No but then people aren't upset if they drop and break their 2 dollar bottle of coke, where as an 800 dollar phone, its a completely different story.
You're making an apples to oranges comparison that makes no sense.
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iPhone 6 Plus Reportedly Accounting for 60% of Total iPhone 6 Device Shipments
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You're making an apples to oranges comparison that makes no sense.
HobeSoundDarryl
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I don't think we can draw any conclusions from this story. Some of these comments read like some are seeing this as proof that the 6+ is "winning" (dominating sales). But that's almost certainly a stretch. And what's it matter which one sells the best? As long as individuals get the size best for themselves, who cares if everyone else bought the other size?
I suspect a lot of 6+ demand is NOT from the herd but from the Android crowd who wanted a bigger-screen phone bad enough that they would just live without iOS. Now they can have both so they are buying.
The herd is split in a weird way such that the Apple product they want for themselves is the good one and the other size is a bad one. It's interesting to see the "Apple can do no wrong" crowd nearly calling Apple out as doing wrong... even when having the CHOICE of sizes means that they can get the size they want. There seems to be a passionate want for the size "we" bought to "win"... to be the ONE right size even though such a victory(?) or defeat would have absolutely no tangible prize or pain associated with it.
For example, I personally like the 6+. If EVERYBODY else buys the 6, it has no effect on me as I can still use and enjoy the 6+. And vice versa. Nevertheless, you'd think there is some massive war going on where one group of self-centered iDevice buyers must "win" out over the other group. What do "we" win? What's the prize?
The real win for both groups is having the CHOICE to get whichever one is best for one's own wants or needs. Instead of having ONE option to which "we" must all try to adjust our individual wants, we all win by having CHOICES. Imagine one-size-fits-all clothing, shoes, etc. Enjoy your 6, 6+, 5s, other iPhone or Android/Windows/Blackberry phones. If you have the one that best fits yourself, YOU won. If you can't win unless almost everyone else agrees with you and/or buys the same phone, you can never "win".
I suspect a lot of 6+ demand is NOT from the herd but from the Android crowd who wanted a bigger-screen phone bad enough that they would just live without iOS. Now they can have both so they are buying.
The herd is split in a weird way such that the Apple product they want for themselves is the good one and the other size is a bad one. It's interesting to see the "Apple can do no wrong" crowd nearly calling Apple out as doing wrong... even when having the CHOICE of sizes means that they can get the size they want. There seems to be a passionate want for the size "we" bought to "win"... to be the ONE right size even though such a victory(?) or defeat would have absolutely no tangible prize or pain associated with it.
For example, I personally like the 6+. If EVERYBODY else buys the 6, it has no effect on me as I can still use and enjoy the 6+. And vice versa. Nevertheless, you'd think there is some massive war going on where one group of self-centered iDevice buyers must "win" out over the other group. What do "we" win? What's the prize?
The real win for both groups is having the CHOICE to get whichever one is best for one's own wants or needs. Instead of having ONE option to which "we" must all try to adjust our individual wants, we all win by having CHOICES. Imagine one-size-fits-all clothing, shoes, etc. Enjoy your 6, 6+, 5s, other iPhone or Android/Windows/Blackberry phones. If you have the one that best fits yourself, YOU won. If you can't win unless almost everyone else agrees with you and/or buys the same phone, you can never "win".
wow
That is most interesting. Is that figure accurate? I would have guessed the 6+ would have been more like 20%... I just really don't understand why anyone would want a 5.5" phone. It's nuts. I predict the fad will eventually wane and everyone will look back on this time and laugh.
Once you exceed 5" (and that's pushing it) you might as well buy an iPad mini - maybe Apple should add a cellular radio to the iPad mini, but only usable with a bluetooth headset.
That is most interesting. Is that figure accurate? I would have guessed the 6+ would have been more like 20%... I just really don't understand why anyone would want a 5.5" phone. It's nuts. I predict the fad will eventually wane and everyone will look back on this time and laugh.
Once you exceed 5" (and that's pushing it) you might as well buy an iPad mini - maybe Apple should add a cellular radio to the iPad mini, but only usable with a bluetooth headset.
Number one, I have....and I happen to like hot girls with nice "backends"
lol and number two, generally they have a purse. I'm sure some do stick it in the back pocket but it's not a very bright thing to do with such a large phone. To each his own though.
I'd like to see some actual sales numbers . I would thought the iPhone 6 would of out sold the Plus but large margin. Obviously there are those who want the larger phone but it be interesting to see how many there are compared to the smaller 6.
