The iPhone X / iPhone 8 thread - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

reni · 09-12-2017, 06:19 PM

https://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2017/

Still using my old ailing 5s, so need to upgrade. Thinking about the 8 right now as any bigger than that is probably too big for me, and it's releasing very soon. Anyone else getting one or the other?

nextcar · 09-12-2017, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by reni

https://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2017/

Still using my old ailing 5s, so need to upgrade. Thinking about the 8 right now as any bigger than that is probably too big for me, and it's releasing very soon. Anyone else getting one or the other?

$1000 for a phone? Are you kidding me???

The smart ticket, particularly if you want to stay with an Apple and like the small form factor, is to score a iPhone SE.

Best Buy has the iPhone SE on sale right now at $139 for a 32GB unit that is a "pay as you go/no contract" AT&T unit.

Assuming you are an AT&T customer, pop out the SIM from your 5s and put it in the SE - enjoy the much faster processor and much better camera

Andrew025 · 09-12-2017, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nextcar

$1000 for a phone? Are you kidding me???

The smart ticket, particularly if you want to stay with an Apple and like the small form factor, is to score a iPhone SE.

Best Buy has the iPhone SE on sale right now at $139 for a 32GB unit that is a "pay as you go/no contract" AT&T unit.

Assuming you are an AT&T customer, pop out the SIM from your 5s and put it in the SE - enjoy the much faster processor and much better camera

The 8 is only $699 or $799

I've never had an iPhone... but the X has me slightly interested.

reni · 09-12-2017, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nextcar

$1000 for a phone? Are you kidding me???

The smart ticket, particularly if you want to stay with an Apple and like the small form factor, is to score a iPhone SE.

Best Buy has the iPhone SE on sale right now at $139 for a 32GB unit that is a "pay as you go/no contract" AT&T unit.

Assuming you are an AT&T customer, pop out the SIM from your 5s and put it in the SE - enjoy the much faster processor and much better camera

Whoa, fancy ride! Didn't you know you could just get an '87 Tercel wagon off craigslist for just $500?? It will get you to work just as well as an FRS, while having much more luggage space! Way to blow money there, Flintheart Glomgold!

nextcar · 09-12-2017, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by reni

Whoa, fancy ride! Didn't you know you could just get an '87 Tercel wagon off craigslist for just $500?? It will get you to work just as well as an FRS, while having much more luggage space! Way to blow money there, Flintheart Glomgold!

That's Scrooge McDuck to you!

krayzie · 09-12-2017, 07:00 PM

The only innovation I see here is the new "talking shit" emoji feature. Everything else is basically traditional Picasso.

Wireless Charging: Palm Pre
Face Unlock: Galaxy Nexus
Glass Back: Nexus 4
OLED: Nokia Luna
Maxed Out Screen: Sharp Aquos
Swipe Up To Home: Blackberry 10

The T-Rex demo is as retarded as that touch strip on the new MBP. The only reason they got rid of Touch ID is because they couldn't implement it under the OLED screen.

Just get an iPhone 6s.

strat61caster · 09-12-2017, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nextcar

$1000 for a phone? Are you kidding me???

The smart ticket, particularly if you want to stay with an Apple and like the small form factor, is to score a iPhone SE.

Best Buy has the iPhone SE on sale right now at $139 for a 32GB unit that is a "pay as you go/no contract" AT&T unit.

Assuming you are an AT&T customer, pop out the SIM from your 5s and put it in the SE - enjoy the much faster processor and much better camera

The SE is definitely in the running to replace my Nexus 5X, I dig small phones, it does everything I would need it to do. I almost gave up on it after trying one until I found out that you can install Gboard on it for swipe-typing so I think I'm sold at this point, just waiting for my 5X to die a third time and hopefully get a refund for it out of Google. Fi just isn't much cheaper anymore and ATT offers better reception at a same or lesser price depending on how much data I churn through.

I sincerely dislike iOS but for form factor and hardware reliability I think I'll bite the bullet and forget how much I love vanilla Android's UI+Nova Launcher.

