Editor's Pick: While You Wait: 4 Potentially Higher-Status Alternatives to the iPhone 8

While You Wait: 4 Potentially Higher-Status Alternatives to the iPhone 8

Rob Enderle Aug 7, 2017 11:09 AM PT

At a rumored $1,400 sale price the coming iPhone 8 likely will test just how much people are willing to pay for a new phone -- particularly, how much parents are willing to fork over for their kids. While iPhones once conveyed status and sense of luxury, similar to a brand like Cadillac, pretty much everyone and their brother has iPhones today. The first few customers who get their hands on the latest model will be envied for about a week. [More...]

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