Not "for whatever reason". Because some Android phones are cheap, and many people don't have much money, or want to spend their money on something else than a phone. Don't look at the number of phones sold, look at the revenue.
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2018 iPhone Shipments to Apple This Fall Predicted to Be Highest Since iPhone 6 Lineup
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So true, but if the rumors are correct, this will be the first year I don't opt for the highest storage model. I am finding with my iPhone X that 256GB is definitely enough for my needs. Thus I won't be after the 512GB version of the new models. Bring them on!
When do you stop counting "overall", 1 quarter?, two quarter's, a year? etc. Or just do you use the most modern (recent?) metrics or say because "X" sold this amount at this point in time we can do no better?
I used overall because the iPhone was outed by cook as the most popular iPhone every quarter since its launch.
Which iPhone do you have?
No, just wondering which iPhone you used.
Are you planning on upgrading this year?
My wallet is ready, but I'm actually still receiving a monthly credit for my iPhone 6 against my monthly charge for my iPhone 7+ until November. So I'll likely wait until I have received all of my credits.
Also two family plan members using iPhone SE's are ready and waiting for an iPhone X like update to the SE line.
Also two family plan members using iPhone SE's are ready and waiting for an iPhone X like update to the SE line.
I will disagree with your post.
The rumored specs for the 6.1 are overpriced and not a solid value. Think what you will, but if the specs from Kuo’s rumor thread are true for the 6.1, imo it is too expensive for what you may get. At least the SE was priced accordingly.
"Whatever" reason is COST, so the handwave is idiotic.
Markets are segmented, people with a low income in India, China, Indonesia, Brazil won't buy an Iphone or indeed any Apple product ever. Their other desires are irrelevant; pricing is the only factor. They constitute a huge part of this 85%.
In the US, where many people do have the means to buy Iphones, Apple is on par with Android. And even in the US, the highest demos buy more Apple products; that's a fact.
So, yes the Iphone should be compared it to its own market segment, like it's usually done in marketing and not in clickbait articles on "market share". Then, you see Apple is gaining and pushing out everyone else that directly competes with it, resulting in consolidating its profit share. That's also seen in many electronics segments, headphones, smart watch, tablets, laptops and even PC's. They dominate profits everywhere.
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This^^^^^, those specs are embarrassing for that price point. In AndroidLand that would be a $200-250 phone, if that.I will disagree with your post.
Think what you will, but if the specs from Kuo’s rumor thread are true for the 6.1, imo it is too expensive for what you may get. At least the SE was priced accordingly.
Are you really sure this is not a sacrifice because they pursue form over function? To realise everything you tell, people just need to come to a store or borrow someone’s X and use it for a few hours, and they will know it. I get it, the tech is not there yet, but the ultimate goal is to remove the notch altogether. This is a compromise because camera and other sensors cannot be put underneath the screen.
Apple dominates profits because the products cost to make vs what they sell for is high. Not because they dominate share. Macs only have 10% share or so but still make mass profit.
Apple plays leapfrog with their releases. One year it's higher unit sales, the next is higher average selling price. Last time with the introduction of the X they increased average sale price (X is ~30% more which lead to a 16% revenue growth when combined with 256GB storage option for 8 and 8 Plus), and this time they will increase unit sales by making that phone cheaper and introducing a higher priced model (the rumored X Plus or whatever they'll call it).
The problem I see is that they've about reached the limit of this game. Maybe 10% of people would pay over $1,000 for a phone. They rest might pay $800 for an X type model, but over $700 is gonna be a hard sell for average users. They'll need to ship more units at about $100 more than last years average to increase revenue again.
The problem I see is that they've about reached the limit of this game. Maybe 10% of people would pay over $1,000 for a phone. They rest might pay $800 for an X type model, but over $700 is gonna be a hard sell for average users. They'll need to ship more units at about $100 more than last years average to increase revenue again.
Galaxy S10s have a embedded fingerprint sensor under the screen, in next years galaxies, rumor has it, the front cameras will be embedded under the screen as well.
Ah, I see. Yes, it's a Cell Phone with Smart Features? Don't even attempt to make the argument it's a Pocket Mac.
They dominate profits because they're able to charge this price in their segment.
You think you can charge any price you want and people will just buy it. Guess you think people buying Apple products are "sheeps" huh. These days most high end phones close to the same price btw.
Market Share is usually BY SEGMENT, not the overall market.
BMV having 10% of the overall market is irrelevant to them and anyone looking at that market.
Do you really think BMW gives a crap if TATA is selling more under 10K car than them: no they don't.
They'll notice if TATA get 10% of the over 40K car market and that may be a much smaller number than the number needed to sell as much cars than them overall (in all segments).
If someone has 80% of the craft beer segment, wtf should they care if they only control 5% of the beer market and what kind of useless information would that be? That's the same argument people keep making here.
Go find a damn marketing manual!
When I said 8, yes I meant both the 8 and 8 Plus.
My original argument: "It's known that the 8 outsells the X in total units". When I interpret best selling, I interpret it in units, not ASP/revenue. What does best selling mean to you? Highest revenue or most units sold? Like you said, you can infer from sales numbers. This is what makes Tim Cook's statement very ambiguous, and you don't even realize it.
If you look at Statista, there are graphs correlating on unit sales for iPhone 8/8+ vs X, and they support that the iPhone X is the highest revenue driving model as of the last few quarters, but the 8/8+ have sold more units.
I will disagree with your post.
Think what you will, but if the specs from Kuo’s rumor thread are true for the 6.1, imo it is too expensive for what you may get. At least the SE was priced accordingly.
Depends on the reference. Compared to the smart phone universe yes, it is overpriced. Compared to the iPhone 8 it is a solid upgrade. But again, iPhone 8 is a massively overpriced.
Yes, and unicorns will take the role of Bixby too and actually be useful. Something else?
Samsung also has a borderline dangerous / useless Iris reader; Samsung loves throwing dung at walls and putting things that don't work so well in their phone.
If this machine is debut, people may question why apple cannot do that. Time will tell.