Predict the iphone 4S 64GB Price!

Run_to_da_hills

Why can't someone come up with a 64gb micro SD sim combo.

ShaneU

Hogzy wrote: »

I mean a 16gb Galaxy S II from Amazon is €450 delivered Sim free,

It's actually €480 (you can't order phones from third parties) mine arrives on Monday :cool:

Woofstuff

I would say apple are making plenty of money on their products...€50billion on their cash reserves...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14340470

I have an orange san francisco.. cost me 90 euro.. i get most of the same apps that the iphone can get (i said most, yes i know iphones have more apps) But the ones most people use are on android as well....half decent camera... got a 32gb memory card for 40euro or so...

Does the job.. maybe not as fast as the iphone but better value i reckon!

But if i had the money i would defo consider the iphone 4s, looks good, pocket friendly and the battery life sounds promising

LuckyCharms

They have more money on hand than the US Government which i think says alot for the way governments are run these days

. The phone is quite pricey without a doubt but when you consider the prices of similar type phones , its not as extravagant as you may think. When i upgraded to 4 last year sim fee, i spent about 300ish on it since i got over 300 for my 3GS so its not as expensive as you may think if your upgrading from one make to another.

Alot of people who would upgrade to an iphone do not really need an iphone, they want one. Thats where alot of the negative stuff about apple appears. People complain how expensive it is without fully realizing whats available to them on this little phone.

Personally , im not sure if ill bother upgrading. The only thing that is tempting about it is that im due a contract renewal and if the price is favorable, i can sell my current iphone 4 and probably upgrade for about the same price.

ashleey

Imagine how much it would cost if Foxconn had to pay enough such that their employees didn't feel the need to jump out of windows?

Hogzy

LuckyCharms wrote: »

Alot of people who would upgrade to an iphone do not really need an iphone, they want one. Thats where alot of the negative stuff about apple appears. People complain how expensive it is without fully realizing whats available to them on this little phone.

I think people realise what is available on the phone. And its not worth the money IMO. I personally would never spend more than €250 on my phone (Subsidised Bill pay).

Firstly because phones are something you carry around everyday and are susceptible to dropping and breaking.

Secondly because a phone will be obsolete within 12-18 months. The hardware in the iPhone 4s will be obsolete within the next month or two when the New Nexus phone is released. It was meant to be announced yesterday but was postponed (Probably because of Steve Jobs Passing)

LuckyCharms

Hogzy wrote: »

I think people realise what is available on the phone. And its not worth the money IMO. I personally would never spend more than €250 on my phone (Subsidised Bill pay).

Firstly because phones are something you carry around everyday and are susceptible to dropping and breaking.

Secondly because a phone will be obsolete within 12-18 months. The hardware in the iPhone 4s will be obsolete within the next month or two when the New Nexus phone is released. It was meant to be announced yesterday but was postponed (Probably because of Steve Jobs Passing)

You'd be surprised, some of my friends have iphones and Samsung Galaxy phones and they only know half of the stuff that they phone can do because they simply don't use it or buy it for those features.

The android platform caters more for those people because they have alot of different phones for different people. The iphone does not do this. They have something for everyone in the phone but you can't pick and match, you take the whole package.

I have dropped my phone on all manner of things and there isnt a scratch on it while my brother dropped a different phone once and the screen split in half. Build quality in todays phones allow for a certain amount of rough treatment.

I agree on the obsolete part but that is true about everything. Although the phone does become obsolete, it still retains a sell on value. I sold my 3GS for over 300 when i bought my new phone.

The whole tech industry becomes obsolete every year as new advancements are made so making judgements on that is pointless because you will never invest in anything since the next version is just around the corner.I haven't seen the specs on the new nexus but what will make the new iphone obsolete exactly?

Does Nexus have something comparable to Siri?

