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Apple Reportedly Cutting iPhone 5c Production as Chinese Gray Market Prices Drop

Drop another $100 down and it'll sell. It's just too expensive as it is. At $450 it would be something worth considering.
 
kas23 said:
This has been a rare failure by Apple. I can't see why they didn't see this coming. They need to come off their high horse.
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You're jumping the gun a little in declaring it a failure. And how do you know they didn't actually anticipate this happening? They obviously had much more stock of the 5C from the beginning which is why they allowed pre-orders, where they didn't allow pre-orders of the 5S. If it was such a failure, it wouldn't have taken 4 weeks (from the time pre-orders started rolling in) to decide to cut production.
 
Nightarchaon said:
Proof that people don't want a still way to expensive "Cheap" iPhone,

they want a cheap-'ER' iPhone period !.

Apple should have just released the 5s, but cut the price by $150-$200, more phones in people hands, more profits via the extras and iTunes store app purchases.

The "c" is still to expensive to be considered a "Cheap" phone, and its not that big a jump to a "s".

Now, had apple got the "c" out there at the $350 mark "off the shelf" sim free, or free with a 12 month contract... i could have seen myself picking up a "c" as a refresh if the price was around that $350 sim free, so when my contract renews i get the 6 for free, but in the meantime i get a new phone for the year.
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Good plan to gain marketshare but this would have really hurt profits, investors would (rightly) call for Tim Cook's resignation if this happened.
 
No surprise for me due to the mere $100 difference from this cheap plastic phone to the 5s. Would the 5c had been available at $350-$400 tops (and $0 on contract in the US) it would have done better.

But, this shows that Apple execs are still living inside their magical bubble.
 
Quite possible that Apple intentionally hurt scalpers. Build 5Cs above demand, so that all the scalpers will lose money - once the phones are available plentifully, nobody is going to pay full price from a scalper, and most people will try to take advantage and offer much less than full price to someone desperately needing to get rid of a stash of 5cs.
 
neoelectronaut said:
I'm confused why so many responses in this thread keep referring to the iPhone 5c as a "cheap" phone. Apple has never said anything of the kind, nor have they marketed that way. Where are you guys getting this from?
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Its plastic. Never mind there's a thread in the iPhone forum full of 5C owners who love the device and don't consider it "cheap". It's plastic so that automatically makes it "cheap". The only time Apple plastic products aren't cheap is when Steve Jobs is on stage announcing them.
 
neoelectronaut said:
The troll responses in this thread are going to reach ridiculous levels.:rolleyes:



I'll field this one.

1) I enjoy the colored back of the phone. It brings a splash of color to a line of products that has been dull for so long.

2) The rounded polycarbonate back of the phone is more pleasant to look at and hold as compared to the cold, industrial looking and feeling 5s.

3) I saved $100 by going with the 5c. That money allowed me to purchase Applecare+ for my phone.

4) I'm not the shallow sort of individual that cares what other people think about the phone I use. I mean, really? Grow up, people. If you think my phone is "cheap-looking" I don't really care. Whatever makes you feel superior, man.
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you have to try a pure gold 5S. it's mind blowing. srs
 
Rogifan said:
Its plastic. Never mind there's a thread in the iPhone forum full of 5C owners who love the device and don't consider it "cheap". It's plastic so that automatically makes it "cheap". The only time Apple plastic products aren't cheap is when Steve Jobs is on stage announcing them.
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By that logic, does that make the 4s less of a "cheap" phone than the 5c?

I'm perplexed.
 
javisan said:
No surprise for me due to the mere $100 difference from this cheap plastic phone to the 5s. Would the 5c had been available at $350-$400 tops (and $0 on contract in the US) it would have done better.

But, this shows that Apple execs are still living inside their magical bubble.
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Just curious how know you know how it's done? Apple hasn't released sales figures and hasn't has their quarterly earnings call yet. Fact is NO ONE outside of Apple knows how successful (or not) the 5C is.
 
Apple overestimated 5c's potential.

