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Apple iPhone No Longer Verizon's Bestselling Smartphone? [Update]
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No I shouldn't be on a Commodore 64, becuase the Commodore 64 is, in fact, outdated. It can't connect to the internet and doesn't run a GUI or browser so I couldn't respond to you on one. My original iPhone, however, is my neice's primary phone. It doesn't have the upgrades introduced over the last 5 years, but as a communication device it is still very usable. It can make calls, email, text, run apps, surf the web, take pictures, play music, and movies. It can, in fact, do most of what your iPhone 4 can do. It's aging, not outdated. See the difference? Probably not. Oh, well. Please do continue to measure your quality of life by the phone in your pocket.
P.S. My wife's computer is a 2002 eMac. She works from home so she's on it 8 hours a day everyday. It runs on OS X 10.4 and runs like a champ. I think we all confuse needs with wants. If you're a computer/gadget fanatic then by all means buy a ton of them. I'm not judging that. I spend a ton on my hobbies, too. Just realize that, no, you really don't need a new cell phone every year.
I think the 4S is a great update for those it is aimed at, 3GS and prior iphone owners and new iphone owners. You have to remember, Apple, being very US centric, is aiming their phones towards the standard US cellphone contract, 2 years. Cause that's how long they expect most people to keep their phones. So they are trying to appeal to people whose contracts are running out at the time, not the few tech geeks who have enough money to upgrade every year (you have to have money and be a total tech geek for that honestly. I love gadgets but even I can wait my full phone contract before getting a new one).
You have a 4, they weren't aiming that upgrade at you. Your 4 wasn't all that impressive to 3GS owners (but to 3G owners it was a pretty good leap). Sure, it had the gimmicky retina display but honestly? It's nice but it's not all that. It's not a reason I'd upgrade my phone for. The 3GS had the same complaints people complain about the 4s from 3G owners (a processor upgrade? That's it?). But which phone is still being supported even for the newest OS and which lost support a year and a half or more ago, huh? Processor upgrade is a very good upgrade so before you stick your nose up at it, look what happened to the 3G that didn't get one vs. the 3GS that did.
(and yes, I'm waiting for the next iphone but that's cause by the time my upgrade came along, the 4S was already not so new so I'd rather spend the money on a phone that is brand spanking new. Though honestly my 4 now is reminding me of my 3G in how annoying it runs. I really do wonder if I'm better off getting myself on the S upgrade schedule, they get the phones that seem to stay relevant longer with their faster processor upgrades. But hey, I'm on a budget so waiting for the next phone is better on my budget by making my phone last longer. Be even better if I waited til next year, but, I do love my gadgets
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Verizon is pushing LTE, every Verizon commercial is pushing LTE, and every store associate is trained to convince people not to get an iPhone. Obviously if a costumer has faith the associate knows what he/she is talking about, the average costumer will listen to what the associate is saying.
why doesn't Verizon want people to get an iPhone? The fact is, is that the iPhone uses more data than any other smartphone on the market on average. This isn't due to inefficiency it's because Safari offers a superior browsing experience that make using the internet on a phone even if it's only 3.5 inches better than other phones. Satisfaction ratings are proof of this.
When an associate is telling non-techies that a bigger screen is a better experience and that this screen is better because it uses a newer technology. People will obviusly be swayed and probably will barely use the android phone before the associate is already ringing them up.
And I won't be ignorant to the fact that iPhone does need an upgrade sooner than later. And loss in sales can partially be attributed to this. But I have had the same iPhone for 2 years and the "4G" and "bigger screen" slogans thrown from android commercials has not swung me over. Nor will it likely ever since the next iPhone update is likely to be pretty sweet
why doesn't Verizon want people to get an iPhone? The fact is, is that the iPhone uses more data than any other smartphone on the market on average. This isn't due to inefficiency it's because Safari offers a superior browsing experience that make using the internet on a phone even if it's only 3.5 inches better than other phones. Satisfaction ratings are proof of this.
When an associate is telling non-techies that a bigger screen is a better experience and that this screen is better because it uses a newer technology. People will obviusly be swayed and probably will barely use the android phone before the associate is already ringing them up.