Just to add, the release was postponed due to the death of SJ which i found very refreshing in this day and age , a great show of respect for a man by companies who are rivals in the same industry

ashleey

I'm looking forward to being on the tube in London and listening to loads of twits shouting into their iPhones 'book me a table at Quaglinos'.

Hogzy

LuckyCharms wrote: »

Just to add, the release was postponed due to the death of SJ which i found very refreshing in this day and age , a great show of respect for a man by companies who are rivals in the same industry

lol trust me its nothing to do with mourning his loss. It has been postponed because all the tech sites and blogs were being consumed by the death of Steve Jobs. If the Nexus was launched yesterday it would be HUGELY overshadowed by Job's death. Therefore the money samsung would have invested in its launch would all have been wasted. Its all about publicity. Think about it.

LuckyCharms wrote: »

Does Nexus have something comparable to Siri?

Just to add, the release was postponed due to the death of SJ which i found very refreshing in this day and age , a great show of respect for a man by companies who are rivals in the same industry

Android has had Google Voice for the last year (and a half?) Definitely over a year anyway. Its fantastic, especially for sending texts while driving. So Apple's Siri is definetly late on the scene but for some reason i would say it will work better than Google Voice. Google Voice is optimised for US and UK accents so it has the odd error or two if you have a strong Irish accent. Long words sometimes have to be pronounced with a little american accent to get right. I have no doubt it will be the same with Siri on iPhone though. I guarantee it wont work as well with Irish accents as it will with UK and US accents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGbYVvU0Z5s

Eire Go Brach

Tazz T wrote: »

Those are mental prices.

Sure the iPhone 5 will be out in a couple of months.

There will be no iPhone 5. Apple will not call there 6th generation phone a 5.

Sad Professor

Eire Go Brach wrote: »

There will be no iPhone 5. Apple will not call there 6th generation phone a 5.

Of course they will. What else would they call it?

Run_to_da_hills

Eire Go Brach wrote: »

There will be no iPhone 5. Apple will not call there 6th generation phone a 5.

How do you know.

maninblack

Sad Professor wrote: »

Of course they will. What else would they call it?

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

How do you know.

1. iPhone
2. iPhone 3G
3. iPhone 3GS
4. iPhone 4
5. iPhone 4S
6. iPhone 6

as in... the SIXTH phone released, as was the case with the iPhone 4 being the FOURTH phone. :pac:

Oafley Jones

Sad Professor wrote: »

Of course they will. What else would they call it?

Simply "iPhone". I still think the name 4S was a mistake.

LuckyCharms

maninblack wrote: »

1. iPhone
2. iPhone 3G
3. iPhone 3GS
4. iPhone 4
5. iPhone 4S
6. iPhone 6

as in... the SIXTH phone released, as was the case with the iPhone 4 being the FOURTH phone. :pac:

Logic eh, Bloody Hell !!!! :pac:

Back of Hogzy's post, The event was set for Tuesday, the whole SJ's thing would be mostly over by then. There is barely anything on it atm apart from his funeral being held yesterday. If the event was the day of /day after his death then it would have been overshadowed by what happened.

Alot of the people at google have a massive amount of respect and admiration for him which is why i believe that it was done. Of course it doesn't harm them in any way and does generate some good publicity for both companies involved.

Putting the cynical hat on for a second, there could have been something in the marketing that would have provoked a backlash from Apple , they did release that someone big is coming on the day of the Apple media event or they were unsure when Steve's funeral was happening and didn't want to clash with that since unveiling the product a week later won't change the release date.

If i am honest, its probably the last one but their is alot of respect for Steve in Google and Samsung so it all comes down to opinions and speculation.

Eire Go Brach

Sad Professor wrote: »

Of course they will. What else would they call it?

Apple never called the iPod range by numbers. But they they where generally classed by generation. Apple don't stick to the norm either. They do there own thing.
In fact I doubt they will use numbers again now that they have skipped 5. They will probably start using names again. It's all got to do with marketing. A 6th generation phone called a 5. Imploys a lesser product. They also called there second phone 3G. Not 2.
There will be no iPhone 5. And more than likely no iPhone 6.

viclemronny

ashleey wrote: »

Imagine how much it would cost if Foxconn had to pay enough such that their employees didn't feel the need to jump out of windows?

