Sunday Debate: iPhone XS Max vs a used car

23 September 2018
Apple's latest flagship costs as much as a used car - does it make sense to spend as much on a phone?

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  • Anonymous
  • 6p$
  • 24 Sep 2018

Buy a used toyota. It will be far more reliable than new iphone lol.

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    • imRGZ
    • DkQ
    • 24 Sep 2018

    Well for the price of a 512gb iPhone XS Max in my country, i can buy a brand new 200cc bike from Yamaha or KTM or 350cc Royal Enfield. Heck, i can buy a brand new 150cc bike from Yamaha or Honda for the price of base XS! If this goes on like this, it will be better to bid goodbye to Apple. This year they priced their phones at par with the said bikes and next year, who knows they may charge you the price of a car! For what? Did they completely overhaul their phone? For the sake of 10-15% improvements they are charging a bomb! People(iSheep) forgot that competition has caught up with Apple long back, with only OS and updates to boast of..Even i dont care about OS updates as long as it just works. For all those people who think like those who buy Androids are poor, i dont think they are poor, instead they are much more wiser and can choose whatever phone suits their needs. They dont let brands decide what you need, they themselves decide what they want.

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      • Danny
      • Nvw
      • 24 Sep 2018

      Gsmarena please do not compare a proper car or any other proper technology with Apple Jewellery. Jewelries are meant for show off,and it will be priced so.

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        • Nobi
        • PSL
        • 24 Sep 2018

        Better yet, buy a brand new motorcycle (200+ cc), ride responsibly and have lot more fun. Period.

          In my honest opinion it doesn't make any sense whatsoever to buy an iPhone. There was a time when I bought an iPhone 7 and I couldn't send my media folders from my PC to the phone (the files were copied, the folders weren't, so the files end up utterly disorganized and impossible to find). Also, the bluetooth couldn't be used to transfer media files, the phone didn't read memory pendrives, I couldn't use a memory card to save important files, there were lots of Android apps which it was impossible to find an equivalent for in the Apple Store (try to find a games console emulator - impossible), so finally I could just use the phone for calling and sending text messages, as though it was a mobile phone from the 1990s.

          If that wasn't enough, wifi started to fail in my phone, although being 3 metres away from the router, I had to make a backup and reinstall the operating system, then the backup restoration failed, the backup was impossible to manage from the computer, the files couldn't be opened there, so I lost everything.

          So, think twice before wasting a great sum of money in an iPhone.

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            • Anonymous
            • Nu7
            • 24 Sep 2018

            Duel, 24 Sep 2018"I really hope they go down the drain soon," Sorry to te... moreLet's keep watching. There is no greedy person that doesn't regret it, it's just part of the rules of life. To me, what Apple is doing is like Self Aggrandizement.

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              • Anonymous
              • Nu7
              • 24 Sep 2018

              [deleted post]lol. These Apple fans just don't have eyes yet. I know they know the truth, they won't admit it neither will they buy the phone. Most of them are probably using a Samsung or Xiaomi. :D

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                • Car
                • 6uK
                • 24 Sep 2018

                Will it blend?

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                  • Duel
                  • Scq
                  • 24 Sep 2018

                  Anonymous, 24 Sep 2018This post isn't a comparison, it's more of an advert for Ap... more"I really hope they go down the drain soon,"

                  Sorry to tell you but as long as Apple keep making great products which makes people very happy that won't happen. Something really big has to happen before Apple go down.

                    In some countries u can buy not one but two 5 year old used cars at the price of an iPhone XS Max.

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                      • AnonD-632062
                      • 3Ye
                      • 24 Sep 2018

                      A used car obviously over a piece of "style over substance that lacks critical features".

                      BTW, this does not seem like Mr. Y's real opinion.

                        Anonymous, 24 Sep 2018This post isn't a comparison, it's more of an advert for Ap... moresome apple user do ....

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                          • Anonymous
                          • Nu7
                          • 24 Sep 2018

                          This post isn't a comparison, it's more of an advert for Apple. I just wonder why Apple gadgets are overpriced. Samsung virtually produces the best devices as far as I'm concerned. Let's be rational here, Apple doesn't pay for OS which is it's selling point, they've probably made good deals and sought after the most affordable parts suppliers. Why then should greed be the first thing on their mind?. I really hope they go down the drain soon,

                            Geric.770, 24 Sep 2018That's not a problem. Sheeps are the problem which they al... morethats their problem ... they want change their phone every year... theres also still keep using their old phone as long as it still works and got no problem

                            and what a lucky if got friend pay for ur fuel ....

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                              "the price has went down but that doesn't mean we must buy them" - u want buy cheap iphone , thats the choice u got ... u expecting iphone XSM same price as 6 ?? if still expensive , go buy android ...

                              iPhone 8 is cheaper than new iPhone but at what difference? - then , go buy iphone 8 if no difference , bit cheaper

                              u already say .. "Dont dictate what phones we must buy" ... then its up to them what phone they want buy

                              i know ... all android user claiming they are smartest human in the world ...

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                                • Duel
                                • Scq
                                • 24 Sep 2018

                                starison, 24 Sep 2018Phone market seems to surprise me. By this time phones shou... more" Are the photos taken from a flagship phone so much better than photos taken from a mid range phone that one should pay $1,000 for it"

                                That's like saying is $1000 guitar so much better than $300 guitar. For them who cares it is, and for them who just want guitar to play with i wouldn't buy $1000 guitar.

                                If you care about photography it definitely is.

                                  BiyoBiyo JunJun, 24 Sep 2018 its great if someone paid the fuel ...That's not a problem.
                                  Sheeps are the problem which they always consider buying a phone instead of practical products.

                                    AnonD-558092, 24 Sep 2018You'll also need to service iPhones. The warranty is worthl... moreiphone service ? what service ? never knew need to bring iphone to apple center for service every 6 month .... warranty , u got faulty device , go ask for replacement .. u broke the screen , thats ur problem ...

                                    and its up to them , they got money , they buy what they want , even they turn to poor after buy the iphone , they choose that way ,... u already said , nobody care ... then why care what people buy ? are u pay for them ??

                                      [deleted post]i list 3 iphone , and u only take 1 iphone

                                      and its cheaper than new iphone ... if still expensive , dont buy ....

                                      and bring up my english to win the argument

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                                        • kerul
                                        • tYW
                                        • 24 Sep 2018

                                        I do agree with some of you that comparing smartphone with car is not sensible in anyway. But I also agreed with many of you that it's not sensible to spent USD 1500+ for any smartphone, not even 1000.

                                        But no matter how much we debet for acceptable price of smartphone, those sheeps will going to buy iphone every year. Actually Apple is having a very good strategy and marketing skills (of course more money) than any other competitors, and that we have to admit. Because making same fool to same bunch of sheeps in a mass and even for many years required great skill.

                                        Don't you agreed? :)