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Demand for iPhone SE is 'Very Strong,' Exceeds Available Supply
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The SE is my favourite device Apple has made in a while!
my iPhone 3G had 16 GB of storage... and that was 8 years ago..
I bet guy from the purchase department who still orders 16GB flash chips in 2016 to be built into the iPhone laughs every time he dispatches a purchase order.
I bet guy from the purchase department who still orders 16GB flash chips in 2016 to be built into the iPhone laughs every time he dispatches a purchase order.
The demand is no surprise really. Some people simply don't want a huge phone.
so using the Nintendo example, pricing the wii higher would make no sense, cause once demand drops you loose sales if the price is too high. The wii success was a combination of good pricing and demand going up. Only a small minority would buy from a scalper for a higher price and have to deal with issues of buying something second hand.
When a company only produces a reduced stock at launch to test the waters of a new product, they can always claim its a success cause demand is higher than supply, and thus creating demand among the customers, who will just order and wait, u still get your same.
Yea, here in the Baltimore area, the Verizon, both 16GB and 64GB, in all colors are sold out in every store near here.
Why do they need to release a new 4" phone in the fall if they have only just released a 4" phone now?
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Surely the average consumer doesn't get a new phone every year?
Maybe I'm unusual, but I would typically keep a phone for about three years.
Whilst changes from phone to phone might be incremental, by the time I replace a three year old phone with a new one, the new one is way better than the old one.
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Kinda crazy that people are so fickle that they think a product shouldn't have a 4 year old design.
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I truly doubt there will be another 4" phone this year. Would be a slap in the face to everyone who just picked up the SE.
As for the headphone jack, technology is more and more advancing towards Bluetooth headphones. Only reason I use my headphone jack is because I haven't upgraded my motorcycle radio yet.
I personally like having the headphone jack with the Apple Earbuds, and I have trouble understanding people over bluetooth. I hope this does not happen, but it won't be a deal killer for me.
I'd been upgrading yearly to get the latest and greatest camera specs. Otherwise I would still be using my iPhone 4, which I loved except for the camera. I use the iPhone camera all the time for pics and vids of the family. Lol, I think I'm kind of affected by the fact my parents didn't bother to take very many photos and took no videos when I was growing up. They had cameras but were too lazy to get the film developed. Other people have photo albums filled with photos of their childhood. I got handed a bag of ancient undeveloped film.Why do they need to release a new 4" phone in the fall if they have only just released a 4" phone now?
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Surely the average consumer doesn't get a new phone every year?
Maybe I'm unusual, but i would typically keep a phone for a about three years.
Whilst changes from phone to phone might be incremental, by the time I replace a three year old phone with a new one, the new one is way better than the old one.
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Kinda crazy that people are so fickle that they think a product shouldn't have a 4 year old design.
Thank goodness for Polaroids and class pictures or I'd have no idea what I looked like as a kid.
They still develop film.... might be a good time to develop them......(or you are lazy tooI'd been upgrading yearly to get the latest and greatest camera specs. Otherwise I would still be using my iPhone 4, which I loved except for the camera. I use the iPhone camera all the time for pics and vids of the family. Lol, I think I'm kind of affected by the fact my parents didn't bother to take very many photos and took no videos when I was growing up. They had cameras but were too lazy to get the film developed. Other people have photo albums filled with photos of their childhood. I got handed a bag of ancient undeveloped film.
)I think 4inch, 5inch and 6inch iPhone 7 is an absolute must. makes everything simple and offers a range.
Remove 16gb models all together and offer 32/64gb and 128 options only.
Add the smart connector, dual lens camera, pen support, drop force touch altogether. add wireless charging, remove lightning port for USBc or drop all together for the smart connector as only port.
Improve front camera to compare favourable to back camera.
WATER PROOF.
Keep headphone jack.
OLED always on screen, remove black line around screen edges.
Move power button so it's not directly opposite volume buttons are place it on the same side and give it a different texture.
Place bass and high end speakers at opposite ends of phone like iPad pro for better sound.
Design should be updated to totally remove need for antenna breaks or hide them completely.
Some form of NFC to connect to cars and accessories, open locks etc that is secure and relies on fingerprint to connect or something similar.
