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[d000hg]

Plus it's only a couple days work for you lot surely?

That argument is a slippery slope to consumerism and debt

[NickFitz]

It's amazing. £600 for a phone, and people expect to own one (or something similar). I'd think long and hard about spending £600 on a new guitar!

Also - no 32Gb version?

It's not a phone. It has a phone built-in; but then, it also has a compass built-in, and it's not a compass either.

I'm surprised there's a 16GB version but no 32GB version. I would have expected the entry-level model to have 32GB nowadays. It probably helps AT&T and suchlike to milk more profit out of their cheapest contracts though.

[NickFitz]

But most people would think spending £600 on a camera was a lot. And yet they would happily pay £35+ a month for a phone. It's amazing really, when you think back to the days of dumb phones. We've all been tricked into thinking that carrying around a monkey in out pocket is entirely normal. But pre-iPhone, spending that much on a portable stereo would be very unusual.

My iPhone 3GS cost me around £700, as far as I remember. That was five years ago to the month, so it's cost me about £11.66/month, plus £10/month Pay & Go for phone and data, neither of which I've ever used to the max.

[SimonMac]

But most people would think spending £600 on a camera was a lot. And yet they would happily pay £35+ a month for a phone. It's amazing really, when you think back to the days of dumb phones. We've all been tricked into thinking that carrying around a monkey in out pocket is entirely normal. But pre-iPhone, spending that much on a portable stereo would be very unusual.

I used to carry a dumb phone, a blackberry, a MP3 player and at times a point and shoot camera.

Now I carry one device

[scooterscot]

The Apple Watch

Those things are not going to sell like hotcakes.

What the hell are they thinking, strapping a nano on the wrist band?

That's a fail. I expected more from a design time with millions at their disposal.

[PerfectStorm]

My iPhone 3GS cost me around £700, as far as I remember. That was five years ago to the month, so it's cost me about £11.66/month, plus £10/month Pay & Go for phone and data, neither of which I've ever used to the max.

The 3GS was £440 or £538 at launch dependant on whether you got 16gb or 32gb

[NickFitz]

The 3GS was £440 or £538 at launch dependant on whether you got 16gb or 32gb

Even better

[NickFitz]

Those things are not going to sell like hotcakes.

What the hell are they thinking, strapping a nano on the wrist band?

That's a fail. I expected more from a design time with millions at their disposal.

In what way does it resemble an iPod Nano?

[PerfectStorm]

I used to carry a dumb phone, a blackberry, a MP3 player and at times a point and shoot camera.

Now I carry one device

Not to mention: GPS, Laptop (of sorts), Alarm Clock, voice recorder, diary, scanner...

[scooterscot]

In what way does it resemble an iPod Nano?

What we were expecting:



What we got - seriously Apple?


And here's a nano with a strap.