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Apple's New iPhone XR Has Been the Most Popular and Best Selling iPhone Since October Launch
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I also agree that 4 inch isn't going to happen any more which I don't have a problem with. 4.7 to 5 in a small phone would be good though. We'll never know but I'd bet big cash that quarterly sales of the SE were as big as the larger of the two flagship phones that Apple made at the time and no-one refers to them as niche.
5, 5'8 and 6.5 inches, all edge to edge. Perfect. Apple's problem in mature markets is that people are holding on to their phones longer. Clearly there are people holding on to old phones because they aren't enthused by the current line up. Up to Apple to decide whether it is worth offering more choice to address that.
This is the beauty of not revealing your sales numbers.
Both of these statements could be true, Apple gets to pick what to tell journalist.
1. The XR is the lowest selling iPhone in the history of the product
2. The XR sold more then 2 other premium, expensive phones they released this year.
Both of these statements could be true, Apple gets to pick what to tell journalist.
1. The XR is the lowest selling iPhone in the history of the product
2. The XR sold more then 2 other premium, expensive phones they released this year.
Steve also said that 3.5" was the perfect size, so he wasn't always right.
People want bigger screens. There's a reason why 100s of millions of smart phones at 5" or more are sold every month globally. People love them or they wouldn't buy them. Now the bezels and chins are shrinking on phones it's making for some exceptional devices from all manufacturers.
This is the type of post that really worries me about society. Apple constantly fund bs stories like this. The xr is one of the worst selling apple phones ever!!! Please research, Apple is properly on its way down. The real numbers are out there if you just read more than their yearly balance sheet.
Wait, the XR outselling the other iPhones should be obvious. No one expected it to do anything else than that once it was released. And since we aren't going to get numbers (and definitely not mid quarter and outside of financial statements) why do you think that this would have any impact on Wall Street?
The market demands a spectrum of sizes in the smartphones - Apple has them from the small 4" (until this September) to the 6+" iPhones.
Why do you care about other people's need for for different sizes in the iPhones, large or small?
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The SE is not re-invention; the size is still under production.
Wait......I thought Apple wasn't going to release iPhone unit sales anymore? How does anyone know which model sells more than the others?
You can infer from websites such as Mixpanel, which tracks how many phones were turned on and used.
https://mixpanel.com/trends/#report/iphone_Xs
I kinda wish that XR didn't sell well too, just so Apple wakes up and that we finally sending message to Apple. Too late so much iPhone users are suckers nowadays but I like how things working. I checked the Facebook Marketplace lately and seeing cheaper used iPhone unlike last year. The only thing funny is that some people trying to sell series 1 Apple Watch for $170, somehow some people thinks because it got Apple logo on it that they can sell more than what a store is selling for a brand new.
Yeah, I don’t think these things quite work like that.
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That may be true but it’s also not that easy to tell an XR in the wild unless it’s one of the new colors. You could easily have mistaken a white or black one for an iPhone 8 or 8 Plus. Not saying you did, but it’s certainly possible. They look very similar from the back.
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Considering that it launched a month after the other phones, it does look to be outselling the other two models, albeit not at a blazing pace.
Except that it puts to rest the rumors that buyers were choosing iPhone 8 over iPhone Xr.
no, sounds more like a disasterSo Apple likely ordered production increases instead of cuts.
Interesting how close the 8+ still is the the XS Max.
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Only for those who still believe Apple Press Releases.
This happens every single year. "Analysts" freak out about sales not meeting expectations, and then it always ends up selling great.
Only for those who still believe Apple Press Releases.
That's a ridiculous statement.
Apple wouldn't risk a fine from the SEC for making materially false statements.
iPhone Xr sales numbers were coming in when Apple issued record guidance for the holiday quarter.
In the ears of an old timer, what Jo's said, was poppycock. It reminds me of a coach at halftime giving his team a pep talk while they're down by 10.
That said, I'm sure Apple is fine, many want to stay in the eco system and the xr or older phones might be the only way they can.
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That said, I'm sure Apple is fine, many want to stay in the eco system and the xr or older phones might be the only way they can.
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Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I think she's an ugly duck.
I'll have to respectfully disagree. I'm unclear what Apple's Integrity Level is these days.
You don't.
Adoption trends are not the same as demand, but the numbers can still be used as a decent substitute for sales. Do note that the numbers are global, though.
So overall, we can infer that the XS Max is proving to be more popular than the XS (no surprise there), while the Xr is having a slow but steady start. But going by it, it's entirely accurate to claim that the Xr adoption rate has been exceeding every other model.