Imagine how long that post would have taken if you'd read around the sensationalist headline and done some actual research into the issue.

People committing suicide should not be used by you, or anyone, to make a smart-ass comment on a message board.

Sad Professor

@Eire Go Brach

That doesn't make any sense. If Apple was concerned about a 4 or 5 suggesting a lesser product then why did they call their 5th generation phone the 4S?

I had this same argument with people earlier in the year when I was defending the rumour that the new iPhone would be called the 4S. Everyone said there was no way Apple would call it that. But guess what, they did. And I see no reason why they won't continue this pattern of differentiating between major and minor upgrades.

Eire Go Brach

Your probably right. But its just not how apple do things or name things.

They never done it with the iPod range. I actually think it was the tech blogs that called products by there yearly generation, not Apple.

The iPhone 4 was the only product Apple Named after its generation.

Because of the way Apple have named there products in the past. I do not think the next iPhone. There 6th generation one will be called an iPhone 6. It defo will not be called an iPhone 5.

You called the 4s a "minor upgrade". Apple do not think that or market it like that. By calling the next iPhone an iPhone 5. There implying the 4s is an in between product. It's not. It's a fully fledged 5th generation product. Like the 3GS was.

Sad Professor

They may not call it a minor upgrade but they don't have to. It's obvious to everyone that it is. They called it the 4S, they announced it at a much smaller gathering on their campus and they spent most of the keynote discussing the software (which is a major upgrade). Apple always make a much bigger deal out of redesigns. If they wanted to make this seem like a major upgrade they would have called it the iPhone 5.

ashleey

viclemronny wrote: »

Imagine how long that post would have taken if you'd read around the sensationalist headline and done some actual research into the issue.

People committing suicide should not be used by you, or anyone, to make a smart-ass comment on a message board.

It wasn't smart ass.

I use apple products so I'm as guilty as anyone.

It wasn't intended to raise the ire of fanboys or trivialise suicide. Go and work in china for a couple of weeks if you think it's fine.

Eire Go Brach

Sad Professor wrote: »

They may not call it a minor upgrade but they don't have to. It's obvious to everyone that it is. They called it the 4S, they announced it at a much smaller gathering on their campus and they spent most of the keynote discussing the software (which is a major upgrade). Apple always make a much bigger deal out of redesigns. If they wanted to make this seem like a major upgrade they would have called it the iPhone 5.

I am no disputing that. I agree woth you. But Apple being apple market it as an upgrade as they want people to buy it now. Not wait for there 6th generation iPhone.

challengemaster

Seriously, nobody else thinks 8-850 is crazy money for a phone? You can buy a fecking car for that :eek:

Hogzy

challengemaster wrote: »

Seriously, nobody else thinks 8-850 is crazy money for a phone? You can buy a fecking car for that :eek:

I know someone who bought a car for a euro.

leemaree

I think the prices for the phones will be

16 GB = €499
32 GB = €599
64 GB = €699

SandraManson

750€ :P

jester77

leemaree wrote: »

I think the prices for the phones will be

16 GB = €499
32 GB = €599
64 GB = €699

They have been confirmed,
16 GB = €629
32 GB = €739
64 GB = €849

leemaree

where did ya here that? There awful prices

Sad Professor

The Irish prices have NOT been confirmed yet. The prices above are French/German prices. The Irish prices are likely to be slightly lower. Starting at 599 for the 16GB.

jester77

leemaree wrote: »

where did ya here that? There awful prices

From the German store, there won't be much, if any, difference for the Irish store

jester77

Sad Professor wrote: »

The Irish prices have NOT been confirmed yet. The prices above are French/German prices. The Irish prices are likely to be slightly lower. Starting at 599 for the 16GB.

