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iPhone 5s and 5c Account for 5.5% of Active iPhones Worldwide

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A little more than a month since the iPhone 5s and 5c went on sale worldwide, the two devices account for 5.5 percent of all active iPhone devices around the world according to Localytics, though the prior-generation iPhone 5 remains the most popular iPhone by far with a 40 percent share.

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Much has been written about the head-to-head battle of the iPhone 5s and 5c including our own research from last week that showed that the iPhone 5c is starting to close the gap on its higher-end sibling. Today, the iPhone 5s and 5c now represent 3.8% and 1.7% of all active iPhones globally seen by Localytics. Meanwhile, the iPhone 5 remains the most popular iPhone with a nearly 40% share.
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With the iPhone 5s outselling the iPhone 5c by more than 3 to 1 over its launch weekend, the sales gap has begun narrowing between the two new iPhones, perhaps as the initial early-adopter push begins to fade.

Localytics is an mobile analytics platform that uses mobile and web apps to measure usage across 40 million iPhones.

Article Link: iPhone 5s and 5c Account for 5.5% of Active iPhones Worldwide
 
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That's an impressive start...!!

And smart move by apple for bringing in 5C.....after a few months definitely it will overtake 5S in sales.
 
Most people buying a 5c will be people upgrading from a 4/4S that they didn't buy on launch day and don't want to spend an extra $100 for the "top-end" when they can get a new iPhone for $99 (Or now even cheaper with all the deals.)
 
I imagine we'll be hearing three schools of thought on this topic:

Glass Half-full: Previous iPhones are made so well, plenty of people don't see the need to replace a phone they're happy with with a slightly improved model.

Glass Half-empty: Apple isn't doing enough with the iPhone to impress people into upgrading.

Glass Completely Empty: iOS 7 sucks, the battery sucks, the colored plastic shell sucks, the space gray home button not being space gray sucks, they really need to add removable storage, batteries, Apple isn't innovative enough because the iPhone doesn't let us scroll through web pages with our eyes, etc.

In either case, the iPhone 6 will really need to be different enough to turn some heads.
 
The iPhone 5 only has about 7% more share than the 4S. How is that 'by far' the most popular?
 
Just a question

Why do my "push" notifications always arrive 10 minutes late? are there settings to changed this?
 
Logic368 said:
Why do my "push" notifications always arrive 10 minutes late? are there settings to changed this?
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Well, let's have a look at the pie graph they posted. Oh weird, it seems to only be showing statistics on iPhone ownership.

(And to answer your off-topic question: It depends. Mail allows you to change the frequency of push. For other apps, it's really dependent on the app.)
 
Yay...!!

We've make an entrance...:)

....About fricken time. We still have a long way to go for market share before we catch up to U.S guys
 
pikachu2k7 said:
Kinda hard to believe that not many people still use the iphone 3gs anymore. I'd think it would be at least in the 5% percentile...
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I use it. I bought a used 32GB 3gs as an iPod replacement. Does everything I want in an iPod, and it can even make phone calls :D

It's just not _used_ very much as a phone, or a web browser. I suppose this site actually measures web browsing, so even if you were talking on your phone 12 hours a day, they wouldn't notice.
 
joshdammit said:
Glass Half-full: Previous iPhones are made so well, plenty of people don't see the need to replace...

Glass Half-empty: Apple isn't doing enough with the iPhone to impress people into upgrading.

Glass Completely Empty: iOS 7 sucks, the battery sucks...

In either case, the iPhone 6 will really need to be different enough to turn some heads.
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1. This is true, they are certainly within the leaders in build quality.
2. Quite obviously not, since nearly 40% of the chart is made up of iPhone 5's, which is a year old, and more than the 4S.
3. *Yawns
 
I doubt I'm the only one thinking this but that's it? If 40% of users are on an iPhone 5, I suppose that means the iPhone 6 will have an even larger opening than the 5c/5s.
 
joshdammit said:
I imagine we'll be hearing three schools of thought on this topic:

Glass Half-full: Previous iPhones are made so well, plenty of people don't see the need to replace a phone they're happy with with a slightly improved model.

Glass Half-empty: Apple isn't doing enough with the iPhone to impress people into upgrading.

Glass Completely Empty: iOS 7...
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?!?

Or the reality of the situation: They've made the most 5s' physically possible and sold all of them meaning they can't keep up with demand. And by this time next year the 5s will be at the top of the list.
 
I have some older friends (ages 45-55) that don't feel the need to have the latest and greatest iPhone model. Back in July a couple I know upgraded their 3GS to a 4 (not 4s) for 99 cents with a 2 year contract. (I think this is absurd and a contract mistake on their part, but two each his own.) By the time they can upgrade they will have a 5 year old model that barely runs apps with any usable speed. I guarantee they will be complaining by next summer that their phone is has gotten slow and can't upgrade for another year, and again I will tell them they got what they deserved for being cheap.
 
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