Not sure what it’s like in other parts of the world but I am yet to see an advert on the TV for the iPhone 14. A quarter of Apples sales are in Europe too and it’s in the midst of an economic decline.
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It’s £250 difference in the UK between those models and just as big if not bigger of a gap in the rest of Europe. I think a lot of people are questioning paying £949 for a phone let alone £1199.
You have to move to plastics to get very thin so that the thing don’t crack easily like glass and metal. Plastics doesn’t sell anymore. Premium brands don’t want to sell cheap looking stuff that you can’t recycle.
I think you mean Plus is selling less, not the Max. Also, the 4K video footage on iPhones takes up quite a ton of storage. As well as high quality photos taking up a ton of storage.
‘Pro,' ‘Plus,' ‘Max’ … Can’t we just roll it all into one and call it iPhone again?
Exactly, the combination of the exchange rate/VAT and the possibility of a nuclear detonation on Europe’s doorstep is what’s driving up prices. Speaking of the exchange rate, I think there will fewer Christmas shopping trips to NYC from Europeans this year based on what a few European tourists have told me this summer. As someone thinking of traveling to Germany and a few other countries in Europe in April and May, I hope the dollar stays strong.
Wasn’t a neat experience.
Cracked battery eject buttons.
People throw old batteries directly in the trash.
The trash ends up in landfills.
People can’t be trusted to handle batteries or recycle them individually.
They always just through toxic stuff in the trash, on the street, in the rivers.
Better and cleaner to just hand in whole device to the manufacturer. Whatever they can’t recycle they will dispose of in one big location instead of what we do…dispose of toxics in millions of locations.
They really put the iPhone 14 in a weird spot by not giving it the latest chip and camera system. People do care about having the latest and greatest and only the Pro line feels like the real upgrade this year.
But isnt that one’s perogative to spend their own money as they see fit?
Agree that marketing has a huge impact on customer perception and many people get the "Max" model because they see it as the flagship product, even though the 14 pro has the same features in a smaller size. Thinking about the 13 mini, I wonder how the phone would have sold if they called it something different like - iPhone - SJ Edition (since Steve Jobs was a big proponent of a small device you can easily use with one hand), or any other name without the name "mini" giving the perception of a lower end product. Thoughts?
I have read several posts the past couple years saying they would love a Pro iPhone with Mini size. People who buy a Mini aren't buying it because it's cheap, they're buying for the size, and I'm sure many would love the better display, cameras, and software features of the Pros in a more portable form.
You act like the A15 is old, uncompetitive lol. It's literally miles ahead of every other smartphone SoC. It's 1 year old, and has single core scores faster than the M1s. Hardly embarrassing.
You think the average iPhone users knows what processor is in their iPhone? lol. The A15 is still one of the best chips in a smartphone in 2022, why do you think most people keep their phones for more than a single year? That chip is only just a year old for goodness sake!
I still have the 12 Mini...... also use my iPhone SE(original 4-inch one) as a spare every week.
Bring back the 4-inch iPhone! There are still people who want the choice of a phone that can fit inside the palm. (perfect for doing #2... sorry... but that's the truth)
They should release a Mini one year, and a Plus the next. Repeat that pattern.
People know when you’re selling them last years phone.
we're in the middle of a recession with rampant inflation, which cuts down peoples' ability to take care of necessities and have money left over. I'm not entirely sure what Apple expected, but buying a new phone right now is probably way down the list for a lot of people.
Waiting for an iPhone mini Pro. At least with 2x zoom from 48mp sensor, but also with Lidarsensor.
Well this argument is wrecked by the 14 Pro doing very well though. It is more of a case of people going for the 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max or even 13 Pro Max over the 14 Plus.