Remove 16gb models all together and offer 32/64gb and 128 options only.
Add the smart connector, dual lens camera, pen support, drop force touch altogether. add wireless charging, remove lightning port for USBc or drop all together for the smart connector as only port.
Improve front camera to compare favourable to back camera.
WATER PROOF.
Keep headphone jack.
OLED always on screen, remove black line around screen edges.
Move power button so it's not directly opposite volume buttons are place it on the same side and give it a different texture.
Place bass and high end speakers at opposite ends of phone like iPad pro for better sound.
Design should be updated to totally remove need for antenna breaks or hide them completely.
Some form of NFC to connect to cars and accessories, open locks etc that is secure and relies on fingerprint to connect or something similar.
You have my vote for this one.
I find this to be the most annoying thing about my 6s Plus. Everyday, I accidentally press the power button. I guess Apple put it to the side because the iPhone is now too big to reach a finger to the top.
I'd been upgrading yearly to get the latest and greatest camera specs. Otherwise I would still be using my iPhone 4, which I loved except for the camera. I use the iPhone camera all the time for pics and vids of the family. Lol, I think I'm kind of affected by the fact my parents didn't bother to take very many photos and took no videos when I was growing up. They had cameras but were too lazy to get the film developed. Other people have photo albums filled with photos of their childhood. I got handed a bag of ancient undeveloped film.
Sure - of course some people will upgrade every year. I just think its a red herring to say the 'average consumer' won't upgrade every year if this year's phone isn't wildly better than last year's phone, because I just don't think that most average consumers get a new expensive, high end smartphone every 12 months.
I actually tried years ago. There were no images clear enough to make out. I'm 49 so the film from my childhood was pretty old by that point. My dad had a nice movie camera for the 60's but he never used it.They still develop film.... might be a good time to develop them......(or you are lazy too
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I agree.
Most people I know upgrade on a two year cycle to match their contracts. As did we, until our financial circumstances and contracts changed. It helped seem less wasteful that up until we got iPhone 6 Plus we had lots of family members who wanted our old iPhones when we upgraded. But nobody would take the 6pluses this time around. We couldn't give them away! Nobody in the family wanted an iphone that big. My daughter wanted to keep my iphone 5S. We were going to give them back to AT&T on Next but for some reason my husband kept them. So we are going to trade them in to Apple. I'm trading for a discount on the SE. My husband will trade for the next upgrade he wants. He's skipping the next upgrade, I think.
I think the SE might break me of my upgrade compulsion. By having both the 6S Plus and an SE I've got a device team that is more than sufficient for my needs. They would have to come out with some incredible camera technology to get me to upgrade at this point.
I don't know. I'm not getting any younger and I do at long last have the disposable income, so if I do keep to upgrading regularly it's all good. The important thing is that I enjoy whatever it is I have.
I did not enjoy my time with the 6 Plus all that much. My husband loved his but mine never worked right for me and that made me resent the size all the more. I'm definitely not going to stoically endure an experience like that again.
i was dissapointed when schiller said "yes, they are bigger"
maybe size matters for a certain demand, in terms of a pocket device a smaller form factor is just more handy..
I'm still on the 5s for a reason.. the difference to the SE is not that big of a deal to upgrade right now.. i hope for a 4 inch iphone 7 then! go apple!
maybe size matters for a certain demand, in terms of a pocket device a smaller form factor is just more handy..
I'm still on the 5s for a reason.. the difference to the SE is not that big of a deal to upgrade right now.. i hope for a 4 inch iphone 7 then! go apple!
Now if only we could get a lower price point and smaller footprint for the 4.7" and 5.5" devices Apple might not see such a sales decline.
As one of the female apple team members said, "Chicks dig this phone".
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I agree. I wouldn't mind a thicker phone if it meant a smaller overall footprint.
Another report of lackluster sales vs selling so well that supplies are limited. I suppose Apple could have limited the quantity of phones made. Would be good to see some actual quantities and compare them to other initial iPhone sales.
They never did. The 5s and 5c were still available right up until the SE launched.
They don't take the 6s for trade in...I kept asking almost every week at their store to the point that they remember my face already...
Not really. that design is timeless compared to the current designs which are plain ugly. I would love 6/6+ phone in SE body but that is not happening.