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Apple Pre-order Thread - iPhone 8, 8+, Watch Series 3, AppleTV 4K
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SlickShoesRUCrazy
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I'm thinking about canceling my IUP upgrade, selling my 7+ to pay off the loan, and giving android a shot for the next year until v2 of the X. I have realized I like what Samsung is doing and the rumored Pixel XL 2 sounds great more so than what Apple is doing. Left android 2 years ago, but I have kind of grown bored of iOS lol.
The more I think about it, the more the X seems like a worse choice over the 8 Plus. The 8 Plus still has a bigger screen and a more useful aspect ratio. I personally haven't been bothered by the bezels. TouchID can unlock the phone before it is even out of your pocket. OLED is better, but I've never felt like the iPhone displays were ever really lacking before. Really glad I went with the 8 Plus.
Maaaaaardy
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I'm interested in a watch but don't really see the benefit. Can upgrade my phone coincidentally so will go and grab an 8+ the day it comes out and then see if they can do me a deal on the watch.
UK here. Anyone got any deals? I can upgrade and i'm on EE currently through Carphone Warehouse.
UK here. Anyone got any deals? I can upgrade and i'm on EE currently through Carphone Warehouse.
SomedayTheFire
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Did they phase out the series 2 watches? Only 3 & 1 available for purchase?
ShabbadooJr
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The 8 plus has a 5.5, the X has a 5.8 in a smaller form factor.
……forgetit
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Yep yep
It has a '5.8' inch screen. They include the ears in that measurement even though that includes the notch, plus it is a different aspect ratio. The screen isnt as wide as the 8+ If youre watching 16:9 video then the 8+ will be bigger
NYR
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You make it sound so insignificant when it is arguably the most notable new feature in the history of the iPhone.
Isnt the only benefit of the plus over the 8 the larger screen and camera?
For me I want more screen and better camera than the 8, but I dont want the size of phone of the plus. So the X offers me what I want in a size I want.
ShabbadooJr
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The only plus the 8+ has going for it is the screen being wider. The X screen is still bigger, taller, higher resolution, OLED, and supports HDR. All in a smaller, lighter form factor than the 8+.
Also the AR capable front facing camera and dual OIS on the rear cameras. Dual OIS was the big one that ALMOST made me wait for the X.
That screen is going to be the best looking screen a phone has ever seen, I have no doubt.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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……forgetit
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Well it's a larger screen and the front facing camera is better. OLED contrast is a big deal though. I'm just getting the regular tiny 8, if you don't need the X's extra features then don't get that one.
Expendable.
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I've used an iPhone 6S for awhile, just pre-ordered iPhone 8. Any notable upgrades I should be aware of?
blu
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Thanks, guys. I'm mostly curious about the performance of the A10X in there - how much apple managed to squeeze out of it. There are a few rather demanding games on the ATV Store, f2p, but they make for a good comparison, as they all have fps or pacing issues on gen 4:
Afterpulse
Breakneck
Real Racing 3
Gods of Rome
Dungeon Hunter
Shocking number of 4K movies up already. Will probably grab the 4K ATV at the end of the month. My collection of ~200 movies has 12 movies. While it seems like nothing, probably 90% of that collection is before 1990. 😜 Ghostbusters, Goodfellas and Diamonds are Forever though. 
Also the nits seem real low for an OLED.
It is a big step forward as far as iPhones are concern, and that's really the only part of this that'll matter to a lot of the market. So if you're married to Android then maybe its not as impressive. For someone that prefers iOS then its going to be a big deal since its a step forward for the platform you actually care about. If you're someone that flipflops between them then maybe these additional features are what tips the scale in one direction over another.
Everything is relative.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Sure, but if that's the most notable feature in an iphone then that's kind of depressing. I'm buying a new iphone this year but iPhone X was just really disappointing for the huge premium they're asking for.
Sir Abacus
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My biggest problem with the X was the long wait which would wreck the cadence of my iPhone upgrade program.
So I went for the 8+ instead because all I want is the A11 and the biggest screen size I could lay my hands on.
So I went for the 8+ instead because all I want is the A11 and the biggest screen size I could lay my hands on.
Shocking number of 4K movies up already. Will probably grab the 4K ATV at the end of the month. My collection of ~200 movies has 12 movies. While it seems like nothing, probably 90% of that collection is before 1990. 😜 Ghostbusters, Goodfellas and Diamonds are Forever though.
As far as I can tell there are no 4K movies listed in the U.K. iTunes Store yet. 😢
Citation needed.
It has less pixel density and I think NITS than some of its competitors.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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You're on iOS 11 right? It's only one the newest OS itunes for whatever reason.
Your Entertainer
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Who knows until we have it in our hands? Its pixel density is definitely good enough and Apple has been individually calibrating their displays, which their competitors arent doing. True tone is also an outstanding feature
Id also caution you to avoid using just the insanely high burst values thrown out there for other phones. People misinterpret results all the time.