I'd be more interested in the iPhone 6 Plus over the 6 if it were as compact as the LG G3. We're gonna have to wait until the iPhone 7 to see if Apple radically changes the look of the iPhone. I'd like to see the bezels get really small.
I'd be more interested in the iPhone 6 Plus over the 6 if it were as compact as the LG G3. We're gonna have to wait until the iPhone 7 to see if Apple radically changes the look of the iPhone. I'd like to see the bezels get really small.
And I'm calling BS on the 7-10 business days for the regular 6. I ordered my 6 space-grey 64GB from AT&T back on Sept 23 and it's still sitting in a delivery estimate of Oct 22-Nov11. Nov11 !! It hasn't budged from processing. So, does this mean some people can order a phone *now* and get it faster than I will when I ordered back on Sept 23?
My wife just coined a term for this: Nerd Purse - A bag male nerds carry to hold their iPhone 6+ (or other trendy gadget).
But I'm hoping it will simply fit in my pocket. It was delivered today, so I'll find out soon enough. If it's really not comfortable to carry around I'll return it and probably get a 6.
Ditto.
I suspect this may be Apple "catching up" with latent demand for the 6+. I doubt that 60% of iPhone 6's are 6+
I will never in a million years understand why people get so upset over what devices other people decide to buy. Just do what works for you, and mind your own business.
I do believe that a major component of 6+ buyers are people like me, over 40, who love having a screen they don't need reading glasses to see.
That's me exactly. I never wanted a bigger phone, but now I'll be able to read mine without swapping between reading glasses and sunglasses when I'm out and about. It's not about what I want in my pocket, so much as what works best for me now.
I am sure that I said big phones were silly when the Note came out, but I didn't need glasses then either.
HobeSoundDarryl
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Why? If your sentiment is influenced mostly by the opinions of the crowd HERE, it's a very narrow sampling built upon herd-mentality that has long bashed anything that differs from Apple's currently-available offerings. You might as well not understand why anyone would want a Windows computer or why anyone would want to use Microsoft Office software. And yet, far FAR more people own and use Windows computers and Microsoft Office than the "superior" Apple alternatives this narrow sampling will always endorse.
Of course, this crowd HATED bigger screens while Apple still clung to the perfection of 4". Note however how readily this crowd jumped right on to 4.7" and 5.5" when Apple formally endorsed those new sizes in the products now available for sale. There's relatively little Apple bashing HERE about how wrong Apple was to roll out >4" screens, only bashing of the "other size" iPhone (the one that "I" didn't choose for myself).
The Android crowd has long been accustomed to having phones available with screens >6". To them 5.5" can look small and 4.7" can look too small. They are a BIG crowd of buyers who wanted a bigger-screen so badly they would live with Android over iOS. They have money and Apple wanted that money. Apple knew it's existing market would overwhelmingly buy whatever Apple decided to roll out in a new iPhone. So they get to re-sell the faithful and take a big bite into the major competition.
However the best answer to your statement is to simply sub in other Apple products. I really don't understand why anyone would want a:
27" iMac... or a 21" iMac
9.7" iPad... or a 7.9" iPad
15" laptop... or a 11" laptop... or any size in between.
There is no one perfect size for everyone. Lots of people are buying 5.5" iPhones. They are not wrong, nor are those buying 4.7" screens, nor are those clinging to 4" or 3.5" and hoping it will make a comeback.
I wear size 12" shoes. From my perspective, I might say "I just really don't understand why anyone would want shoe sizes other than size 12". Why do the shoe companies even make shoes other than size 12? Because the world is populated with people who are not me. And those people have money to buy shoes too.
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You could get a thin clear case. They're completely invisible and would have protected your phone from the "light usage marks"
Regardless of the numbers, I think what this does show is that fans of iOS have different wants and needs as far as the size goes.
For me, the 4.7" screen is the sweet spot. Others find the 5.5" screen is best for them and then other users prefer the smaller screens of the iPhone 5 or even the 4.
I think that Apple should have done this long ago.
The larger screen is a welcome feature for my needs, but it was never a deal-breaker to make me want to consider Android. One feature I am really loving is Touch ID that has worked flawlessly.
I am very happy with my iPhone 6 although I do find it a bit slippery so I think that I may buy the silicone case.
For me, the 4.7" screen is the sweet spot. Others find the 5.5" screen is best for them and then other users prefer the smaller screens of the iPhone 5 or even the 4.
