iPhone 5s Demand Higher Than Expected, Took Time to 'Build the Mix' Customers Wanted

[Tthomas612]

From: http://store.apple.com/us/iphone/family/iphone/compare
iPhone 5: Depth 0.3 inches
iPhone 5c: Depth 0.35 inches
iPhone 4s: Depth 0.37 inches

The weight also definitely leans towards the 4s.

Most importantly, sales numbers show I'm not the only one who thinks so

Listen I've owned every iteration of the iPhone so I'm no rookie . I don't give a damn about sales number blah blah. The 5c still is at least 25% of all iphone sales... I read something that said 29%. That's 29% of 51 million.... Figure that out and show me an Android that sold that many last quarter.

One helluva failure huh?!?!?

Some people just wanna hate just to hate... I'll be honest I'm a latest and greatest guy, but I can't stand the 5/5s design. I bought a 5 last year kept it 4 day went back to the 4s until this release. I bought the 5c just to hold me over until the 6 just to have LTE. You know why I went with the 5c??? Because of the god awful design of the 5/5s.

I don't have to defend any of my decisions, but I'd rather walk around with a phone that feels great in my hand then a phone that I wanna cover with a case because of it's two toned ugly back.

 

[macsForLife]

According to a post on 9to5Mac, Cook said yesterday that the 5C is selling better than the 4S was at this point last year. And that the 5C was attracting new to iPhone buyers. If that's the case I don't think it can be considered a failure. Seems to me Apple just underestimated the demand for Touch ID.

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These kind of posts matter because they are from actual 5C owners. Most of the hate on the 5C is from people who never had any intention of buying it. If Apple keeps it around this year, introduces new colors and makes it their low end offering I think it will be very popular.

I agree...just had a bunch of friends transfer to the 5C as well...one came from a 5, one from a 4S, one from an Android phone, one from a 4 I think. They all love it. I have never seen anyone who actually owned one complain. It's a great phone, and it really is far and away a much nicer phone than any of the flagship plastic Android phones. It feels very high-quality.

 

[WillEH]

iPhone 5s is amazing that's why. I love mine.

 

[Dmunjal]

I agree...just had a bunch of friends transfer to the 5C as well...one came from a 5, one from a 4S, one from an Android phone, one from a 4 I think. They all love it. I have never seen anyone who actually owned one complain. It's a great phone, and it really is far and away a much nicer phone than any of the flagship plastic Android phones. It feels very high-quality.

It's actually a decent phone. Especially when you see what they're going for on the used market. That should tell you what the phone is really worth. Apple definitely priced it to high. It could have been a Nexus killer.

 

[AppleScruff1]

It's actually a decent phone. Especially when you see what they're going for on the used market. That should tell you what the phone is really worth. Apple definitely priced it to high. It could have been a Nexus killer.

The 5C has already sold far more units than the Nexus.

 

[Tiger8]

Listen I've owned every iteration of the iPhone so I'm no rookie . I don't give a damn about sales number blah blah. The 5c still is at least 25% of all iphone sales... I read something that said 29%. That's 29% of 51 million.... Figure that out and show me an Android that sold that many last quarter.

One helluva failure huh?!?!?

Some people just wanna hate just to hate... I'll be honest I'm a latest and greatest guy, but I can't stand the 5/5s design. I bought a 5 last year kept it 4 day went back to the 4s until this release. I bought the 5c just to hold me over until the 6 just to have LTE. You know why I went with the 5c??? Because of the god awful design of the 5/5s.

I don't have to defend any of my decisions, but I'd rather walk around with a phone that feels great in my hand then a phone that I wanna cover with a case because of it's two toned ugly back.

Lol, relax. For someone who don't have to defend your decision, you wrote three paragraphs. I wasn't talking about you or anyone who has a 5c, hey I myself skipped the 5/s/c altogether and went prepaid on 4s.

 

[Tthomas612]

Lol, relax. For someone who don't have to defend your decision, you wrote three paragraphs. I wasn't talking about you or anyone who has a 5c, hey I myself skipped the 5/s/c altogether and went prepaid on 4s.

Lol, I do understand. It's just some people on this forum feels like someone has to explain why thy got the 5c. As if it's such an awful device... But it's not.

I personally just got it as a hold over until iPhone 6 cones just for LTE and because I think the 5/5s has serious design flaws.

 

[loon3y]

PLEASE STOP with this FREE PHONE nonsense!

There are no free phones. Apple will never make an iPhone that is less than $500 off-contract, the true price of the phone. The fact that people still think there are free phones just goes to show how easily people are manipulated. People (especially in the US) spend nearly $2000 for a 2-year contract, and then think that getting a "free" phone instead of a "$200" phone is a steal.

where as else in the world people pay 500-700 dollars for a 16GB iPhone 5S

i never knew how good we go it, till i started traveling to china, india, and europe for business

they all pay the full price of the iPhone, which now makes more sense to me why world wide androids sell more than iPhones.

people simply cannot afford it. especially in countries like china and india.

iphones over there is literally a luxury and something they really really save up for.

and when they do, hell they can't get the 5S. they end up getting the 4 or the 4S

 

[Max(IT)]

where as else in the world people pay 500-700 dollars for a 16GB iPhone 5S

i never knew how good we go it, till i started traveling to china, india, and europe for business

they all pay the full price of the iPhone, which now makes more sense to me why world wide androids sell more than iPhones.

people simply cannot afford it. especially in countries like china and india.

iphones over there is literally a luxury and something they really really save up for.

and when they do, hell they can't get the 5S. they end up getting the 4 or the 4S

Actually I paid 980$ for a 16 Gb iPhone 5S

 

[numlock]

sounds like their logistic department really messed up. but nice try on a positive spin.

who is buying purely for touch id? i certainly havent been invited to give the reason for the purchases on my account.

as for the 5c selling more than 4s is that in line with the increase in sales apple is seeing year after year with the iphones or is it more or is it less?