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iPhone 5s pricing after iPhone 6 is launched

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SestoElemento

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Apr 10, 2014
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What could be the pricing of the iphone 5S after the Iphone 6 is launched?

Will it be
iphone 6 - $199 / $649
iphone 6c - $99 / $549
iphone 5S - $99/ $549
iphone 5c - $0 / $449

or

iphone 6 - $199 / $649
iphone 6c - $99 / $549
iphone 5S - $49/ $449
iphone 5c - $0 / $349

or what other pricing structure?
 
iPhone 6 5.5" 16 GB $299
iPhone 6 4.7" 16 GB $199
iPhone 5s 16 GB $99
iPhone 5c 16 GB $0

Outside the US, I'm pretty sure the 4S and 5c 8 GB will be available as well.
 
ionjohn said:
Just take $100 off the current 5s price
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It may go away. That's what they did with the 5 in favor of the 5c. It remains to be seen. I don't think they'll have both a 6c and a 5s in current production. One defeats the point of the other.
 
thekev said:
It may go away. That's what they did with the 5 in favor of the 5c. It remains to be seen. I don't think they'll have both a 6c and a 5s in current production. One defeats the point of the other.
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If it does go away, there will be a 6c and it will be priced at 549, just like the 5s if it doesn't go away
 
thekev said:
It may go away. That's what they did with the 5 in favor of the 5c. It remains to be seen. I don't think they'll have both a 6c and a 5s in current production. One defeats the point of the other.
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But what about those who want a premium smartphone that's small in size? Because there are a lot of people who love the size of the iphone 5S
 
SestoElemento said:
But what about those who want a premium smartphone that's small in size? Because there are a lot of people who love the size of the iphone 5S
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Premium is a strange word to me, and it ignores the reason they came out with the 5c, arguably a cost cutting measure. They had other phones at the same prices prior to this. When the 5 came out, the 3GS went away. You had the 4, 4s, and 5. When the 5s came out, the 5c occupied the price where the 5 would have been sold. Assuming Apple thinks of it as a successful strategy, what makes you think the 5s would remain? Why would they have both?
 
thekev said:
Premium is a strange word to me, and it ignores the reason they came out with the 5c, arguably a cost cutting measure. They had other phones at the same prices prior to this. When the 5 came out, the 3GS went away. You had the 4, 4s, and 5. When the 5s came out, the 5c occupied the price where the 5 would have been sold. Assuming Apple thinks of it as a successful strategy, what makes you think the 5s would remain? Why would they have both?
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Premium and cost cutting are not mutually exclusive.

Premium: Relating to or denoting a commodity of superior quality and therefore a higher price.

The 5c was introduced by apple to get another generation consumers introduced to their products, not to reduce costs.
 
I7guy said:
The 5c was introduced by apple to get another generation consumers introduced to their products, not to reduce costs.
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They used most of the internal hardware choices that they would have had they continued with the 5. They assigned it identical pricing. They removed the 5. I feel like I got an incomplete statement from you here. Are you just trying to say that its goal was different? In either case it seemed to replace their old business model of selling the prior year model at a lower price.
 
I7guy said:
Premium and cost cutting are not mutually exclusive.

Premium: Relating to or denoting a commodity of superior quality and therefore a higher price.

The 5c was introduced by apple to get another generation consumers introduced to their products, not to reduce costs.
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My kids love their 5C's but I wouldn't personally use one... even if it had top specs like the 5S.
 
FYI
Don't expect a definite answer unless tim cool comes here and answers your question. Nobody knows the pricing so all of this is just speculation.
I think they will just take $100 off the current 5s price
 
thekev said:
They used most of the internal hardware choices that they would have had they continued with the 5. They assigned it identical pricing. They removed the 5. I feel like I got an incomplete statement from you here. Are you just trying to say that its goal was different? In either case it seemed to replace their old business model of selling the prior year model at a lower price.
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True apple used the processor from the 5 and updated the wifi and lte chips. Plus other internals we may not know about.

They, meaning apple, also revised their marketing strategy to come up with a premium playful phone suitable for a new generation of consumers. Clearly the 5 and 5c are not targeted toward the same audience.
 
I7guy said:
True apple used the processor from the 5 and updated the wifi and lte chips. Plus other internals we may not know about.

They, meaning apple, also revised their marketing strategy to come up with a premium playful phone suitable for a new generation of consumers. Clearly the 5 and 5c are not targeted toward the same audience.
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In terms of being playful, they could have done a better job on colors. Apple doesn't typically leave a lot of price overlap when it comes to base configurations, so I don't expect to see a 6, lower priced 5s, and a 6c unless part of it involves third parties and unsold stock.
 
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