512GB I would think wouldn't be streaming, and more likely own the music and videos they store on it. 

maciekskontakt said:

I would not call it this way, but certainly lack of market feel. 

I'm pretty sure Apple has great market feel. Maybe you are the one out of touch with their market. 

Some people want expandable storage. A lot do not care, or prefer onboard storage.

newtonrj said:

Nice article.  I like what Tesla has done on their car batteries.  The put extra battery capacity into the cars which allow them to offer extra drive range to consumers if they option up.  Software opens the battery capacity via an update OTA.  Why not Apple doing this for iPhones.  There isn't a weight penalty and the mfg costs are same/same.  They could sell 32Gb with the option of $100 to upgrade to 64Gb with a software OTA.  Or 128Gb could go to 256Gb.  In this way, with just two memory models, Apple can reduce offered handsets SKUs and increase options for folks downstream if they find they need more memory.  -RJ

More NAND costs more money. You think the BOM cost would be the same?

And could you image the backlash if people found out the 64GB actually had 128GB of storage but was artificially limited? Holy cow. You would definitely need to get the popcorn ready.

mike54 said:

I would buy this if only it came in a 5in size, had 4gb ram and 3D touch.

Considering the X has 3GB of RAM and is still one of the fastest phones available, why is the RAM a hangup?

And 3D Touch is simulated in the XR, so why is this a hangup?

P.S. they're never going smaller, so don't hold your breath.

dysamoria said:

I'd rather see a comparison against iOS 10, not the "unbearable" iOS 11.

...and people wonder why I didn't update to iOS 11...

My iPad mini 2 was pretty much unusable even on iOS 10. iOS 12 makes it feel several years newer. It's still a bit laggy, but it's definitely usable now. Before it was just collecting dust.