So 175M phones is almost nothing?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-5...l-175-million-iphones-in-fiscal-2014-analyst/
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iPhone 5s Top-Selling Smartphone at All U.S. Carriers, iPhone 5c Takes Third
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So 175M phones is almost nothing?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-5...l-175-million-iphones-in-fiscal-2014-analyst/
selling well, but obviously not well enough, since it lost the 2nd place to a 9-month old phone with double the price.
No that was my point that 13 month old Apple tech is better than androids current tech.
Actually, combine them all and they don't outsell 5S "very easily" they simply outsell them by a very small number. Remember that we're talking old ass feature phone type phones too.
Oh, and let's not forget how many of these phones are just plain out pieces of crap - I'm sure you're all for selling those so long as they have your favorite OS installed right? Pathetic.
You can get a S4 dirt cheap nowadays don't even think for minute that they hold their value like an iPhone
The 5C is not double the price of a Galaxy S4, the price difference is $50...what kind of troll are you?
Galaxy S4, direct from Samsung, is $550. iPhone 5C is $599.
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Wait, wait, so now "specs" don't matter? Baseband chips do? In that case, you gotta admit, Apple has destroyed every Android hardware manufacturer. Starting with the first BLE phone and lower power LTE...
Please try to have some ability in comprehension. I am talking about a possible future. When the technology advance allows low-end smartphones to be very close to high-end smartphones on their capabilities, the whole high-end smartphone segment will have at most 5% market share. At that time, if Apple still insists only sell high-end smartphones, the iOS platform will have only 3-4% market share, then most developers, especially the small ones, will no longer care about this platform, then its distinction is no longer far.
Well, maybe at that time Apple will do something similar to what it did in 2004 to save Mac from death -- give iPhones the ability to dual boot into Android.
Oh, sorry I was referring to those who dismiss the 5C as "year old tech in a new colored plastic case". I'd be curious to know, is all the tech in the Moto X/G, cheaper Lumia's, Galaxy S4Mega/Mini, HTC One Mega/Mini, etc? The latest and greatest tech?
People who buy low end smartphones do not spend money on apps...that is what drives developers.
Also, "at that time" is key...if low end smartphones are the equivalent to high end smartphones then what would make a high end the high end anyway? Apple has consistently shown that they outpace their competition massively with each new generation, and are already entering the 64-bit era. Good luck, "at that time".
3-4% of marketshare in any industry is considered a huge success especially for one phone.
You keep spouting off the same garbage. Quit it already. The month-to-month price of the S4 on Verizon is $599. The 5C is $549. You're being a major troll claiming it's double the price.
To be fair, it is "year old tech". But a year is nothing, many Android phones are selling with three year old tech right now.
The ability to dual boot Windows did not save the Mac from death. Jesus, you really have a completely ass backwards perspective of these markets.
We were talking about the statistics in the US, where most phones are bought at subsidized price, for which 5c is $99, while S4 is $199.
They all count. That's why I said that the time difference needs to be of a discount from the so quoted "6 months".
Not that I agree to the comment. But we realize the 5c is essentially the same as the 5 released last year where the S4 is a current year product?
Hardware spec-wise, the S4 may be better...but the overall picture is broader than that. Including user experience.
Ever tried dealing with Samsung's customer service will paint a different picture.
I've never dealt with Samsung cs, so I have no idea what it is like. In over 20 years of using cellular phones, I have never had to deal with a manufacturers customer service or with a cellular providers cs for anything hardware related- I'm not including a dumb phone that I dropped and broke and got replaced with a refurb many years ago. Apple's cs would be tough to equal or beat.
No it's not fair because when mid range Android or Windows phones come out no one asks/questions how old the tech is. But with the 5C all we hear is how Apple is trying to pass off year old tech as something new.
It depends on how you define "success" and "failure". To Apple, losing that 2nd place is enough to call it a failure. 4S was able to keep that 2nd place last year.
You were only looking at the number in Sept., when 5c was fresh and hot. It soon lost the 2nd place at Sprint in Oct., then also lost that 2nd place at AT&T in Nov. It holds no "number 2" anywhere in Nov.
It certainly is. I'd like to think that it's due to preference, but I personally know many people who are on the perception side.
The one thing that matters most in business is if their product is making them a profit. Even if it is 3rd place behind the 4S, it's still making Apple a bundle of cash, so I doubt they consider it a failure.
This isn't a race where first is the winner, and everyone else goes home without the glory. It's selling and selling well. That's all that matters.