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I'm going to get the iPhone 8. I might upsize to the plus this time around. I have a 6s that is on its third replacement due to hardware issues. Ugh.
Wow these phones are crazy expensive. All of them. The X is...wow. I'm not paying over a thousand bucks for that especially when the tech will trickle down in a year.

FYI: for anyone reading this going to a new phone. Do yourself a favor and set it up as a "new phone". Don't restore it from a backup of an old phone. You just carry over all of your bloat and software excess that builds up. I did this with my last two phones and gained (no joke) 20gbs each one, even after reinstalling all of my original apps and files. It's more work but worth it. Also might help you limp more life out of an older device. Just did this on my
iPad mini 2 and gained 17 gbs of free space and improved speed.

I'm. It sure what we're going to do. We both have the 7 plus and they're working fine. We're on the payment plan for them and we can upgrade to a new one or keep them for another year and then get a $200 credit for selling it back to Apple.

I'm only considering the X, but I'm not sure I want to take the jump. I like the wireless charging and the new portrait mode features. But I might skip it and convince DH that I should upgrade my Apple Watch instead.

I have a 6 plus and have grown to hate the large size. So I was waiting to see the 8 and X before deciding what to do. I love new gadgets and thought I'd want the X but after watching the announcement, I'm not feeling that phone. So I'm thinking I'm getting the regular 8. Sad I won't get the dual cameras but I hate how large my plus is. I think I can wait a few years for more iPhones like the X cheaper and with more color options (I hope).

Just watched the whole keynote. It is pretty exciting. Doing the math, if I trade in my phone now I'll get about $350. If I wait a year, X will be cheaper but then my trade in will be that much less. So necessity and logic says no need. Chance says no need. I just dropped my 6s on the tile minutes after watching the keynote and no damage. So will be keeping it old school for awhile more. #$$moneyindabank

I'm due for an upgrade/my contract ends in October, so I am switching to Xfinity mobile ($45 a month!) and hopefully upgrading to a 7/7s at a good price now that the new ones were announced.

@littlebit thanks for the tip, can you at least bring over your address book and then manually re-install all the apps?

Face ID creeps me out. Going to skip any phone that uses that as a main mechanism

@lioneyes: it's all stored in iCloud anyway. So once you log into ICloud when you sign into the phone or iPad, all of that will import seamlessly, including photos, your calendar, any docs, etc stored in the cloud.
What won't go over is all of your apps so you have to set all of that up again (including mail)
When you restore from backup it basically clones your old device (carrying over a lot of the problems which kill and clog up the devices)

I have a 6s that is on its last leg. The difference between 7 and 8 is pretty minimal, so I'll probably go for a 7.

@petitenoisette: curious how you deal with the battery issues? Do you charge throughout the day? This is my biggest issue with my 6s, thebattery cant keep up with my regular usage, even with regular charging and monitoring app usage.

I am still paying off my 7, and after that I'm keeping it until I need a new one.. def not shelling out $999 just to say I have one!

I'm using a 5 (not even a 5S) so it can be a little slow plus the battery is pretty much done. I am pretty sure I'll be pre-ordering the 8 plus. I don't care for facial recognition and I like keeping the home button.

@mrsrain: not to butt in but I also have 6 plus and battery issues and I solve it by having a plug at work and mostly keeping it plugged in during the day, charge at night most nights (sometimes I forget) and have a charger in my car just in case. Between those I rarely have issues

@Foodnerd81: @nana87: My 6 does this too! and the battery doesn't last an hr unplugged. I'm going for the 8 plus I think. I want the newer better camera since it's what I take pictures of my kids with but don't need other stuff from the X. Plus the cost is insane!

@nana87: I have a 6 and it was doing that with the battery, too. I, also, had some other issues and most recently it became unusable. It was a heavy brick for the last two days since I tried restoring it and couldn't get activated or use my wifi.

I took it to the apple store and luckily, I completely forgot I got the apple care plus and they were able to replace it with a new 6. Now that I have the warranty, I'm going to have my DH take his phone in and get his issues looked at.

Maybe it's something you can check online to see if you have apple care.

For anyone with battery issues on their current phones ...a new battery from apple costs $79. That's a pretty significant savings compared to purchasing a new 8 or X!
Also: For any verizon users: One of my prior 6s' was dying a slow death. I took it in and the guy said, ok, well, you currently have insurance but it doesn't cover phone replacement. If I upgrade your insurance, I can send you a new phone tomorrow. And he did. And it was free. Old insurance $5, new insurance $11 and I can revert to old insurance at anytime.

@nana87: This is a known problem with 6Ses - mine was doing it too. Enter your serial number at the Apple website here: https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/ and you might be eligible for a free battery replacement.