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Conflicting Supplier Report Now Says iPhone 7 Orders Higher Than Expected
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"In January, preliminary data suggested the upgrade initiative helped spur some 250,000 iPhone unit sales during the busy holiday quarter. Citizen's Financial Group, the loan partner backing Apple's program, in December announced financing of $220 million in iPhone purchases, which Piper Jaffray estimated to be worth a quarter-million handsets."
So....kind of a fact.
I said a year ago the only way to bump iPhone sales would be a completely sealed perfectly waterproof completely wireless all glass phone.
If not the next iPhone, it WILL eventually happen.
Please stop your self inflicted agony and put in for Jony Ive's job!
You obviously are more qualified.
the more different rumours the better, at least when the new iPhone is launch, Apple can surprise us
The rumors are still all over the place. I'm not convinced anyone but apple know's what is planned. Waterproof and dustproof would give me some piece of mind but i'm not sure it's enough for me to upgrade from my 6.
Ok let's assume this is a fact, even though it's based on estimates. That's 250k phones, in a slow quarter, for a phone that wasn't as in demand as the previous model. Don't see how this can be viewed as a negative.
KGI's accuracy is somewhere in the 40-50% range. Most other analysts are around 30%, so while KGI is among the best, it still doesn't say much. Kuo is wrong more than he's right.
How's that on the planet earth though upgrading each year? Hope Apple is recycling them.
Good thing for you that they made a huge deal out of Liam recently.
"Everyone" .. no, just a few on the internet who know what OLED is or even understand it's benefits (and drawbacks). Everyone else just says "hey look, a new iPhone" and buys if they want one.
Very few of Apples customers (and heck, Android users too) care about the technical side of the device and make their purchase decisions because of it.
Also, when the plan was introduced with the 6S, you had to get it at an Apple Store. That's no longer the case, so it'll probably be more popular this year.
iPhone 7 Camera - IMHO, if Samsung can take such good photos in low light situations, why cant my iPhone do the same thing? PLEASE work on the low light photography. I love my Apple products... please let me love them more.
Conflicting rumors! *spit take* We all know what this means, Apple is doomed
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Nah, when you trade one in, they just smash it on the floor and then throw it in the garbage
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lol, wut? Having a manufactured scarcity in no way increases Apple's margins
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How's that on the planet earth though upgrading each year? Hope Apple is recycling them.
Nah, when you trade one in, they just smash it on the floor and then throw it in the garbage
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lol, wut? Having a manufactured scarcity in no way increases Apple's margins
If the next iPhone were actually still under wraps, wouldn't that mean that Apple would essentially have to announce the new Phone in June, with availability in the fall? Wouldn't that really be the only way Apple could keep the design/structure/features under wraps until the launch, like they did with the watch?
Or has Tim Cook finally figured out how to keep products secret again, something that has been missing ever since Jobs died? Or perhaps Apple was planning on releasing another incremental upgrade in the fall but the bad press, negative reaction from the market, lower then expected sales numbers for the 6S has changed the game/accelerated an upcoming model? Guess we'll know soon enough. My best guess though is we have a pretty good understanding of what the design will look like, and the most recent with the bigger protruding camera is the one. The 7+ will have multiple lenses. Upgrades to the internals for both with significant upgrades to the cameras I would venture. Thinner and lighter for both models, with the headphone jacks removed.
I don't anticipate seeing something out of left field. Apple just hasn't been able to do it for a while now.
Or has Tim Cook finally figured out how to keep products secret again, something that has been missing ever since Jobs died? Or perhaps Apple was planning on releasing another incremental upgrade in the fall but the bad press, negative reaction from the market, lower then expected sales numbers for the 6S has changed the game/accelerated an upcoming model? Guess we'll know soon enough. My best guess though is we have a pretty good understanding of what the design will look like, and the most recent with the bigger protruding camera is the one. The 7+ will have multiple lenses. Upgrades to the internals for both with significant upgrades to the cameras I would venture. Thinner and lighter for both models, with the headphone jacks removed.
I don't anticipate seeing something out of left field. Apple just hasn't been able to do it for a while now.
Analysts talk down a stock from about $130 to the mid $90s, others buy it on the cheap, and then start talking up a stock. Hashtag fishy.
The iPhone 7 wont be announced until September, unless Apple planning some BIG event at WWDC. IOS 10 has be released and tested before it's released and the 7 would end up with it anyway, just like the last few years.
I think Apple may be adding to these leaks or telling case makers and others to "leak" the images in order to try and cause confusion. But i do think the following will happen this year, 1 of 2 scenarios:
First Apple announce iPhone 7 and 7 Plus or a name change to the 7 Pro. OR secondly Apple announce iPhone 7, 7 Plus AND the iPhone Pro.
iPhone 7 - 4.7" regular version without a headphone jack, thinner and lighter, a bigger and improved camera, more ram, faster internals and perhaps waterproof design.
iPhone 7 Plus/Pro - 5.5" without a headphone jack, thinner and lighter, a dual camera system, more ram, faster internals, 256GB option.