All new products are coming in cheaper (touch, nano, mb air) or equal (mini) in the German store compared to the Irish store. German VAT is less than Irish at 19%.

guil

jester77 wrote: »

From the German store, there won't be much, if any, difference for the Irish store

yes there will the french prices last year were 629 and 739 for the 16gb and 32gb, the irish price was 599 and 699

Sad Professor

jester77 wrote: »

Sad Professor wrote: »

The Irish prices have NOT been confirmed yet. The prices above are French/German prices. The Irish prices are likely to be slightly lower. Starting at 599 for the 16GB.

All new products are coming in cheaper (touch, nano, mb air) or equal (mini) in the German store compared to the Irish store. German VAT is less than Irish at 19%.

Look at the 3GS and the iPhone 4 on the German store. They are both 20 to 30 euro more expensive that the Irish store. Afaik there are other taxes placed on phones in those countries.

jester77

guil wrote: »

yes there will the french prices last year were 629 and 739 for the 16gb and 32gb, the irish price was 599 and 699

German store is usually cheaper than the French store as well, but the iphones are priced the same for both. Doubt it will be any different for the Irish store.

jester77

Sad Professor wrote: »

Look at the 3GS and the iPhone 4 on the German store. They are both 20 to 30 euro more expensive that the Irish store. Afaik there are other taxes placed on phones in those countries.

Didn't spot that. The older versions are both €20 cheaper to DE & FR, I would guess it's safe to assume then that the new models will come in at €20 less as well,

16 GB = €609
32 GB = €719
64 GB = €829

Gumbo

jester77 wrote: »

Didn't spot that. The older versions are both €20 cheaper to DE & FR, I would guess it's safe to assume then that the new models will come in at €20 less as well,

16 GB = €609
32 GB = €719
64 GB = €829

Nah, i'd even go as far as saying that Apple will keep their current pricing structure at :

16 GB = €599 (as per current pricing)
32 GB = €699 (as per current pricing)
64 GB = €799 (new unit pricing)

guil

again why would they change it from last year

clearz

maninblack wrote: »

1. iPhone
2. iPhone 3G
3. iPhone 3GS
4. iPhone 4
5. iPhone 4S
6. iPhone 6

as in... the SIXTH phone released, as was the case with the iPhone 4 being the FOURTH phone. :pac:

I've a feeling it might go like the following:

1. iPhone
2. iPhone 3G
3. iPhone 3GS
4. iPhone 4
5. iPhone 4S
6. iPhone 4GS - Introduction of 4G network support
7. iPhone 7

I bought an iPhone 1 in America for $300, unlocked it and then sold it for €300 when the iPhone 3G came out. I then bought the 3G in contract with the cash I sold the first one for. I did the same when the 3GS and 4 came out always selling the last phone unlocked for more than the upgrade cost of the new phone. This way I constantly have the latest iPhone for no more than what I originally paid. And yes, I know I am always in contract by doing this but I would be paying anyway as I always use bill pay.

leemaree

your right about the price kceire. The've just announced the price on apple.ie, 16 GB = €599, 32 GB = €699, 64 GB = €799

Little Miss Cutie

I assume that the prices will be lower for contract phones ?????

leemaree

That's apple website, not 02

Dades

Little Miss Cutie wrote: »

I assume that the prices will be lower for contract phones ?????

You assume right. About half of that or less, depending on the tariff you sign up to.

Gumbo

leemaree wrote: »

your right about the price kceire. The've just announced the price on apple.ie, 16 GB = €599, 32 GB = €699, 64 GB = €799

Told yis

So my mate was telling the truth

do i win a prize?

kceire wrote: »

Nah, i'd even go as far as saying that Apple will keep their current pricing structure at :

16 GB = €599 (as per current pricing)
32 GB = €699 (as per current pricing)
64 GB = €799 (new unit pricing)