I saw the price on the new iPhone and noped out, I want small, affordable and relatively premium, I have no need for cutting edge specs at this time aside from reliability and good battery life. I was pretty happy to hear they're keeping it around and dropping the price by $50, and 32GB is pretty much all I need still.

Edit: My only fear is an OS update that gimps the outdated hardware of the SE, I got burned by that before on my first and last iPhone.
Edit2: Nifty, iPhone 8 sticking to 4.7" which is great, my HTC One M7 was that size and I like it so much better than my 5X as I had to use it for a few days while waiting for a 5X replacement.

Tcoat · 09-12-2017, 09:00 PM

Ummmm what happened to 9?

Cole · 09-12-2017, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Ummmm what happened to 9?

The next iPhone should be called the 8 (which the lesser tiered is called) the X is for the 10th anniversary, special (and maybe limited edition)

Tcoat · 09-12-2017, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Cole

The next iPhone should be called the 8 (which the lesser tiered is called) the X is for the 10th anniversary, special (and maybe limited edition)

Oh god I can't keep up!

Cole · 09-12-2017, 09:30 PM

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Oh god I can't keep up!

Confusing.

Considering getting the X for the gf for her bday and Christmas since she is enamoured as heck with my spare iPhone I gave her to replace her aging android phone. Good thing I'm going to Alberta, the land of the free, and will have an unlimited amount of overtime available to me for the next month or two.

reni · 09-12-2017, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Ummmm what happened to 9?

7 ate 9

krayzie · 09-12-2017, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Ummmm what happened to 9?

No Windows 9 either. Apple can't spare any opportunity to be a great artist.

TylerLieberman · 09-13-2017, 12:33 PM

Still rocking the 6S and will run it until it craps out. Then I'll just see what is the newest and least expensive iPhone that's available in stock and just get that one lol.

I had my iPhone 4 for like 3 years and it was perfectly fine. Had to replace the screen once because my dumbass dropped it. Otherwise, it was problem free until the last 30 days or so that I owned it. Started acting slow and dimwitted and decided it was time to replace.

I'm sure there are people who will go and get the X... and then they'll trade up 4 months later to get the XSE or something because they gotta always have the latest and greatest.

09-12-2017, 06:19 PM	#1
reni Nobody beats the B[I\|R]Z Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: shopping cart i stole from walmart Location: somewhere Posts: 939 Thanks: 262 Thanked 1,145 Times in 456 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The iPhone X / iPhone 8 thread https://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2017/ Still using my old ailing 5s, so need to upgrade. Thinking about the 8 right now as any bigger than that is probably too big for me, and it's releasing very soon. Anyone else getting one or the other?

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krayzie Drive From Home Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: BRZ STI Performance Location: Filth City Posts: 4,914 Thanks: 2,368 Thanked 3,111 Times in 2,007 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	The only innovation I see here is the new "talking shit" emoji feature. Everything else is basically traditional Picasso. Wireless Charging: Palm Pre Face Unlock: Galaxy Nexus Glass Back: Nexus 4 OLED: Nokia Luna Maxed Out Screen: Sharp Aquos Swipe Up To Home: Blackberry 10 The T-Rex demo is as retarded as that touch strip on the new MBP. The only reason they got rid of Touch ID is because they couldn't implement it under the OLED screen. Just get an iPhone 6s. Last edited by krayzie; 09-14-2017 at 02:55 PM.

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Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,845 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,283 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2495 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Ummmm what happened to 9? __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

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TylerLieberman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: '24 GR86 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,675 Thanks: 655 Thanked 3,341 Times in 1,575 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Still rocking the 6S and will run it until it craps out. Then I'll just see what is the newest and least expensive iPhone that's available in stock and just get that one lol. I had my iPhone 4 for like 3 years and it was perfectly fine. Had to replace the screen once because my dumbass dropped it. Otherwise, it was problem free until the last 30 days or so that I owned it. Started acting slow and dimwitted and decided it was time to replace. I'm sure there are people who will go and get the X... and then they'll trade up 4 months later to get the XSE or something because they gotta always have the latest and greatest. __________________ Old 2013 FRS Build Thread (SOLD) Hakone 86 GR Build Thread (SOLD)

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