> Apple was planning to price the new model from $399
I've been wanting to get off "Google play services" and into a smaller, cheaper phone. I don't need the huge screen and tons of features like my Pixel 2 XL has, I just need a phone, messaging, maps, and sometimes the internet to pay bills and 400 bucks is a pretty good price for a few years of that vs. I think I paid 1200 for my Pixel 2 XL (and the same for my wife!). With this, I could get one for each of us and a spare for the same price as a single phone and lose the Google privacy-ending bullshit at the same time.
I've been wanting to get off "Google play services" and into a smaller, cheaper phone. I don't need the huge screen and tons of features like my Pixel 2 XL has, I just need a phone, messaging, maps, and sometimes the internet to pay bills and 400 bucks is a pretty good price for a few years of that vs. I think I paid 1200 for my Pixel 2 XL (and the same for my wife!). With this, I could get one for each of us and a spare for the same price as a single phone and lose the Google privacy-ending bullshit at the same time.