I think that Apple should have done this long ago.
The larger screen is a welcome feature for my needs, but it was never a deal-breaker to make me want to consider Android. One feature I am really loving is Touch ID that has worked flawlessly.
I am very happy with my iPhone 6 although I do find it a bit slippery so I think that I may buy the silicone case.
60% ? Wauw
And Apple who thought their customers didn't want larger phones ;-)
Hardly surprising if you follow the polls here and elsewhere, which indicate a pretty even split in demand between the 6 and 6+. 60% 6+ shipped is pretty close to that number.
60% will be brought down a bit for actual usage due to returns, as there are significantly more threads from members changing their mind and wanting the 6 vs. vice versa.
You ordered it wrong.
We walked in an Apple Store last Friday and got a Space Gray 6 for my wife. We were in and out in about 20 min.
The last article said it was only ~1/6th of sales. Also real life; I haven only seen a handful of people with 6 Plus.
Until next iPhone iteration where you won't have the choice for your 'personal' 5.5" but only find 4.7"s or whatever size Apple thinks is right for sales in large quantities
You do realize that a lot of people left iPhone and went to Android because of the larger screens they offered? I am glad Apple finally succumbed. I LOVE my 6 plus and would not go back
Can you two not leave it there? [URL="https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=19999262#post19999262]THIS thread[/URL] is called, iPhone 6 Plus Reportedly Accounting for 60% of Total iPhone 6 Device Shipments", and NOT, Consumer Reports: iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Not as Bendable as Believed. If and when [URL="https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=19981547#post19981547]THAT[/URL] thread re-opens, pick it back up then and there!
The mods closed it and here you are, the same faces dragging this thread back there.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Posts on sites like this passionately arguing why X.X" size is the one, RIGHT size won't influence Apple's decisions about 6s screen sizes either. If I was the only one to buy the 5.5", I would expect Apple to not roll out a 6s at that size. If it was the right size for me, I'd then have to make the decision about switching to phones in that size from other sources or trying to make whatever size might "win" and/or be deemed by Apple as the fourth or fifth new incarnation of a "perfect" screen size for the 6s or beyond.
The point I was trying to make was more about "who cares" (what other's think, as long as "I" get the screen size that best fits my wants). I'm very confident Apple is selling all the 6 and 6+ phones they can make. One will likely outsell the other but that has little effect on getting either phone now. Apple has found that people will profitably pay for phones with more than one screen size.
Multiple screen sizes make money. iMacs, iPads, MacBooks all prove that there are profitable sales in Apple devices of varying screen sizes. The same will prove out with iPhones. Apple wants the money. They'll likely keep making iPhones of various screen sizes unless it comes out that only a handful of us bought one size or the other. As much as it appears some of us covet such a scenario, go explore buying iPhones of the other size (the one you didn't buy). They continue to be somewhat hard to get. Either Apple has not made many of the other size or LOTS of people are buying them and supply can't keep up.
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at this point I am wondering if the 6s is going to be a 4.7" iPhone 6, and there's no iPhone 6+s.
It would be the only way to sell a minor increase in big numbers as many people would still want a 4.7". In addition, the 5.5" iPhone7 would far outsell the iPhone 6+.
It would be the only way to sell a minor increase in big numbers as many people would still want a 4.7". In addition, the 5.5" iPhone7 would far outsell the iPhone 6+.
On anecdotal level the majority of people I know that are upgrading to iPhone 6 are indeed choosing 6 Plus. Then again thats all men, so thats probably not so surprising.
I hope this news will speed up the process of developers upgrading their apps to support new screen resolution.
I hope this news will speed up the process of developers upgrading their apps to support new screen resolution.
Didn't have a choice. My company pays my monthly bill but we buy our own phones through AT&T under our company account (with our personal money though). I get the "2 year contract" price on a phone every two years. So - $199 or $299 or whatever.
I think part of it is a fear that Apple is moving away from its core philosophies under the Jobs era. For instance, when Steve Jobs returned in 1997, he reduced the number of product lines since he thought that there was so much "choice" it was confusing to customers. There are now two different sized current iPhones, and 2 iPads, plus older models of each available. Macs have largely stuck to the "Pro" and "not Pro" models, but there will be no less than 34 different SKUs for the Apple Watch, which is a brand new category for which Apple has no idea yet whether it will be successful.
I don't think Apple under Tim Cook will become like Samsung and throw anything and everything at the market to see what sells, but he does seem the type to chase market share a bit more than the previous CEO.
