It's actually the opposite. The 4S is probably the most costly phone to manufacture that Apple has ever had. And that cost doesn't come down year over year. It costs them just as much to manufacture the 4S today as it did 2 years ago when it first came out.
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iPhone 5C Predicted to Replace iPhone 5, iPhone 4S Sales to Continue
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It's actually the opposite. The 4S is probably the most costly phone to manufacture that Apple has ever had. And that cost doesn't come down year over year. It costs them just as much to manufacture the 4S today as it did 2 years ago when it first came out.
We have never seen a change from Apple like the predicted one here, and don't think this will happen either.
I mean, how are they even predicting such a thing?
I mean, how are they even predicting such a thing?
Do you use a protective case on your iPhones? If so, what is it made of? Plastic? haha!
Well if this is true then I am happy I just sold my iPhone 5. I'm using my N4 full time now but I will always keep my eye on Apple and if the 5C really is $350-450 unlocked I might pick one up. What I won't be doing is buying another phone on contact. I am done with contacts. I just use the $30 T-Mobile plan.
Here's a new thought. Perhaps the wild-color 5C iPhones are not particularly intended for the USA. Just as gold may primarily appeal to India, the bright colors seem more appropriate in China where Apple is trying to make inroads. These colors correspond to the five elements of water, fire, wood, metal and earth, taught in traditional Chinese physics.
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refurb baby. Although I did get the touch screen nano 4(ish) years later when they recalled the old nano.
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Siri will be on all iPhones.
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mean that is a direct quote from your source at apple? I am inclined to believe you, but I was just reminding about one of the multiple rumors that has surfaced.
I think the old adage of 'throw enough s*** at the wall and some of it has got to stick' has to apply here.
The only thing Kuo predicted out of the blue was the camera-less iPod touch. Granted, he's better than most analysts, but I just can't see this happening. Why waste the chance to unify the lineup in a nice media event while the press is basically at your mercy?
I don't know why MR treat Kuo like he's royalty -- he gets some things right, but also gets a lot wrong.
The only thing Kuo predicted out of the blue was the camera-less iPod touch. Granted, he's better than most analysts, but I just can't see this happening. Why waste the chance to unify the lineup in a nice media event while the press is basically at your mercy?
I don't know why MR treat Kuo like he's royalty -- he gets some things right, but also gets a lot wrong.
Phil Shiller said in the keynote that the 'S' in 3GS stood for speed and Tim Cook said in a later interview that the 'S' in 4S stood for Siri.
Not that if Siri was called Bob it would be the iPhone 4B - it was just a convenient coincidence, but technically that's what they stand for.
both are correct... it depends how fast Apple can ramp up both the 5S and 5C across all countries. Look at tail end of last years schedule for the iphone 5 (released in the US on Sept 21 2012) :
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Friday, Dec. 7: South Korea
- Friday, Dec. 14: Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Grenada, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Montenegro, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela
- Friday, Dec. 21: Barbados, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Egypt, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St.Vincent & the Grenadines, Tunisia, Uganda and Vietnam
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... so it's not unusual to keep shipments going for these countries until the end of the year. From Apple's last earnings call, they had only a 4-6 week channel or 11 million units.... and as mentioned this year may likely be worse since you have two new products replacing 3 older ones.
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Same reason people buy a Samsung S4 instead of an S3. Might not work that way for you, but for a huge swath of the market, it will.
I thought they felt a little cheap, plus they had a pretty solid metal ring toward the front side, the iPhone 5C doesn't seem to have any such thing.
How about the 3rd generation iPad ?
very true. ure right i forgot about that...
still you would expect the logical step to be to discontinue the iphone 4 or 4s not the 5...