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5.5-Inch iPhone 6 May Cost an Extra $100, but Consumers Willing to Pay
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If Apple only blows up the UI, and offers no more usable space, then that is the only reason for bigger sizes, imo. That's why knowing what the resolution of these phones is a big deal, at least to me.
I want a bigger phone, but also want more usable resolution.
I know that people want them. You'd be a fool to deny that at this point.
I just don't think the reasoning is logical or truthful. What I mean is that sometimes people buy certain phones just to be different but claim some sort objective functionality.
For example it would make some sense to me if someone said that they wanted a phablet because they couldn't afford both a phone and a tablet. They admit that a tablet would be better for the things a tablet is used for and a phone would be better for the things a phone is used for but they also can't afford both and this is a compromise. I can understand that.
When I'm talking on my phone, sending texts, changing music in my car, taking pictures out and about, etc a smaller phone is the better choice. When I'm reading, watching a movie, or playing certain games I reach for my tablet. The two have distinct reasons for existing. The problem with the phablet is that it's never the best choice.
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Apple ALWAYS drives people to the next model. Apple is the king of upselling.
I remember long ago the 8GB iPod Touch was $229. But for $299 you could get 32GB
$70 more for 4 times the storage? DUH!
The Macbook Air was like that too a while ago. $100 more for double the storage space. (64GB to 128GB)
Sometimes, however, people don't move up to the next model. I've got friends who bought an iPhone 4S in today's cycle. They jumped on the "free" iPhone 4S on contract. It kills me.
Sure... it's not a bad phone... but you're gonna have to keep it for 2 YEARS. Couldn't they have scrounged up $100 for the 5C ? Then they'd at least have LTE.
Or the folks who got the 5C. At that point... it's only $100 more for the 5S. Yes it's more money... but it's a MUCH better phone. It's worth it.
If nothing else... you'll get more money later when you sell it or trade it in. And all the extra features will be a bonus.
I've heard that the iPhone 5S is outselling the 5C by a large margin. So it looks like people are moving to the next model.
But that's usually the case. Apple's current flagship iPhone gets the majority of sales... with the 2nd-tier and 3rd-tier models way behind.
You forget that Apple is announcing the iBezel 9000, not a sleek, trimmed down phone like the Moto X. A 4.7" iPhone will likely be bigger than competing 5.0" phones.
Okay i get it. I mean, there's no real argument here, apple is just turning out more products. nothing wrong with that. Maybe they can expand their clientele with this new extra inch of real estate, but as the famous saying goes, it's easier to bring a customer back than to get new ones.
How about keep the 5.5" at the regular price and offer the 4.7 at $100 off? THAT would make me a happy camper. There's no way I'm getting the monstrosity version. 
My wife wanted the pink 5C. I told her that the 5S would me much better. She asked me how. I had no answer. She now has a pink 5C.
Unless you are buying specs for the sake of buying specs, I really can't think of anything except touch id that is better on the 5S, and I'm not interested in paying a premium for that. Add to that the fact that a lot of people think that the 5C is a better design, I really don't get your point.
Add to the fact that the difference in price in most markets is not "next to nothing" vs "next to nothing + $100", but "outrageously expensive" vs "add yet another $100 to the already insane price".
Not really. If you add to the screen size AND double the storage, the $100 extra almost seems like a better deal than the $299 16GB 4.7", rather than a "I have to pay $100 more for a bigger screen only?" sort of thing.
Unless the 4.7" comes with 8GB, or a prior-gen processor, no doubt I'll be heading for it.
Very little confidence of getting 32GB capacity on base iPhone (or iPad) models this year
Very little confidence of getting 32GB capacity on base iPhone (or iPad) models this year
Splitting hairs here, ya, ok, the iPhone's flash storage isn't an SSD in the same sense that you would find one in, say, an iMac, because it's soldered(?) to the motherboard without the baggage of the extra electronics that a traditional SSD package would have. But then again, so is the MacBook Air, and people call that an SSD. The important distinction is that nonvolatile disk storage isn't usually called "memory," while RAM (and ROM) are usually called memory. It's confusing to most people to call flash storage "memory."
A) Apple charges insane prices for more storage. It should not be more than 25-50$ for something that cost Apple 10$ more. By making 32GB by default, we save 100$ automatically.
B) Apps are getting bigger over times as more powerful devices come onto the market. Especially with fat universal binaries that's now going to hold more files like extensions. There are games that are starting to exceed 3GB.
C) You're assuming everybody is in great internet access but that's not entirely for the entire world. More space means more local files you can store, it has zero to do with music alone.
Videos and photos are often the hoarders on my family devices, not exactly something you can offload to the cloud without fast internet access and without a laptop nearby.
The best solution is to decrease the upgrade costs for the storage. I rather Apple leave the default at 16GB but only charge 50$ to bump to 32GB, 100$ for 64GB and 200$ for 128GB.
I spent $399 on the iPhone 4S 64GB...The next iPhone _____ I will buy would need to meet ALL of the following:
1)be $399 or less
2)include 64GB or more storage
3)the camera would need to be *amazingly* better than the 4S...seriously.
4)faster storage system to deliver faster rate of transferring/syncing data/songs/whatever to/from my iPhone_____/iTunes via USB or wirelessly...currently all the iPhones have ancient, slow, storage systems.
1)be $399 or less
2)include 64GB or more storage
3)the camera would need to be *amazingly* better than the 4S...seriously.
4)faster storage system to deliver faster rate of transferring/syncing data/songs/whatever to/from my iPhone_____/iTunes via USB or wirelessly...currently all the iPhones have ancient, slow, storage systems.
The Newton had a 5.2" screen.
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I get what you're saying. But I'll be happy even with safari webpages, photos, videos and games being displayed on a larger screen.
Let's make it 1 year contracts, though. Everyone is coming out with so many new phones all the time, and I'm still sitting here stuck on my iphone 4 because of a stupid 2 year contract.
You've described why the phablet might not be the best choice for you. But I am not you, and you don't have any business telling me that my reasons are not "truthful". Perhaps you are the one who is lying to yourself.) You don't have a way of knowing all of my needs, which makes your reasons for wanting to deny me access to a phablet irrelevant.
For me, texting is easier on a larger device, so for texting, I'd prefer an iPad. But I don't want to carry my iPad with me every where I go, so a larger iPhone will be better. Same goes for music in the car--easier for me on a larger device. I'm looking forward to taking pictures with the bigger screen, though my iPad's screen is really too big for most photo-taking situations. I don't usually hold my phone up to my ear when I'm making calls, so I don't have a reason to need it to fit comfortably in my hand (most smartphones, including the current iPhone, aren't all that ergonomic for holding up to your ear anyway).
Those are my reasons for wanting the larger device, and I think they are more logical and truthful for me than yours are for wanting me not to have it.