And I won't be ignorant to the fact that iPhone does need an upgrade sooner than later. And loss in sales can partially be attributed to this. But I have had the same iPhone for 2 years and the "4G" and "bigger screen" slogans thrown from android commercials has not swung me over. Nor will it likely ever since the next iPhone update is likely to be pretty sweet
The ironic thing is most people I know moan that Apple upgrades too often - infact I hear this all the time. "Theres a new iPad already? We only bought the other one last week" etc etc.
Just goes to show you can't make all of the people happy all the time.
What? The 4S was a solid improvement over the 4 -- you may not be interested in what it offers (performance) but that doesn't mean it's a dud.
Think about the people who bought the Droid Razr and then 2 months later the Droid Razr MAXX came out...
Later this week you will be able to add a nice version of ICS which looks closer to stock then anything HTC or Samsung offers to that list.
I suspect Verizon's share of iPhone to grow much more when iPhone 5 comes out. I'm sure there are many people, I included, that bought iPhone 4 when it came out and are waiting for there 2 year contract from at&t to expire.
I can't wait until the day I can read "Verizon" in the top right corner of my iPhone. AT&T's network is just stupid, especially in Oregon.
I can't wait until the day I can read "Verizon" in the top right corner of my iPhone. AT&T's network is just stupid, especially in Oregon.
Oh Well...
Regardless, I am very happy with my iPhone 4s, and will continue to be so. I am waiting on the New iPhone to come out, hoping that it will be more improved. I am looking forward to finally getting on 4G LTE, though. Apple should have had that from the 4's beginning.
Regardless, I am very happy with my iPhone 4s, and will continue to be so. I am waiting on the New iPhone to come out, hoping that it will be more improved. I am looking forward to finally getting on 4G LTE, though. Apple should have had that from the 4's beginning.
Top-left corner.
If you buy the new iPad you can enjoy seeing "Verizon LTE" in the top-left corner. Currently, my iPhone 4S says "AT&T 4G" which is a nice improvement, but I am looking forward to "AT&T LTE". I buy Verizon iPads and AT&T iPhones to hedge my bets on coverage while traveling. Plus, I get a better corporate discount at AT&T and I have grand-fathered unlimited data. But with LTE hotspot on the new iPad, I can't imagine buying an AT&T iPad.
Improvements in the 4S were actually pretty good:
- Faster processor with dual cores
- Brighter screen
- 64GB option
- Faster GSM connectivity
- Better proximity sensor for Siri "raise to speak" feature
- Significantly improved camera with face detection
- 1080p video shooting with stabilization
- Better antenna system
- Bluetooth 4.0
- Improved battery life
Software-wise you get Siri and a couple other minor features, but I assume jail-breakers can get those on an iPhone 4. I upgraded from iPhone 3GS (currently on the "S upgrade cycle") and so far I have found the 4S to be incredible.
The only thing lacking in the iPhone 4S was LTE, but if they had used the power-hungry LTE chips that were available in the Fall of 2011 I would not have been happy.
I don't know why people say that the 4S was only a minor upgrade, it was a huge upgrade from the iPhone 4. Perhaps people looks a it and see that externally is like the iPhone 4
Horace Deidu isn't an analyst like Gardner, Mully, or Zaky and he's stated that he doesn't pretend to know what the future holds for Apple or Google. He simply analyzes Apple and the decisions the firm has made that have led it to this explosive growth we are seeing (he now does the same for Google and its Android eco-system, and other key players in the smartphone industry). His goal is to find the seeds that have created innovative DNA and have given both of these giants massive inroads to the still balkanized telecom industry. He analyzes older data and relates it to previously disruptive innovations that have now become common and have created international conglomerates (ex:aviation) and through data compares these industries and their disruptions to Apple and Google. He is a ex-nokia Engineer and studied under Clay Christensen, so most of his theory is based on the prescription of disruptive solutions to innovation and growth. As far as I can tell he doesn't actually count Android phones by release date, he only counts units shipped or activated.
Well, the OP was saying that an analyst that doesn't have into account the release cycle of iPhone when talking about sales is not a serious analyst.
My question is, does it have to have into account the other manufacturers release cycles?
Exactly... it's a pretty good update. Hopefully we'll see a quad-core A9 or dual-core A15 as well as LTE, larger screen size, and more battery life
I might upgrade to the 5 I'm not sure yet...