I think most people saw through that it's really just a repackaged 5.
 
kas23 said:
This has been a rare failure by Apple. I can't see why they didn't see this coming. They need to come off their high horse.
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tomhut said:
Failure? Firstly this is just a rumour. Secondly if it is true they are still producing just under 5 million 5c's a month. We also have no idea about the production ramp, this could well have been part of the plan all along.
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Indeed. The past failure of Apple includes:

iPhone 4

Report: Apple slashes CDMA iPhone 4 production in half
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http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20058582-233.html
(To be fair it's just the CDMA version)

iPhone 4S

"Apple has told iPhone 4S parts suppliers to delay part of their calendar Q4 shipments into the first quarter as sales of the iPhone 4S have not been as strong as those concluded in the pre-sales period"
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsav...tells-iphone-parts-makers-to-delay-shipments/

iPhone 5
Apple: Do iPhone 5 Production Cuts Suggest Soft Demand?
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsav...iphone-5-production-cuts-suggest-soft-demand/

I am still shocked how Apple stays in business considering we also have many Macrumors posters who'd always tell us only existing Apple users keep buying iPhones and most new customers buy Androids.

On the other hand, I don't think the iPhone 5c is the kind of device that'll be a smashing success in the early phase. The success and failure of that model will be told in the next two years as it serves the late adopters and price conscious types who bought $0 iPhone 4 and now the iPhone 4S.
 
I've only seen ONE 5C in the wild, and that was a bubblegum pink 5C a female customer of mine had at my work.
 
neoelectronaut said:
3) I saved $100 by going with the 5c. That money allowed me to purchase Applecare+ for my phone.
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This might be true if you are outright buying the phone. If you are on a subsidized plan, you are really saving $100 over 2 years. That's about $4.16 a month.
 
neoelectronaut said:
By that logic, does that make the 4s less of a "cheap" phone than the 5c?

I'm perplexed.
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By some people's logic I guess so. But I'd be curious to know how many actually saw one in person and held it in their hands. My 5 is in a clear gel case (because I don't want to hide the design) but honestly I thought the 5C felt better in my hand. The 5/5S definitely looks more premium but the 5C certainly doesn't feel cheap, at least not to me.
 
gnasher729 said:
Quite possible that Apple intentionally hurt scalpers. Build 5Cs above demand, so that all the scalpers will lose money - once the phones are available plentifully, nobody is going to pay full price from a scalper, and most people will try to take advantage and offer much less than full price to someone desperately needing to get rid of a stash of 5cs.
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If you believe that then you'll believe anything!
 
neoelectronaut said:
Why are you guys so afraid of color? :p
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Not afraid of colour (though white isn't really a colour either) - I just prefer a black phone and like the body to match the glass panels on the front, also so as not to distract from the screen.

The only reason I can see that Apple didn't make a black version (as they have with every previous iPhone) is because it might take sales from the "grown up" 5S.
 
neoelectronaut said:
The troll responses in this thread are going to reach ridiculous levels.:rolleyes:



I'll field this one.

1) I enjoy the colored back of the phone. It brings a splash of color to a line of products that has been dull for so long.

2) The rounded polycarbonate back of the phone is more pleasant to look at and hold as compared to the cold, industrial looking and feeling 5s.

3) I saved $100 by going with the 5c. That money allowed me to purchase Applecare+ for my phone.

4) I'm not the shallow sort of individual that cares what other people think about the phone I use. I mean, really? Grow up, people. If you think my phone is "cheap-looking" I don't really care. Whatever makes you feel superior, man.
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One word for you: case
 
They need a black model and silver metal flake model. Enough of the iPhone 5skittles colors.
 
Jimrod said:
Not afraid of colour (though white isn't really a colour either) - I just prefer a black phone and like the body to match the glass panels on the front, also so as not to distract from the screen.

The only reason I can see that Apple didn't make a black version (as they have with every previous iPhone) is because it might take sales from the "grown up" 5S.
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Except there isn't a black 5S version either.
 
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