iPhone 8 Plus Pricing - what do you think?

[James Falconer]

What's your take on pricing for the iPhone 8 Plus?

• $799 USD for the 64 GB model
• $949 USD for the 256 GB model

What say you?

 

[olliegrl]

I don't think that's too terrible. About what I expected. I figure T-Mobile will have a $150 down payment.

 

[anon(5630457)]

$949 for the 256GB iPhone 8 Plus is so much better than $999 for the 64GB iPhone X model.

 

[dejanh]

$949 for the 256GB iPhone 8 Plus is so much better than $999 for the 64GB iPhone X model.

This actually made me laugh hahahaha

 

[duke1231]

Seems good to me considering it is packing almost the same specs as the X. Give the X a year.

 

[kataran]

What I expected

 

[Just_Me_D]

What's your take on pricing for the iPhone 8 Plus?

• $799 USD for the 64 GB model
• $949 USD for the 256 GB model

What say you?

It’s about what I expected....

 

[TripleOne]

No suprises here, it’s what I had expected.

 

[truenorthstrong]

8 plus pretty much the same as X I don't like the X because it's too pricey for face ID, animal emojis and landscape watching videos too awkward.

 

[MizWylie]

Basically expected it. Didn't expect only two storage choices though. That blindsided me.

 

[ksassy]

Basically expected it. Didn't expect only two storage choices though. That blindsided me.

Agreed! Plus the rumored price tag of over $1K for the X helped soften the blow a bit but the storage capacity offered did shock me. I thought the 64 GB was a joke especially for someone like me who already has 128 GB and is steadily adding music, photos, apps, videos, etc. to my phone.

 

[iLive an iLife]

Nothing shocked me about today EXCEPT the 2 storage options. I always say more storage is never a bad thing but 128 GB was pretty much the sweet spot for me. I have well over 100 GB of data on my phone, so I can't downgrade to a 64 GB at this point. 256 GB will just give me a ton more space for music and photos. Still trying to decide between the 8 Plus and the X.

 

[MizWylie]

Agreed! Plus the rumored price tag of over $1K for the X helped soften the blow a bit but the storage capacity offered did shock me. I thought the 64 GB was a joke especially for someone like me who already has 128 GB and is steadily adding music, photos, apps, videos, etc. to my phone.

I'm an Apple Music junky and have so much downloaded to my phone it'd put SiriusXM to shame. 64 GB is cutting it close!

 

[Ledsteplin]

Seems good to me considering it is packing almost the same specs as the X. Give the X a year.

Give the X a year? It's an anniversary model. I don't see Apple going forward with 3 models each year.

 

[iLive an iLife]

Give the X a year? It's an anniversary model. I don't see Apple going forward with 3 models each year.

I think he means it's new technology. We're in unexplored territory right now and for all we know, the new features in the X could be a busy. I'm sure the iPhones next year will include the features of the X - so "give it a year" to see how the technology pans out and decide if you want to take the jump then.

 

[Matty]

What's your take on pricing for the iPhone 8 Plus?

• $799 USD for the 64 GB model
• $949 USD for the 256 GB model

What say you?

Overall I'm pretty happy with it and is kinda what i expected. Seeing $7xx as a price tag for the "Plus" iPhone was already a tick in my books. Just allows more people to purchase a new iPhone. I feel like $899 would have been nicer for the $256GB model but i guess $949 is ok considering it is 256GB of storage. Thats pretty massive.

 

[TripleOne]

Basically expected it. Didn't expect only two storage choices though. That blindsided me.

It suprised me for sure, I was already expecting a 512GB option.

 

[robertk328]

Give the X a year? It's an anniversary model. I don't see Apple going forward with 3 models each year.

The features/form factor will probably be what moves forward, going away from the current almost 10 year old look. I bet by next year all models look like the X.

 

[duke1231]

Maybe, I think it will depend upon how well production goes. If they can get the yield to come up, then we might see them do away with the regular 7 or 8 type iPhone and go with the size they have now and a plus size.

 

[Ledsteplin]

The features/form factor will probably be what moves forward, going away from the current almost 10 year old look. I bet by next year all models look like the X.

Yeah, that's been my thinking. Pricing will be interesting to see. I'm thinking the X replaces the 4.7" model with a larger version replacing the 5.5". But then, would pricing start at $999? Surely not. I think I'm thinking too much ahead.