In the end, people will buy it.
Yes, but fewer. There are statistics showing that a large amount (a really large amount!) of people would buy an iPhone if it were cheaper.
In the end, people will buy it.
They don't seem to have a problem tacking on an extra $100 for a $5 flash memory increase.![]()
Whats the most you guys would pay for a premium phone? I see a lot of people on here complaining all the time. Nickel and Dime.
Personally, if the 5.5 started at 399 and went up to 599....I wouldn't complain. Nor do i think i would complain at entry level 499 pricing if the phone is stacked with high end parts. 2GB, 13MP Camera, Sapphire, etc.
Didn't the 5C bomb? What's the point in confusing consumers and hurting the brand with garbage devices that nobody wants?
Which version, which formulation, which form factor?
People need to understand that "Gorilla Glass" is an umbrella term that corning uses for a line of glass that each OEM works with corning to specifically fine tune their needs.
What that means simply is that the Gorilla Glass on an iPhone is not the same material as Gorilla Glass on a Galaxy device, even though they both are referred to as Gorilla Glass 1,2, or 3.
I still don't believe in the 5.5" iPhone.
The 5c hardly bombed. It didn't do as well as the 5s models but it was hardly a failure.
So, this suggests that there will be variety between iPhones that's not color or size of storage? I don't know why, but that seems unlikely since the average joe may not know the difference. Also, I'm sure most people would opt to buy the "cheaper" one anyway.
No, the iPhone 5C did not "bomb".
Basically the WSJ "confirmed" that Apple MAY use sapphire in the more expensive versions of the two iPhone 6 variants and that analysts are in fact saying they MIGHT cost more.
iPhone 6 with 4.7" Non-Sapphire Display
32GB 199.99
64GB 299.99
iPhone Air with 5.5" Sapphire Display
16GB 299.99
32GB 399.99
Ok MacRumors, I read the entire WSJ article and no where in the article does it say Apple is planning to charge more. All it has are quote from Wall Street analysts who are guessing Apple might charge more. Let's not forget thse are the same Wall Street analyst types who predicted the 5C would be a cheap phone. Please update your headline as it is misleading.
Didn't the 5C bomb? What's the point in confusing consumers and hurting the brand with garbage devices that nobody wants?
MacRumors needs to update their headline. Their headline makes it sound like fact when it's all speculation at this point. Coming from the WSJ doesn't make it fact.![]()
Apple is already making insane profit from the current iPhones. A higher price is going to piss off a lot of people.
No, it didn't do as well as Apple projected it to do. When a company (and Apple did during its 2014 Q1 conference call) says it expected better sales it's admitting its was dud -- primarily because it was overpriced at just $100 less than the full featured 5S. The 5C recovered a bit because retailers put it on a fire sale, but at the MSRP it's a dud.
No, it didn't do as well as Apple projected it to do. When a company (and Apple did during its 2014 Q1 conference call) says it expected better sales it's admitting its was dud -- primarily because it was overpriced at just $100 less than the full featured 5S. The 5C recovered a bit because retailers put it on a fire sale, but at the MSRP it's a dud.
If they are committed to making the best products, they should be in all of the phones.
iPhone 6 with 4.7" Non-Sapphire Display (May be a Sapphire Composite)
32GB 199.99
64GB 299.99
iPhone Air with 5.5" Sapphire Display
16GB 299.99
32GB 399.99
Here's what I think the on-contract pricing for the iPhone line could look like, based on these reports:
iPhone 5c - 8 GB - free
iPhone 5s - 16 GB - $99
iPhone 6 (4.7", non-sapphire, 32 GB) - $199
iPhone 6 (4.7", sapphire, 32 GB) - $299
iPhone 6 (4.7", sapphire, 64 GB) - $399
iPhone 6 (5.5", non-sapphire, 32 GB) - $299
iPhone 6 (5.5", sapphire, 32 GB) - $399
iPhone 6 (5.5", sapphire, 64 GB) - $499
Thoughts?
No, it didn't do as well as Apple projected it to do. When a company (and Apple did during its 2014 Q1 conference call) says it expected better sales it's admitting its was dud -- primarily because it was overpriced at just $100 less than the full featured 5S. The 5C recovered a bit because retailers put it on a fire sale, but at the MSRP it's a dud.