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iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Brought More Android Switchers, New Customers Than Prior Models
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Perhaps one of the most absurd comments I've ever read.
In other news, I love this quote "We believe that it's the best smartphone in the world," said Cook.
I am shocked to learn that the CEO of Apple thinks his phone is the best smartphone in the world.
I am a new iPhone user after having used Android phones and tablets for about six years. My switch had everything to do with new iOS 8 features (and the apps that use them) and nothing to do with the screen size. For years, when people asked me what I liked about Android, I would have shown them my custom keyboard and the ways apps connected with one another. While these are far from perfect on iOS, they are coming along. (I really miss SwiftKey on Android a lot. You guys only *think* you have used SwiftKey.)
And perhaps the biggest thing was Continuity/Handoff. The connection between my iPad, iPhone and MacBook Pro (which I've been using for about three years) are the greatest benefit. Pundits always talk about iPhones and iPads being "halo devices" for Macs. For me, the Mac was my halo device for iOS.
In short, the hardware is great, but the reason I'm here is actually the software. If you look (and you do have to look pretty hard), you can find beautifully designed Android devices. Thing is, none of them runs iOS or supports any iOS apps.
And perhaps the biggest thing was Continuity/Handoff. The connection between my iPad, iPhone and MacBook Pro (which I've been using for about three years) are the greatest benefit. Pundits always talk about iPhones and iPads being "halo devices" for Macs. For me, the Mac was my halo device for iOS.
In short, the hardware is great, but the reason I'm here is actually the software. If you look (and you do have to look pretty hard), you can find beautifully designed Android devices. Thing is, none of them runs iOS or supports any iOS apps.
I think it's more because they can't afford a 6/6+ than their design. The design on 6/6+ beats the 5 hands down. Sleek, rounded edges on screen corners...makes the 5 look clunky. The back is ugly but who doesn't use a case nowadays? You'll never see those bands.
I've always preferred the iPod 5G design over the iPhones. Now it's a reality.
Long time Android user. Dropped phone 1 week before iPhone 6 so that's what I'm using now. The decision to switch was much easier now that they aren't toy sized.
I've had a great time learning iOS and I love my iPhone but unless the 6S comes with more than 1 GB of ram, I'm going back to Android. I'm feeling the crunch whenever that gig is taxed. And hopefully iOS 9 will bring with it more common sense changes.
I've had a great time learning iOS and I love my iPhone but unless the 6S comes with more than 1 GB of ram, I'm going back to Android. I'm feeling the crunch whenever that gig is taxed. And hopefully iOS 9 will bring with it more common sense changes.
Then by this logic Apple is really doomed as the middle class in the U.S. becomes more and more squeezed and "wealth" is harder and harder to attain except for those who were already in the top 1%.
I had a few iPhones, latest was the iPhone 5. I switched to the Note 4 to test the Android platform ( I wasn't thrilled with the 6) and boy, it was a mistake. I already had a nexus 7 (and ipad), so I knew Android. I will switch back to Apple for good when I have the chance.
Love those headlines! Let's make a general assumption that those new iPhone users didn't just buy a second phone or came from Windows or Blackberry.
Huh? 5.6 years old? How do you figure? 60% of 12 months is 7.2 months. What an odd way to estimate the age of a phone.
I was one of those Android switchers. Was looking forward to the larger screen on the iPhone after using a 4 and 4S previously. I've been using my 6 Plus since it came out and I still feel like I should have gone with the Nexus 6 instead.
I've mostly got my phone where I like it now with tons of jailbreak tweaks, but it still isn't perfect. Stock Android on a Nexus device with Xposed = best.
I've mostly got my phone where I like it now with tons of jailbreak tweaks, but it still isn't perfect. Stock Android on a Nexus device with Xposed = best.
Why do you think Apple have record quarters? They carefully withhold certain things in order to make sure that the desire of a new phone remains in consumers. That's not to say that they make bad phones, but there are certain things they're carefully withholding. To some degree I feel that's why they haven't been plateauing, unlike their competitors.
Syncing? Plug it in, move files over, done. Nothing to "sync"....
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Sarcasm? Because it's total ********* and such an old and tired argument.
This is one of the most ridiculous far fetched and uninformed things I have read in a long time on the Mac Rumours forum.
How many places have you've been in the world? Because I can tell you that is not that case. It's is a played out argument that android is for the poor.
I live in Qatar which is one of the top five richest countries in the world. Most people here are well off.And Samsung phones like note 4 and s5 are big here. HTC has even gained popularity here.
It is incredibly elitist and misinformed of you to make such a statement. Even if android was for poor people so what? Does that make them less of a person because they don't own an iPhone. is it a bad thing that other companies make phones that people in 3rd world counties can actually afford?
I have seen many Apple users say this on various forums, and some of them actually do look down on Android users like they are second class. It's disgusting.
I think you're confused because Android phones are available in a wide range of prices, but all you consider are the lower priced models.
Worldwide, there are about five times as many Android phones sold as iPhones, so it doesn't take many of them to be equivalent to what Apple sells.
E.g. in 2014, Apple will have sold roughly 180 million phones, against almost a billion Android phones. So it would only take 1/5 of Android sales to be considered upper end to match all of Apple 6 and 5 series sales.
In reality, these days even $300 will buy a really nicely equipped smartphone. It's like with any other technology: prices drop over time.
The overwhelming majority of iPhone sales occur where the user pays from nothing to about $200 upfront, because of subsidies.
In other words, with most sales in the US, UK, and especially Japan... none of which are considered poor countries, although many poor people in the US do have an iPhone.
Worse was the users who said they'd never buy the 5c and would rather buy the 4s bc the 4s was a premium model and the 5c proved they couldn't afford the premium model. talk about snobbery of the worst kind.
This seemed like a foregone conclusion to me - know a lot of iOS users who got tired of waiting for a bigger phone, switched and then switched back when the 6/6+ came out. Glad 
was able to capitalize on the pent up demand
was able to capitalize on the pent up demand
The funny thing is they think having an iPhone automatically makes them a high class member of society or something. There was a family I use to nanny for that were extremely well off. Husband and wife both had note 3s. They were more than capable of buying iPhones but they chose androids.
iPhones only cost $199 in the US with a 2 year contract. Not that much money. Those same elitist aren't even buying them at the unlocked price of $700 upwards.
It kills me everytime they make the "android is for poor man" argument.
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