In that other phones have had those features already, perhaps the Apple fans are finally saying “a thousand bucks for a me too phone?”
Apple fans never say no. It’s just regular people who’s lives don’t revolve areund tech saying no.
It is incredible but true. For many years Apple fans have been paying big bucks for “me too” devices with status quo features that are a little cuter and easier to use./p>
The most recent good example that I am personally familiar with is the Apple Watch. I purchased a Samsung Gear 2 Watch in early 2014. It has an incredible amount of features and functions and still works great. It was an update to the original Galaxy Gear Watch which was released in 2013.
In April of 2015 Apple came out with their “smart watch” which as always they claimed was somehow “revolutionary”. They gave it an impressive stylish look, but as far as useful features, battery life, and etc, etc... it arguably has less useful features and did not perform as well as the first Galaxy Gear Watch released in 2013.
Yet because it looked cuter, was a little easier to use and was marketed by Apple, many people now believe that Apple was the pioneer in smart watches. Altering perception and using a false narrative to sell expensive trinkets is what the best marketing team in the history of business is all about... And they are geniuses who have homed their craft.