Apple failed to innovate with this launch. Ever since Steve Jobs died and Jony Ive left Apple has done nothing right. You're holding it wrong. Tim Cook has ruined Apple. The latest phones are nothing but upgrades in name.
Am I still holding it wrong?
All joking aside, I don't think enough space exists between the 14 PM and the 14 Plus. People who want the bigger phone are going with the PM and people who want the smaller phone are going with the 14 P.
People who upgrade every 3 or 4 years are probably going with the regular 14. They may use their phone to take snapshots, surf the web occasionally and play music. These aren't "power" users, but people who have a smart phone because they don't have a land line anymore and want to play candy crush and the like.
I think the 14 Plus was bad product placement. Too much to appeal to basic users, not enough to appeal to the more involved users. I don't think it's a technology blunder, but a marketing blunder. Like the 13 Mini was.
I don't think they will sell a lot of them. I think Apple has too many phone models at this point. The prduct lineup should go like this.
Basic iPhone. Kinda based off "last years" technology. Still a good phone, good upgrade for most users, but not for people who want the latest greatest. Good device to pull away Android users. Call it what you want. IPhone SE or Xr, or whatever.
Current iPhone model. Say iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 max. Drop the pro moniker. You're either buying the best Apple has to offer or you're going bargain. If you go bargain, you get one choice, the standard screen. You want the best phone, you can get either the regular screen or the max screen.
Still let people choose colors and storage size options. These are good revenue generators that entice customers to spend and upgrade.
The lineup has gotten too broad. It's time to cull it a bit, like GM killed off Pontiac and Oldsmobile.
