Do you feel like iPhones are worth the cost? Why or why not?

[Gedaria]

Personally I find them expensive. They are a phone with a camera, this do not warrent cost about 4times more than my my cheap Nokia. It does everything I want it to do...

[StafJ]

Nope, way too expensive. You could get 5 perfectly good android phones for, let's say, 1 iPhone X

[Makeushiver]

They have remnants of Steve Jobs design. If you have an iMac or Macbook they work well together but expensive phones in general I've always thought were vanity items. I like cheaper phones because they are some of the few remaining phones that allow you to change the battery. I do own an iPhone however because I think they are made better than most Android phones. I've never owned an android anything where the charging cord lasted a year. After a few uses they seem to lose shape and become poor at charging and need to be replaced, The iPhone has long since been paid off and I'll use it until it breaks. I hope I don't need another phone until 5G is a second thought, I'm far more interested in getting off malware rife networks and into something that hasn't yet been overrun by hackers

[BeeNee]

Nope. My entire family has their iPhones, but I have refused since day one. To be fair, all phone brands market new products almost every year and try to upsell you on the latest and greatest, but I feel Apple is like a cult and they have managed to effectively convince most of their customers that they absolutely NEED a $500-1,000 phone every year because God forbid if they don't get it, they won't be cool.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I think it's a shame people put in good money to purchase iPhones or they are tied down to 24 months contracts, the pay on payment for the phone plus their monthly phone charge, recently on Teen Mom 2, the ones 10-year-old got an iPhone for her Birthday and it cost them like $586.00 that was all and then course she will have a monthly phone bill but my opinion iPhones seem to break easy and Apple seems not to care and I believe they should also include 2 years insurance for the phone too

[0112358]

I’ve always been really happy with mine... and I also haven’t upgraded since the X because they’re so damn expensive (or at least one that I’d really notice the improvement on). If I was looking for one on a budget I might get an Xr.

iPhones just... work. Everything works. Updates just happen. Your OS stays up to date. You have less ability to configure stuff than android but things work much much more smoothly out of the box. That said if you’re currently all in an android ecosystem it’s a significant switch (I’m the other way, my entire extended family is on iOS and my entire immediate family expects me to fix their stuff when they screw it up).

you could always buy a used one and try it for a while. If you don’t like it you sell it at a pretty small loss. Probably a bunch of people selling now to get 12s. Meanwhile the price you could get selling it won’t drop that much for a year till next models come out.

[Onyxia]

Being a techie, I kind of abhor iOS & elect to use Android. I also prefer PCs with Windows & Linux to MacOSX. The cost is obviously an issue, but I also like the option to have an open-source capability, more apps, & potentially expandable memory. Not to mention, I don't like Apple's restrictions for peripherals (charging cords, adapters, & accessories). Unless you're trying to be an amateur photographer with money to burn, I suggest going with a more affordable option (& add a protection plan, if you so choose). Good luck! If you need suggestions, let us know what you're looking for in a phone.

[integrale77]

My opinion in iPhone is they are expensive for what they are, restrictive to the user and app developers are getting a raw deal. And they all look the same.
They do have a stylish appeal and the restrictions in place make them more secure.

I will still stick with android as I prefer the flexability and don't want to look like a sheep following the rest of the hurd!

[R3DthatDude]

I buy an iPhone every 5-10 years I don’t buy a phone every time a new one comes out. iPhone have better quality apps especially the free essential apps that come with the phone. but your restricted to what iPhone allows. Android is more free and you can do a lot more things and have access to apps Apple would never allow. However it’s prone to virus and some of the standard free apps you get with apple you either have to find and download or pay monthly. Basically it’s what you need in a phone that should drive you

[Isabellaxo]

It definitely depends, first of all, everyone linkes one system better (I person prefer Android over IOS). But what you have to keep in mond is that it's easier if it's the same for all your devices. Different chargers and the way you transfer data (if you don't do it over online storage) might get complicated... for me the cheaper models were always great and I am not as afraid to drop it by accident 😅

[genericname85]

no, cause you pay way more for equal hardware from other companies.

yes, cause other companies typically won't support their products for that long. with android you typically get maximum 3 years support and with apple 6, so you theoretically would only have to buy a phone half as often.

practically though, apple products don't last 6 years physically so that's not a benefit you can typically profit from.

[TraceyByrd]

iPhones are dumb way to steal money which they basically succeed cus of all dummys that buy it. Psht I rather buy more important stuff then that shxt , I'm always an android user nuff said

[OlderAndWiser]

The bottom line question is "what features does an iPhone have that an Android does not, and are those features that I would actually use?"

[jamesgoldman]

I had 2 3GS's after the 5 had launched
One fell apart and the other I traded in as I couldn't be bothered with a phone at the time... then I bought a decent Android for under £200 and another and this is my 3rd in 4 years but busted the board on the first as I never took it off charge, the second met a watery end or so I thought and this is good

[Astarlessnightsky]

No, i would always go for a phone for no more than 250 bucks, like the Samsung A6 i got now, I don't think a 1000 Iphone offers anything more than what the cheap ones do.

[RemoErdosain]

Nobody has given me a good reason to have an expensive phone until now. I still use other devices for gaming and other stuff, and my phone just for calls and messaging

[Kitty46]

I had iPhone 6, I bought an iPhone 7 few months ago, AT&T was having a sale, I got it for $199.99, I don’t need anything fancy & very expensive. I always great at saving money.

[Alya_pillowprincess]

I use my phone everyday for almost everything so I don't mind spending extra $$$$ on a nice one.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

As a stockholder in the company I say they are totally worth it & wish everyone would buy them.

[Jjpayne]

I think it's less about the cost and more about what you need and what you are looking for

https://www. google. com/amp/s/www. tomsguide. com/amp/face-off/iphone-vs-android

[Reaperbot666]

the SE 2020 model is decent for the price. roughly $299 or less depending on carrier and phone plan.

[Tea-Spaghetti]

It’s worth it I think. Hard to imagine life without my iPhone...