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iPhone 16 Demand Dips Among Teens, But Interest in Apple Intelligence Could Still Spur Upgrades
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That's probably because all of the features they've announced to this point really do seem like gimmicks. It feels more like a play for Apple to stay relevant in AI (and to sell more iPhones). I'll test out Apple Intelligence with the next update, but I'm not waiting with bated breath for it.
Not really, he's been using AI since it's been in the beta stages. Living in a world where if you can afford things, buy them!! YOLO!!
My replacement cycle for Apple gear is 5+ years.
If it works, I keep it.
I still run 2012 Mac Minis as servers, a 2009 27" iMac, but also have an M3 16"MBP because my last MBP became unreliable and was not worth repairing, My iPhone is an 11.
These things to me are tools, not fashion items.
If it works, I keep it.
I still run 2012 Mac Minis as servers, a 2009 27" iMac, but also have an M3 16"MBP because my last MBP became unreliable and was not worth repairing, My iPhone is an 11.
These things to me are tools, not fashion items.
If teens are getting "smarter" then I guess that means it must be "smart" to want an iPhone. According to the survey, 88% expect their next smartphone to be an iPhone which is a 2% increase from five years ago and 13% higher than 2016.
For me, full price. I never trade; I either hand down or recycle.
This year, though, my company paid for my iPhone, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered upgrading. Other than usb c, I can tell zero difference between my 13 pro and 16 pro.
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I'm not sure what you qualify as 'kids', but there are between 12-15% fewer teenagers working today in the US than there were twenty years ago, depending on the source.
What are you talking about?? The slight drop was referring to the percentage planning to upgrade to a new model iPhone this fall or winter. Last year's survey showed that 23% of respondents were planning to upgrade to iPhone 15. This year's survey showed that 22% of respondents were planning to upgrade to iPhone 16. That's a slight 1% drop.
Well, I’m not from the US and prices over here are always a couple of hundred dollars more. So, it was an impulse purchase.
The extra 2 GB of RAM in the 16 and the better processor make it noticeable faster than the 15, and apps don’t have to be purged as often.
Asks the wrong question. The important question is: Are teenagers (or anyone else) buying Android (or Chinese) phones to replace iPhones? If so how many?
Lost customer base is much more important than delayed sales.
Lost customer base is much more important than delayed sales.
Perhaps I’m missing some sarcasm but having been a teen yourself less than a year ago I can confidently say you’re among the youngest demographic on these forums 😆
Lmao as a hater of all things AI and the Vision Pro I’m adding to to my signature lest you object.
I’m not a teen but, for the record, my upgrade to a 16 PM had nothing to do with “Apple Intelligence” - I’m not the least bit interested in such a “feature”.
I love the phone, though. It’s cool to have USB-C; I plugged an ethernet adapter into my phone just for kicks and I geeked out when “Ethernet” showed up in phone settings. I’m literally more excited about that (and 10Gbps sync speed) than I am about A.I.
I love the phone, though. It’s cool to have USB-C; I plugged an ethernet adapter into my phone just for kicks and I geeked out when “Ethernet” showed up in phone settings. I’m literally more excited about that (and 10Gbps sync speed) than I am about A.I.
Innovation is gone, many old apple employees are leaving the ship.
Apple thinks they can just create new A18 and sell it
I think same will be with iphone 17 and se4 competition is much cheaper and for example 120hz is standard these days.
128gb base? What a joke
Who is going to pay 800$ for 60hz come on
Apple thinks they can just create new A18 and sell it
I think same will be with iphone 17 and se4 competition is much cheaper and for example 120hz is standard these days.
128gb base? What a joke
Who is going to pay 800$ for 60hz come on
None of this Apple Intelligence stuff is groundbreaking either.
So far the only useful thing I’ve used is the cleanup in photos.
So far the only useful thing I’ve used is the cleanup in photos.
Such a high number of US teens own an iPhone, normally teens can’t afford an iPhone, so, as an European I ask myself, where does the money come from, parents, I wouldn’t give such a priced to teens.
Most teens I know are using their parents older iPhones and generally in the UK are the group who are less likely to be forking out £800 to £1500 for an iPhone. I guess it is very different in America.
Not for Apple probably as the US makes up a big chunk of their sales data. The rest of the World has a majority made up of Android users, so this sort of news won't be a shock in the slightest.