The real prices of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini

Post by Retric » Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 9:19 PM UTC

ComputerGuru wrote: post #246

JoelTheSuperior wrote: post #178

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To be fair I've maintained for a while now that the reason Apple uses lightning on the phones is because it's quite frankly much more durable than USB-C.

Lightning ports are not more durable than USB-C. They are extremely prone to the device-side conductor corroding. USB mini made the mistake of making the device side contain a friction wear item, but USB micro fixed that but had other endurance issues due to its flimsiness. USB C doesn’t suffer from any of those drawbacks.

Post by josephg » Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 9:20 PM UTC

_qulr wrote: post #224

jacurtis wrote: post #122

Let's also not forget that Apple also removed a $20-30 accessory from the box under the guise of saving the planet. Then not only decided to not pass that savings onto the customer, but actually secretively raised the price $30. I am not suggesting that removing the power brick doesn't have any impact on the environment. What I am suggesting is that I don't buy for a second that it was the primary motivator for remov…

> Then not only decided to not pass that savings onto the customer, but actually secretively raised the price $30. They raised the price $130. iPhone 11 was $699, iPhone 12 is $829. Apple slipped in the "mini" at the old price point, but it's a smaller screen.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 9:23 PM UTC

toper-centage wrote: post #240

hammock wrote: post #231

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>Do you have access to the BOM? Sure it was likely a cost-savings measure, but it may have been to combat rising prices elsewhere. It's a two-sided equation and we can't see the whole thing. Unless the cost of a powerbrick went up by $50-60, there are savings that Apple is not passing onto the consumer.

So you're saying the cost of the iPhone 11 and 12 is the same? Also, why does it matter? These devices were never sold anywhere near their real cost and people still bought them, and still will.

Post by saagarjha » Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 9:23 PM UTC

chrisseaton wrote: post #252

bleepblorp wrote: post #248

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> Why should they have dropped the price on the phone? Because price gouging is immoral. If Apple was on the margins financially and needed to raise prices to stay in business, that would be one thing. Apple, however, is replete with surplus assets and is taking hard-earned money from other peoples' pockets simply because it can. There are an awful lot of far more economically productive uses the proceeds of Apple's…

Apple isn't a charity. Do you take a pay cut when you have money left at the end of the month? Why not? Why not give that back to your employers?

Post by pwinnski » Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 9:24 PM UTC

duxup wrote: post #278

marketingPro wrote: post #275

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To anyone who isn't stuck in the Apple ecosystem it appears that Apple is squeezing their customers yet again. And a response defending them is no surprise. The human brain will rationalize anything.

"squeezing their customers yet again" What qualifies as that exactly? The amount of hyperbole about a $30 bit of metal and plastic (that I bet many folks already own) is pretty crazy to me.