Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Do I need an iPhone?

Presently I am carrying a simple nokia phone. As my contract is going to end soon, I will need to decide whether to get an iPhone now or just stick with another simple phone. I am considering three factors as shown below.

Price Plan:
Currently I am paying about $16 per month for my mobile plan which does not include data usage. At the moment, the cheapest mobile plan for iPhone is around $36. That will be an extra $20 per month of what I am paying now.

Cost of Phone:
Currently the price of an iPhone is around $500 to $600 plus under the cheapest mobile plan. If I don’t choose to buy an iPhone, I might be getting a simple phone for free by recontracting my current mobile plan.

Expectation of Phone:
Basically I need a phone that can call, sms and take good pictures. I do not need internet connection so iPhone is quite useless to me. And furthermore there are other phones that can take better photographs than iPhone.

Conclusion:
Based on the three factors, I will not be getting an iPhone as it is not cost effective and does not add any value to me.

3 comments:

ZhuKoLiang said...

hi, your above post is exactly exactly the same as my opinion for myself!! i wonder if you have copied from me.. :P (jz kidding)

Freedom Achiever said...

Hi ZhuKoLiang,

I suppose bright mind thinks alike :).

Regards,
Freedom Achiever

Eric See said...

I think iPhone takes good picture. With internet connection, you can check for bus arriving time, traffic jam.

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