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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  • hunk0429
  • KgV
  • 24 Sep 2018

so for 1400 you can get a used MINI? wow! how can i ship one here in PH? i guess that price would quadruple, maybe more..

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    • Anonymous
    • uCk
    • 24 Sep 2018

    better buy new motorcycle 125cc beat old car

      The iPhone is so ridiculous that no matter how hard someone tries to defend it, it will fall flat even hilarious.
      I could not believe such a nice car for the price, I guess some countries do have plenty of used cars.

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        • Anonymous
        • tNw
        • 24 Sep 2018

        Tasmanian Devil, 24 Sep 2018Obviously, you haven't owned one. Even 512MB RAM on iPhone ... moreBut what happens to the apps sent to background? Frozen? Reloaded?

          You can do more on a car. You can travel everywhere. You can ride with friends. You can go on adventures!

            MR.RICHBUTNONSENSE, 24 Sep 2018why they compare it to a used card? why not compare it to o... moreGet a life.
            Oppo sucks in reality!

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              • Anonymous
              • tDQ
              • 24 Sep 2018

              Tasmanian Devil, 24 Sep 2018Obviously, you haven't owned one. Even 512MB RAM on iPhone ... moreThat's invalid right now. Ipad 2 with 512mb ram is almost unusable with ios 9. mine lags so bad...

                sam, 23 Sep 2018its waste to buy expensive phone. it has only 4gb ram ? Ap... moreObviously, you haven't owned one. Even 512MB RAM on iPhone 4s runs smooth. The iPhone doesn't need any astronomical RAM to run iOS fluidly.

                Based on my experience.

                  MR.RICHBUTNONSENSE, 24 Sep 2018why they compare it to a used card? why not compare it to o... moreEwwww. I'd rather have Huawei.

                    I'm sorry but the status symbol argument is both shallow and dumb.

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                      • Nina
                      • IW@
                      • 24 Sep 2018

                      [deleted post]What does the country have to do with it? Basis on your claim?

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                        • AnonyMouse
                        • IW@
                        • 24 Sep 2018

                        I'd be more than willing to spend such amount on an iPhone if aside from the premium quality that iPhone has since the beginning, if it has MANY NEW technology to boast as well.

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                          • DD
                          • Q0y
                          • 24 Sep 2018

                          Wtf? People buying this premium phone already have a car.

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                            • syer1n
                            • M2k
                            • 24 Sep 2018

                            lol here in malaysia, a used Mini Cooper cost at least 14,242USD while an iphone cost about 1/10 of the price. and that's the cheapest Mini Cooper i've found.

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                              • bill jobs
                              • krg
                              • 24 Sep 2018

                              Anonymous, 24 Sep 2018Iphones retain their value, you have to be rich to buy andr... morethe only ones who make the iphone retain its value are the apple fans themselves

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                                • Kris
                                • snR
                                • 24 Sep 2018

                                Well... if car is being used for a job or to travel to a job, then its a car no doubts.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • pj8
                                  • 24 Sep 2018

                                  Anonymous, 23 Sep 2018Jokes aside there will be millions go out and pay that amou... moreIphones retain their value, you have to be rich to buy android. Checked note 9 prices today, recently launched but selling 300 below new price in a few weeks, you dont see that kind of value loss on year-old iphones, so much cheaper to own.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • pj8
                                    • 24 Sep 2018

                                    Can find a much better car at that price, but cars are very expensive to own compared to a cellphone, the insurance alone is high even for a driver like myself with impecccable accident statistics and maximum insurance bonus (meaning i pay only one quart of the regular price), and then gas and maintenance (mini cooper means maximum expenses, it barely qualifies as a car).
                                    And of course, those of us who need cars already have one or two, “car or phone” is the most irrelevant question if the decade.

                                      MR.RICHBUTNONSENSE, 24 Sep 2018why they compare it to a used card? why not compare it to o... moreOPPO is still the best, eh? I don't remember them ever being the best, nor do I see them being the best in the future.

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                                        • MR.RICHBUTNONSENSE
                                        • UD{
                                        • 24 Sep 2018

                                        why they compare it to a used card? why not compare it to oppo?? oppo still the best!!! wake up people!!