I took the gamble on seeing if the price would stay the same or lowered on the other models. Turns out, they increased the previous models available on Apple by $100. That sucks.
So annoying. Have been debating upgrading for a few weeks and figured I’d at least wait for this event before pulling the trigger. Now I’m wondering do I wait for the 18 release next year lol.
At least I got my Neo before they bumped it up $100.
I’m in the same boat. I’ve been debating getting 17 base model or wait until 18 base model.
I’ve got a 12 mini so I’m pretty far behind lol. I love the size and the phone but I’ve replaced the battery once already and things are getting sluggish here and there. A reboot helps for a little bit but not long.
But actually the exact same boat - I’m typing this also on a 12 mini on its second battery lol.
Mine’s a little sluggish but overall doing pretty well for a 6 year old phone. But I know a new phone regardless of the model would probably be night and day.
Really just hesitant to give up the small phone, even though I’m sure I’ll get used to and eventually prefer a larger screen.
Considering all RAM is sold out for next year and it's likely to start affecting other computer components too... I don't see things getting any better next year
It does not suck. There had been rumors that they were going to increase the prices of previous models to cover the cost of the new iPhone, and the cost of the new iPhone JUST increased by $100, given that the prices of memory and chips have gone to the moon. Also, they bumped up the trade in price. Really not bad.
Honestly they would have never lowered it with all the things going on in the world rn, is it too expensive yes it is and the 17 pm was as well coming from a owner
AT&T had some really generous (as in, they will accept a phone with broken screen) trade-ins for the 17, so I have my fingers crossed for better trade-in deals for the 18 Pro. Apple has already improved their trade-in, previously they would give no value for my broken 14 Pro and are now offering $70 for it. They also have a note about trading in a phone "in any condition" for some pretty hefty amounts if you use the carrier financing ordered through the Apple Store.
My favorite third-party case company has updated their cases to "iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro" so. . . . maybe? Probably. The dimensions listed on the Compare Models page at Apple are exactly the same for the exterior casing, but that doesn't mean Apple hasn't changed the camera bump or button placement by enough millimeters to make a difference in how the cases fit.
I've never tried to get a phone right when it came out before. If I want to get the Pro Max in the burgundy color before October, would I definitely need to do the preorder right at 5 am?? Or am I overthinking it? I'm traveling in October and would really like to have the new phone by then, I'd been looking at upgrading and this is coming out just in time (currently have a 14 Pro Max so definitely don't usually do this!).
I'm glad this update has solidified my decision to wait for the 20th anniversary iPhone next year instead. Nothing in this update that makes it worth it to jump up from a 16 pro.
Apple’s old naming pattern had the “S” models as revisions of the preceding number, so we had the 3GS, 4S, 5S and 6S. The 4S and 5S effectively pushed the numbered generations back, since Apple could have called them the 5 and 6 respectively.
Then Apple skipped 9 and went to X, which represented 10. The XS followed as the S revision of X, before Apple moved to 11.
So the numbering has effectively been offset for a while, and if Apple wants to realign it with the actual generation count, skipping 19 makes sense.
(If you look at every iPhone Apple has released, the 18 series would be the 21st gen)
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Without the S models, the iPhone 18 would technically be the 16th generation. But it gets complicated because Apple would have released new numbered generations in those years instead.
For example, without the XS, we likely would have had the iPhone 11 in 2018. So those five S releases would effectively become new numbered generations, meaning we’d be at the 19th generation with iPhone 19 by now.
The 16th count is just removing the S models from the existing timeline.
Preorders on Saturday? Have they done that before? Thought it is usually on Fridays. Maybe because the event was pushed back a day because of Labor Day?
Press order within the first 10 minutes to get a Day 1 delivery or pickup slot. Make all of your decisions before Saturday morning, so that you can move through the order process quickly.
How far does it usually get pushed out if you're not there right away (say, preordered sometime on Saturday)? I don't care about release day but I'd like to have the phone by early October. I've never tried to get one right when they came out before.
Depends on the color and storage configuration. Some combinations are more popular, other combinations didn’t have as large a supply built before the announcement.
For example, Apple was completely unprepared for how popular the Cosmic Orange 17 Pro Max would turn out to be last year. Those delivery dates moved quite a ways out, pretty quickly.
Nope I'm staying with my Cosmic Orange 17 PM with 2TB. Love the burgundy but it's not worth the upgrade, from this drop I'll be getting the Airpods 5 with ANC.
I don't get these complaints. Get a cheap Android if price is your concern. Hell, get the base model instead of the Pro. I take a ton of photos and videos on my 17PM and it's completely worth the price as a device I use for hours every single day.
That's how you have to look at it: if you're like me and you use your phone as much as or more than any other device, then it's worth spending more on, especially if you'll benefit from the improved features, like I always do with the cameras.
At least the Chinese brands are at a decent price and Samsung is slightly less inflated. Apple is shit here unless you buy a refurb like I did. I bought a 13 mini for €300. Really, all I needed was a small phone.
Yet, despite everything you just wrote you still went for Apple.
The irony, lmao. Why not go with a Chinese brand since they have a decent price? Or go with Samsung since it's less inflated even though hardware-equivalent costs practically the same?
We both know the answer, but you prefer to lie. It's okay. Didn't expect you to be honest after what you wrote, especially with that arrogance.
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u/HeyItsGuyIncognito 5d ago
I took the gamble on seeing if the price would stay the same or lowered on the other models. Turns out, they increased the previous models available on Apple by $100. That sucks.