Of cars and iPhones...
Okay, you have the iPhone 5 and enjoy it very much. Should you exchange it for the 5x (where x=C or x=S)?
The car analogy
For the sake of the analogy we will assume that you have a car and you are seriously considering changing it with something new. You are perfectly satisfied with your current car, by the way.
You actually have two options:
- The same car with a facelift in five vivid, daring, funky color options with a price tag a little less than what your current car cost you.
- An almost identically looking car (compared to your current one, that is) that has bigger and better engine, breaking system and sports keyless entry functionality.
Both the above options require selling your current car and forking out a substantial amount of extra money, so that you can afford the upgrade. Would you do that? Would you?
Before answering, please try to put yourself in the position of people who had a very nice car (iPhone4) and then upgraded to an exactly identically looking car (iPhone 4S) with a faster engine and a larger windshield that provided a better view and then again upgraded to a car (iPhone 5) that looked almost the same but was somewhat longer (so the kids in the back complained a little less) but a tiny little less wide while also boasting a faster engine and had a marginably better aerodynamic profile. Which kind of means that you have actually been driving a car rather similar to your original one for many consecutive years, while of course paying for the upgrades.
Would you not be bored (to death, if i may add)? Would you not want to try out something else? Come on, tell me the truth.
I for once got rid of my very nice car (iPhone 5) and bought a shiny new car (HTC One) wich was bigger and shinier and run as smooth as my previous one while boasting a SUPERB sound system and night vision assistance, but was somewhat more uncomfortable to drive around.
And after a while i again changed the shiny car with the great sound system (HTC One) for another quite cheap looking and feeling car (Galaxy S4) that is as fast but with a little less gas autonomy, has a better aerodynamic profile as well as a very large windshield that allows you to see perfect in daylight (but not in low light situations) and above all supports a little scooter (Galaxy Gear) that you can always carry with you and when the car is parked nearby it can provide some of the car's functionality.
(Note to dear readers: If the whole car analogy really meant something for you, you have to see this. It really takes the whole car - phone thing to the next level!)
Somebody call a shrink please!
Does anyone get the general idea or am i completely/hopelessly lost in my gadget universe? Am i being totally paranoid in the "Just relax while help (men with white uniforms) is on the way..." kind of way? Please do not make me use the girlfriend analogy, huh? You were warned.
