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Apple Further Trims iPhone 5c Production as Customers Continue to Prefer iPhone 5s
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If they made the 5c to the same spec as the 5s but kept the plastic coloured back and charged say £50 less then people would have probably went for it.
But making a iPhone 5 with a plastic back just ain't good enough.
But making a iPhone 5 with a plastic back just ain't good enough.
lol - A low cost phone. You are funny.
More like a slightly less expensive phone that was obviously very inferior to the slightly more expensive phone.
Sure, there is a subset of users who fit the 5c better than the 5s, and that's great for them. But on an even playing field, an earlier poster put it perfectly - people aren't idiots.
Nothing wrong with the product. It's the price. If they made it realistic then it would sell a lot better
You're implying that Apple was trying to fool people into buying the 5C, which is, just, you know, idiotic.
Absolutely. 100% correct. The second the price was announced, objectively thinking folks immediately knew it was a failed experiment, from the consumer POV.
The problem is that it is NOT a failure from a revenue POV, because Apple pushed people into purchasing the higher priced 5s.
The annoying part is the fanbois here still crowing that this is some master victory for Apple. The only way this is a victory is by giving the consumer a poor alternative to the most expensive phone. The fanbois cheers are in direct opposition to a consumer benefit, which rubs folks the wrong way.
I still prefer the black "Darth" iPhone 5. It's three parts iPhone to one part evil. I've used a rugged case on mine on account of paint-gate and it's still perfect.
Slate was definitely the goth choice of phone. Space grey looks "blah" in my opinion. Give me black or give me Android (I.e. death)!
Slate was definitely the goth choice of phone. Space grey looks "blah" in my opinion. Give me black or give me Android (I.e. death)!
5C stands for COLOR, not CHEAP. Analysts keep getting this wrong.
Well, not "fool people" but it's a poor value proposition. The only way the 5c differentiates from the 5 is the plastic build and colorful shell options. And a minor price drop. The 5s differentiates from the 5 with the faster 64-bit processor, Touch ID sensor, better camera, etc., etc..
So which would you prefer? Colourful plastic shell but same old hardware with a little bit of cash savings, or brand new hardware with a pile of other features? Obviously people are choosing the 5S.
Well, not "fool people" but it's a poor value proposition. The only way the 5c differentiates from the 5 is the plastic build and colorful shell options. And a minor price drop. The 5s differentiates from the 5 with the faster 64-bit processor, Touch ID sensor, better camera, etc., etc..
So which would you prefer? Colourful plastic shell but same old hardware with a little bit of cash savings, or brand new hardware with a pile of other features? Obviously people are choosing the 5S.
Gimme that blue one. They all appeal to my aesthetic. I feel somewhat sexist stating the current colors are just too feminine. But to me they are. I have no issue with the 5C being made of plastic. It's the colors.
As the majority have noted, the 5C has a price point that is not conducive to moving product from shelves.
No, not fooling. It's just that the pricing was such that the choice, on an even playing field, is pathetically obvious. Not so much fooling, as it was insulting the intelligence of consumers.
AGAIN - there is a subset of consumers, who fit the 5c better than the 5s. Super for them.
The real question here: How does his data compare to adoption rates of the 5 and 4S last year?
I seem to remember Apple cutting production of he 4S around this time last year as "customers preferred the 5".
The 5c isn't a failure if it follows (or improves upon) their middle-tier offering of last cycle...which was the 4S.
I seem to remember Apple cutting production of he 4S around this time last year as "customers preferred the 5".
The 5c isn't a failure if it follows (or improves upon) their middle-tier offering of last cycle...which was the 4S.
It DOES so. It's still sold by many carriers. And, since "I" chose the 5, my actions make the premise plausible.
You said the operative word: perceived. I read all the 5C reviews from tech sites to owners on the iPhone forum. I haven't found many, if any, that complained about build quality or cheap material. Were the plastic 3G and 3GS perceived to be lower quality? I played around with a 5C at an Apple store and it felt better to me than the 3GS ever did.
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Sorry but that green and yellow is hideous to me.
Wrong marketing decision: Apple should hace kept the 5 with reduced pricing by $150. They did it right with ipad mini ret. It blows away competitions. They also should study Chinese culture more. A person there could sell 1 kidney to buy an ipad.
Iphone 5c is in position ladt years iphone 4s and according to known numbers it is selling better than last years ip 4s, so about what failure are you talking? It just took place of ip 5 - with same specs (little better front camera and battery). I bet apple was not planning to sell ip 5c equally to ip5s. Please, wake up
No they did not give people what they wanted a low cost iPhone.
they made a High priced low cost iPhone so closely priced to the new model that for the XXX different you may as well get the better one.
It's almost as if they did this deliberately and priced them so close this would happen.
Not possible unless they also drop the iPod touch pricing. Honestly this might be the first step in merging the two lines.
The HIDEOUS colours and the fact that the 5s was only $100 more, sunk any consideration from me.
May I ask what 10 million you're referencing? I haven't seen any numbers stating the 5C has sold 10 million units.
You sound offended. I don't get it. The 5C appeals to a number of consumers, i.e. those that don't care about the flashy new specs that they would hardly notice anyway, and that might like the color options. I think you're being highly offensive to that subset of consumers.