Did you watch that drop test? It seems that if you think an iPhone needs a case, then most definitely the s3 needs one.
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iPhone 5 Sales Top Five Million in Launch Weekend
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Did you watch that drop test? It seems that if you think an iPhone needs a case, then most definitely the s3 needs one.
My black iPhone 5 had ZERO scratches or scuffs as well. AND as for the maps, the first time I used it, the route it suggested to get home from work included doing a U-Turn when there was no need, I used the "Report a Problem" option in the application and by the next day it had been corrected! This is a non important street in Canada, pretty impressive if you ask me!
Just like Siri (which has VASTLY improved with iOS6), the Maps app needs time in the "wild" to mature. Apple has a much better base than Google started with 7 years ago - by iOS7, I'll bet the Apple Maps rival, and maybe surpass, Google's offering.
He's just trolling. This phone doesn't require an otterbox case. It's much lighter so there will be less impact if you drop it. I got myself a case just to protect from scratching. It's a thin clear (see through) case that will add minimal weight to the product and still show the beauty of the design.
Why will the iphone5 need a case? The drop tests have it performing better than the Galaxy S3.
The S3 is 7 grams lighter than the 4s...
The iPhone5 is 21 grams lighter than the S3.
Tell me which is more noticeable.
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These drop tests are not scientific (nor do they try to be). The results can't betaken seriously unless they drop the phones way more times. The way the tests are conducted, the way the phone hit the floor is unpredictable and if the phone hits the floor corner first, the results are usually bad (in this particular set of tests GSIII did just that). Any other type of fall and the phone has a chance to survive. iPhone 5 was a little bit more lucky here. That said. iPhone 5 is a huge improvement is a huge improvement over iPhone 4 in this regard.
Anyways, if breaking the screen is a concern, both phones need a case. If it's just scratching and horrible ergonomics of boxy iPhone shape then only iPhone 5 needs it.
Anyways, if breaking the screen is a concern, both phones need a case. If it's just scratching and horrible ergonomics of boxy iPhone shape then only iPhone 5 needs it.
No. It doesn't work that way. I laugh at all these conspiracy theories about apple "holding back stock". The only time you hold back stock is if you want to raise prices (sell a product at a higher price). Price can be manipulated by demand. NO company in their right mind would hold back on making a sale to try and increase sales. There is something called "Impulse Buying" that could be greatly hurt by this. A large portion of Apple's customers purchase their products based on emotional decisions or the need for instant gratification. Thats why people wait in long lines at the mall, or stay up till 3am to make their purchase on opening day. Rule number 1, if you have a product to sell, and a customer wants to buy it, SELL IT. It's why Car Salespeople don't let you leave the showroom... even give you the keys to hold in your hand before they take you to the finance room. It's why most big retailers give you a 30 day money back guarantee. they want that product in your hands.
You go to buy an iPhone on impulse and it's not available, a few things can happen: you start asking yourself if you really NEED it, or your buddy gets an iPhone 5 and you see it's not much better than your 4S with iOS6, or you see all those fancy Samsung ads and wonder if you made the right choice, or your water heater blows out and now you have to spend that $500 to fix it... MANY things that can hurt the sale. Anyone who knows anything about Sales and marketing knows this is a ridiculous notion that they are "holding back".
Chances are they either underestimated sales, or their factories just couldn't produce enough at a faster pace.
That, dear people, is how you pluralize "iPhone 5."
One iPhone 5. Two iPhone 5s. My iPhone 5's volume buttons.
Ten iMacs. Her iMac. Her iMac's screen.
Right. And Apple is expected to continually shatter previous sales records as well as analyst's estimates. Estimates for the iPhone 5 first weekend ranged from 6M on the low end to 10M on the high end. Traditionally, Apple would surprise by selling, for instance, 11M. This paradigm is well established, and investors expect it. The fact that they failed to even meet low-end estimates is not encouraging to investors. Hence a 2% stock hit today.
Not surprising. With AT&T removing yearly upgrades I didn't expect this launch to be that much bigger than the 4S. Not everyone can afford to shell out $250 extra on their new iphone. That's what's keeping me from upgrading.
Who said?
I'm still not convinced its selling as well as Apple produced and expected; while five million is impressive, I also walked into an Apple Store on launch day with stock, and I bought one from a Verizon Store on launch day.
Everyone knew this thing would sell very well when it first came out. I was actually expecting well over 6 million. It is a far better phone than the 4S. It still is lackluster in VARIOUS ways and anyone who says otherwise is kidding themselves or simply ignorant of technologies available-it does some things very well, in particular with the implementation of the Gobi chip. But it isn't really innovative in any way, shape or form that I can see. And that was the criticism. Apple could've given us more, but decided to have an insanely high profit margin, and in fairness, people like me bought anyway and rewarded Apple for its decision.
Complaining about how the iPhone 5 is really lackluster versus what it could've been is not stating it will fail. Fanboys need to learn the difference. One is an expression of frustration, and the other is an outright hallucination.
It's worth noting that those estimates are made by people that know absolutely nothing about the limits of Apple's supply chain and current availability. Basically ignoring reality in the estimate. Tim Cook mentions that they did sell out the initial supply, meaning they sold everything they had.
This doesn't really tell anything about the demand other than it was higher than what they were able to sell.
Of course you are free to dislike the iPhone 5. If you chase iPhone 5 threads around to call us all sheep, etc., then you are a troll.
However, keep in mind that people who get distressed over something a nameless stranger is saying on the internet simply need to take a break until they can gain some perspective. You cannot control the behavior of another, you can only control the way you respond to it.
So in just one weekend Apple has already sold half of what Samsung has shipped (10 million) in lifetime sales to date.
So much for Apple being on a downtrend or the iPhone 5 being a "disappointment".
So much for Apple being on a downtrend or the iPhone 5 being a "disappointment".
I agree with you. I meant Luxury in the sense of a "Lexus" car is normally higher end than just a Toyota car , I did not mean luxury as in a Ferrari.
I'd imagine the guy who predicted it didn't have any idea of how many it was possible to produce and ship at one time.
They can afford to miss some analyst's wild guesses by MILLIONS, and still be top dog. There's a long way between Apple's market cap, and Nokia's or RIMs.
Despite an all too common myth, both Apple and Samsung include shipped numbers (devices sold to stores but not yet to end users).
So it means that over three days, Apple sold 5 million both to its own store customers and to carriers and retailers in nine countries (the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the U.K).
Last year, the iPhone 4S sold 4 million in the same time period over seven countries (no HK or Singapore). That's a bit more average sales per country than the iP5.
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Since it's Apple's only new model for the entire year, it will of course outsell any other individual model from other companies that have multiple choices.
Samsung has sold 20 million of just one (Galaxy S3) of their new models in under 100 days. They also sold 10 million Galaxy Notes in about nine months. Overall, they're averaging ~50 million smartphone sales per quarter.
Yep, the thing to do is wait a quarter and see.
I suppose this is another possibility. My point was that there must be some other number involved.