The wife and I are still using a 6 and 6+ so I was tempted to go ahead with 8 series, but looks like we'll both wait for X.
I did order 2 of the new Apple TV though, so looking forward to that. Wife will get a watch, but I was just getting home from a trip and didn't have time to discuss which one she wanted, so missed the pre-order window. I'll try to suffer with my Series 2 a little longer, but really like the watches more than I expected. I'm on call all the time for work, so always having to keep the phone handy. It'd be nice to leave that back sometimes, while still receiving texts / e-mails / calls for emergency.
I'm honestly not that stoked with phones so much anymore, so just looking at X because I can keep the larger screen in s smaller form factor. The size of my 6+ in pocket has grown old.
I did order 2 of the new Apple TV though, so looking forward to that. Wife will get a watch, but I was just getting home from a trip and didn't have time to discuss which one she wanted, so missed the pre-order window. I'll try to suffer with my Series 2 a little longer, but really like the watches more than I expected. I'm on call all the time for work, so always having to keep the phone handy. It'd be nice to leave that back sometimes, while still receiving texts / e-mails / calls for emergency.
I'm honestly not that stoked with phones so much anymore, so just looking at X because I can keep the larger screen in s smaller form factor. The size of my 6+ in pocket has grown old.
Ah right. Must be that then. Thanks for the info 😊
Fair enough, I'm pretty happy about it myself since I can't really think of anything I'd rather have than a nice OLED screen. I don't know that I'll even get a X because Im so put off by that notch though.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Yeah, I was on the beta on my ipad and didn't see the 4k symbol until I updated to the final version of iOS 11.
Don't get me wrong, having an OLED is amazing and wish I could get one. Playing with an S8 was amazing with how nice that screen is, especially with something colorful like people playing splatoon on youtube.
Do you notice the shift for true-tone often? Maybe it's the lighting in my place but I don't really notice it much on my ipad.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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I want the watch but not the $10/mo charge :/
I'm not even sure if I would physically be able to do it on my plan since I'm prepaid so I feel like they won't do it unless I become post paid which isn't happening.
In for an iPhone X I think.
Just waiting for more detail on O2's plans but it's looking at least £72 a month.
I might look to put some more down up front to lower the monthly cost, already pay around £60 a month.
That really is only the viable option for myself, if I was to not go down that path it would just get silly money getting it on the iPhone Upgrade Programme.
Just waiting for more detail on O2's plans but it's looking at least £72 a month.
I might look to put some more down up front to lower the monthly cost, already pay around £60 a month.
That really is only the viable option for myself, if I was to not go down that path it would just get silly money getting it on the iPhone Upgrade Programme.
You can use the watch without LTE. You're just paying more initially for the feature.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Can you play music on it by itself without LTE? I most want it for that for when I go for runs and stuff but I thought that was only on LTE version.
Im heavily leaning toward the 8+ over the X. The battery is still overall best and I prefer the wider screen of the 8+ and a lot of content will appear larger on the 8+ due to its 16:9 aspect ratio even if the overall size is smaller. I dont use the telephoto lens enough to have that be a deciding factor and all 3 models have the A11 chip.
https://www.phonearena.com/news/App...an-the-5.5-inch-iPhone-8-Plus-display_id98116
OLED and the better telephoto lens is nice but Im willing to wait another year for them to work out whatever kinks and oddities there will inevitability be due to the notch and face ID. They may end up adding those improvements to all the models next year.
https://www.phonearena.com/news/App...an-the-5.5-inch-iPhone-8-Plus-display_id98116
OLED and the better telephoto lens is nice but Im willing to wait another year for them to work out whatever kinks and oddities there will inevitability be due to the notch and face ID. They may end up adding those improvements to all the models next year.
People will realize this once they find out that new and shiny doesnt always mean better
Start thinking objectively
jts
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Yeah you can store up to 2GB of music in any Apple Watch (it syncs a playlist from the iPhone). I think they even made it better in watchOS 4 but I don't remember the specifics.
Bruce Springsteen
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Not till next spring will one be able to easily walk in a store a buy one, thats my guess for the shortages for the iPhone X, by that time we will be in full rumor mode for the iPhone 11
You could just settle the finance yourself and sell your phone at any time, if you want to reset that timing eg next year.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Also: the new LTE Watches doubled the internal storage from 8GB to 16GB, so I would bet they also increased the allowed music capacity from 2GB to more.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Wait, so follow up. What playlists are you syncing? Music you manually added to your phone? I use spotify for everything so I'm assuming I can't download those playlists and play them?
Living the Dream
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iPhones 8's can still be had for release date shipping....this thing may have utterly bombed
*in comparison to other iphone launches
*in comparison to other iphone launches
You're crazy. Have you seen someone about that?