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0 pointsovercast9y ago0 comments

I especially enjoyed the last second comment under his breath regarding the matte black iPhone 7 pricing.

32GB standard for all models, except the matte black, which will ONLY come in 128GB, and you'll be paying $100 more at $750.

Nice underhanded move by Apple to maximize profit for what will undoubtedly be the most popular color.

First they force everyone to buy the 32GB upgrade last year on the 6S, now you're forced to do the same to 128GB, unless you want a rose colored phone.

The camera upgrade looks nice, but the headphone jack is a joke. Another wire that will inevitably fall apart like the other Apple lightning connectors.

EDIT: Jet Black, NOT Matte Black. Still dumb.

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iaskwhy9y ago

This is not correct, the 32GB capacity is available for the matte black iPhone 7 - it's gone for the jet black one.

strmpnk9y ago

Rumors had it that they're in shorter supply than the other colors so it might make sense for them to mark that one as a premium model only. They could add a 32GB model later.

Another theory might be the branding they started with the cylindrical Mac Pro which is also this sort of gloss black. So perhaps we'll see more products with this gloss applied?

Either way, I've always ended up regretting getting a lower capacity model. I only upgrade every 3-4 years and I am definitely looking forward to 128GB or more so I don't have to juggle apps, audio, and pictures constantly. So for me that's the starting price. Steep but I don't buy phones so often so it's not my biggest budget worry.

overcastOP9y ago

Gloss anything always turns into a nightmare of scratches, and fingerprints. It looks pretty for about three seconds out of the box, and then it's quickly ruined. I thought they learned their less with the old plastic gloss cases, iphone2 era?

With multiple cameras as 12MP on this thing, 32GB is just going to become as silly as the 16GB model was. Embarrassing it's such a small amount on a $700 device.

hbosch9y ago

Nit: I think you are talking about the Jet Black color, not the Matte (regular) black.

overcastOP9y ago

I stand corrected.

Jtsummers9y ago

16GB for smart phones has been a terrible option for years. It's sort of comedic, though also very tragic, to watch people juggle images and audio and apps on 16GB devices.

Havoc9y ago

Don't think Jet Black will be the most popular. Think standard black will be.

Jet Black will be full of scratches by the time you've unboxed it.

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0 pointsovercast9y ago0 comments

I especially enjoyed the last second comment under his breath regarding the matte black iPhone 7 pricing.

32GB standard for all models, except the matte black, which will ONLY come in 128GB, and you'll be paying $100 more at $750.

Nice underhanded move by Apple to maximize profit for what will undoubtedly be the most popular color.

First they force everyone to buy the 32GB upgrade last year on the 6S, now you're forced to do the same to 128GB, unless you want a rose colored phone.

The camera upgrade looks nice, but the headphone jack is a joke. Another wire that will inevitably fall apart like the other Apple lightning connectors.

EDIT: Jet Black, NOT Matte Black. Still dumb.

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iaskwhy9y ago

This is not correct, the 32GB capacity is available for the matte black iPhone 7 - it's gone for the jet black one.

strmpnk9y ago

Rumors had it that they're in shorter supply than the other colors so it might make sense for them to mark that one as a premium model only. They could add a 32GB model later.

Another theory might be the branding they started with the cylindrical Mac Pro which is also this sort of gloss black. So perhaps we'll see more products with this gloss applied?

overcastOP9y ago

With multiple cameras as 12MP on this thing, 32GB is just going to become as silly as the 16GB model was. Embarrassing it's such a small amount on a $700 device.

hbosch9y ago

Nit: I think you are talking about the Jet Black color, not the Matte (regular) black.

overcastOP9y ago

I stand corrected.

Jtsummers9y ago

16GB for smart phones has been a terrible option for years. It's sort of comedic, though also very tragic, to watch people juggle images and audio and apps on 16GB devices.

Havoc9y ago

Don't think Jet Black will be the most popular. Think standard black will be.

Jet Black will be full of scratches by the time you've unboxed it.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse