Hanging on to my 5S until it completely fails. It works, it's the right size, and the battery life is really good, still, 2 years after purchase.
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Apple Expects First Ever Decline of iPhone Sales Next Quarter
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It's not the 4" that is integral or essential..
The 4s and 5s remain the best ever iPhones for a simple reason.
They were the best balance of design and technology at the time, and didn't compromise as much as the 6/6s generations have... (Stupid antenna lines, sticky out camera lens, stunted feature development, etc)
Don't misinterpret what many are asking for - the 4" screen 5s represents the device size that feels right. If apple can squeeze a 4.7" screen into that device size, by shrinking the bezels, then terrific. Just don't make it some cheap low-end device, for poor countries. Make it on the same spec level as the flagship device.
Ach, forget my whinge... create something new and awesome, and blow us away....
Please.
If Steve Jobs was right why did sales skyrocket when Apple released the 6 and 6+? Obviously this is what people wanted.
I totally agree with the desktop, why thinner? Don't some of those things make it more expensive?
I'm sure Apple would say something about the thinner with mobile processors make heat dissipation work better/faster, but put a huge heat sink on the back(!), I don't can if it's a half inch thick or 3 inches thick. I've got all these extra external accessories since I can't have a built-in DVD burner or reach the ports in the back (etc).
Same for the single port laptop, all the adaptors I need to carry around to make it work seem like a pain in the ...
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I've had my iPhone 5 for 3.5 years. Got a new battery from the recall. So I have you beat.
Nokia thought the same thing once upon a time ...
No matter how consistently profitable you are, a decline is always a failure in market regulated by an insatiable appetite for greed. It's more! more! more! every quarter, or else!
@Alienzed Steve Jobs is gone, but if he were still alive and running the show, this would've eventually happened under his watch, too.
@Alienzed Steve Jobs is gone, but if he were still alive and running the show, this would've eventually happened under his watch, too.
In addition to the software optimization the QA/QC on the hardware is better than most. I recently purchased an MP3 player to replace my 1st Gen iPod Shuffle that started to have problems a few months ago. 8 years is plenty long for such a little device that I actually abused at times. Also my 3GS is still active, purchased 2nd hand and almost as ancient as the Shuffle. Have an iPad 3 and no plans to upgrad that either as it does exactly what it was designed to do: consume media. Sure, I don't like the price premium that Apple charges but on the other hand their products are not destined for the landfill after 2-3 years of constant heavy usage either.
It would be if the rest of their product line didn't equal or exceed the vast majority of their competitors.
No one is going to buy a $1,000 unsubsidized phone. I know in theory you pay for it anyway, but the average college kid doesn't have that kind of cash or really look at the total cost of iPhone ownership.
Exactly. Not only jacking up the price but also offering outdated stuff for that price such as 16GB storage in 2016!
Well, I have been one of the fewer that contributed as I upgraded from my 5S to a 6S very early January to get one last subsidy in through AT&T to keep my unlimited contract. I was originally planning on getting the iPhone 7, but if the removal of the headphone jack rumor ends up being true I will be happy I went for the 6S 128GB.
Good. Maybe now they'll start innovating instead of pretending they invented gifs.
Yes it's the large phones that are the reason for decline sales == Sarcasm
For the ten vocal whiners that like the 4" iphone size, think a bit please... last year was biggest sales they ever had for the iPhone 6/6+. It's more a statement that the 6s isn't that great, the increased dollar value, and the fact that iPhones are still very usable going back as far as the 4s (really the 5).
For the ten vocal whiners that like the 4" iphone size, think a bit please... last year was biggest sales they ever had for the iPhone 6/6+. It's more a statement that the 6s isn't that great, the increased dollar value, and the fact that iPhones are still very usable going back as far as the 4s (really the 5).
One way or the other this is going to happen sooner and some later. I have the same feeling about this, I'm not even excited about iPhone 7 anymore like I used to. I decided to sell my iPad Air 2 couple months ago and never missed it. My oversize phone works just fine and it's more than enough what the iPad is capable of. I don't know what's the next big thing but Apple is stingy on making those features available. Which then you realized that those features are already available on other platforms that they don't actually has little benefit to users. Another reason for me is the price and it's becoming impractical to upgrade even for 2 years. For the 98% of my digital life my phone still capable after 3-4 years imho. Cheaper alternatives are becoming widely available to the market and the experience and quality is closing the gap. This trend is not gonna get better anytime soon.
Apple became a boring brand that want to sell you things you do not care about, you do not need, are useless as if they discovered America. People got bored.
In my office we have equipment from 4 years ago and we are just fine. We do not even care if something new came out.
In my office we have equipment from 4 years ago and we are just fine. We do not even care if something new came out.
AT&T didn't subsidies your phone, you made a down payment and paid the rest through your monthly bill. You can still do that.
You know all of this stuff was already in the pipeline while Jobs was still running the show? But yes, let's blame Cook for everything.
Fake innovation can only mislead customers for so long, unfortunately
Right. As one who obviously can't be mislead, who are your go-to companies for real innovation when buying computer or wireless products? HP, Lenovo, Samsung, HTC, Microsoft? Sanyo?
And, what are those innovations that have made their products worthy of your purchase, and that have lead them to market dominance? Please be specific.
That's why AT&T has a plan to spread the cost over 24 months. Guessing Verizon has something similar.
Agree that the end of subsidies (might as well get a new phone every two years since you are paying for it) is hurting all phone sales, including iPhone.
Those numbers is impressive on papers so as the first week of sales record. The problem lies on where the market really depends on. Obviously the sales in the US is down and the rest of other first world countries. For now China sales was great but that will decline soon quickly. But then even if the worldwide sales is below 50mil that's still impressive. But for a business world based on history it may not a good thing if it continue to decline.
I never understand this logic. Please show me the proof by putting in some numbers please.
1) keep in mind that's your opinion. I, and I'm sure is hell that I'm not the only one, extremely satisfied being the owner of a 5.5 inch iPhone. So no phablets are not stupid, just as much so as 4" ones are.
2) Once again your opinion. The design of the 6 and 6S with the almost seamless transition between the glass and aluminum is definitely a step ahead of where the 5 series was. Plus the lines are an improvement over the pieces of glass on the back of the 5S that were jarring against the metal back.
3) Youre onto something there
4) ditto
I almost feel sorry for Cook ... no matter what he does he will never live up to the almighty Steve Jobs. And most of the products people blame Cook for were likely in the pipeline while Jobs was still running things.