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New iPhones: Fall 2018

With Your Hosts:

• Ian Burns - Friend of TVAUG

• Tom Bonanno - Program Chairperson

• Bruce Mitchell - 1st VP

New iPhones: Overview

• New Models, Sizes, and Specs

• Upgrade or Not

• Best Ways to Buy

New Models!

Quick Name Refresher…• iPhone X

• “iPhone Ten” not “iPhone Ex”

• iPhone XS

• “iPhone Ten Ess” not “iPhone Excess”

• DEFINTELY not “iPhone Tennis”

• iPhone XR

• “iPhone Ten Arr” not “iPhone Tenor”

Current iPhone Lineup• iPhone XS and Max

• iPhone XR

• iPhone 8 and 8+

• iPhone 7 and 7+

• Gone?

• iPhone SE

New Models: XS, XS Max•Two Sizes!

• XS 5.8” display (same as iPhone X)

• XS Max - 6.5” Display (like holding iPhone 8 Plus, but ALL DISPLAY)

•New Processor

• A12 with next generation Neural Engine

• Improved Water Resistance

• 2 meters vs 1 meter for iPhone X

New Models: XS, XS Max• Additional choice of Gold color

• Support for faster LTE (cell) connections

• Improved Battery Life

• XS: 30 minutes longer than iPhone X

• XS Max: 1.5 HOURS longer than iPhone X!

• Dual SIM with eSIM• 2 phone lines on 1 phone

New Models: XS, XS Max

• Overall?

• Better

• Faster

• More Choices

New Models: XR•One Size!

• Slightly larger than iPhone X/XS

• 5.8” vs 6.1”

• Internals nearly identical to XS

•MANY Color options

New Models: XR

•A Few (small) Differences

• Single rear-facing camera

• Vs. iPhone X/XS Dual

•LCD display vs. OLED

•No 3D Touch

Other Options…

•Don’t Need a Computer in your Pocket?

•Looking to just make and take phone calls? (Gasp!)

•Consider Jitterbug!

Other Options…•Some people shouldn’t buy

green bananas…

So… Time to Upgrade?

Time to Upgrade?

• Older than 5s: no more iOS Updates!

• No security patches moving forward

• iPhones 5s, 6, 6s likely to be receiving last update with iOS 12...

• Just want the newest and best?

• Anything older than iPhone X is a no-brainer

iPhone Lifespan and Evolution2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9XS Max

XS XR

X 8Plus

8

7 Plus 7

6s Plus 6s

6 Plus 6

5s 5 5c

4s 4

iOS 7

iOS 8

iOS 9

iOS 10

iOS 11

iOS 12

64 GB 32 GB 16 GBBase

Storage

ChipA12 Bionic with Neural

Engine

A11 Bionic with Neural

Engine

A10 Fusion A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4

Transistors 6.9 billion 4.3 billion 3.3 billion 2 billion 1 billion

Phone

Thanks for the slide, Tony!

Options: How to Buy an iPhone• Upfront/Paid in Full

• Financing

• Barclays Card - More info coming up!

• Upgrade Program

• Apple’s own vs. Carriers

• Apple’s program includes AppleCare

• Refurbished

• Changes based on availability

• Any of the above combined with trade in

• Unlocked vs Locked

https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/financing

iPhone

Model Year Released Price

XS 2018 $1000 64GB

XS Max 2018 $1100 64GB

XR 2018 $750 64GB

8 2017 $600 64GB

8 Plus 2017 $700 64GB

7 2016 $450 32GB

7 Plus 2016 $570 32GB

iPhone XS 5.8”

iPhone 8 Plus 5.5”

iPhone 8 4.7”

iPhone XR 6.1”

iPhone XS Max 6.5”

iPhone 7 4.7”

iPhone 7 Plus 5.5”

Which iPhone is the “best value”?

1

Thanks again, Tony!

Options: How to Buy an iPhone• Trading in? Apple has temporary trade increases…

• iPhone 6: $150, up from $75

• iPhone 6 Plus: $200, up from $100

• iPhone 6S: $200, up from $100

• iPhone 6s Plus: $250, up from $150

• iPhone 7: $250, up from $175

• iPhone 7 Plus: $300, up from $250

• iPhone 8: $300, up from $250

Quick WSJ Review

More iPhone Resources

• https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/

• https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished

• https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/financing

• https://support.apple.com/iphone

Q&A