The weird thing is that the story ran about it not selling good but, at the time of the story, it was pretty much sold out everywhere. It made no sense.
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iPhone SE Availability Tightening Online and at Apple Stores
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The weird thing is that the story ran about it not selling good but, at the time of the story, it was pretty much sold out everywhere. It made no sense.
People that want a smaller phone with current specs aren't clueless. But keep living in your delusion.
Was just playing around on my son's jailbroken GSM iPhone 4 running 7.1.2 and I don't think I could do 3.5" screens, but there is just something about that 4" sweet spot. It will be interesting to see how the SE develops in two years (my guess) when the 8 is released or the "7S". I hope they keep the squared sides. Without a case, the iP6 rounded edges just makes it slippery and not comfortable to hold...too thin.
I got my wife a SE 64gb to replace her 4S. She really did not want a larger form factor phone like a 6. She loves it. I've played with it some and it certainly is much more zippy than my 5S! I don't like the larger phones either, not as pocketable or able to be used one handed (with my little stubby Trumpish hands)... I'll probably get an SE next, too. If I need a larger screen I get out the old iPad 4, which is still awesome.
"Tightening availability" does not really mean much. It just means that Apple's appraised estimate of numbers is being met. This number does not necessarily have to be equal to or more than other iPhone iterations. If n iPhone SE are manufactured and n is the demand, m iPhone 6s are manufactured and m is the demand, then even if m>n yet the availability of both the devices may tighten nevertheless.
Wow I guess it pays to get up at 3:00 am to order huh? lol
This was my scenario 2 days after release. We have two Apple stores in my city and both were out of the 64GB model.
Yeah Apple blew it. They're selling better than they thought. Oh noes!
SE's are probably being made on old 5s production lines, which are probably lower in capacity than 6s production lines.
I do think there is pent up demand for the SE from people who have been hanging on to their 4s, 5, 5c, and 5s devices.
I've been trying to get two 64, not gold...and have had no luck. finally ordered online for delivery after the 22nd. We prefer the smaller phone size. I don't live on my phone and have plenty of iPads. I thought about the 6S but honestly it's a pain to deal with. So I think there are people out there that don't care about 'new' as much as useable.
I was sure I saw many articles about the iPhone SE's lackluster sales, no lines around the block, no one wants an iPhone made from recycled parts, etc. It's really weird why people find it so important to criticize every product Apple makes. I'm sure Apple knows what it is doing or they wouldn't be such a profitable company in a market where most companies are struggling to make even small profits. Why is it so hard to believe there would be consumers who don't mind having a smaller smartphone if it's easier to hold in their hands or they mainly use it for telephone calls and not an all-purpose device? I thought the iPhone SE was basically built to sell overseas in markets where a standard iPhone cost too much for most consumers. I never thought there would be very high sales in the U.S. where most consumers are probably waiting for the announcement of the iPhone 7. I don't understand this belief if an Apple product doesn't have high sales the first weekend, then the product is a failure. I wonder if that belief only goes for Apple products or other companies' products as well.
It's true. Take the Apple Watch, people say it's a bust, but they have approximately 14m in sales. Is that a bad thing???
And Hardware sales are a good tagline for how popular a brand is...
But it means little to the bottom line.
Apple makes more from services (Apple Care, Apple Music, App Store, Apple Pay)
They just want more devices in the wild.
Any word on how many SE's were sold so far? The supply could not be enough for the demand due to parts availability, factory output/capacity, etc.
Not necessarily, the iPhone SE is really cheap for the company to produce. Most of its internals and externals are recycled.
I don't think Apple expected this to be a hot seller right out of the gate, but more of a slow and steady seller. However, between the people holding out with an older 3.5-4" iPhone, the people who did upgrade to a 6 or 6s but never felt comfortable with the larger size, the largely positive reviews and great price I think Apple may have slightly underestimated the initial demand. I'm sure the supply will catch up with demand within a few weeks though.
iPhone 6s costs approximately $210 to manufacture while SE costs approximately $160 (yeah... not accurate as it is not confirmed by Apple, but at least we can get an idea). Base 6S generates almost twice the profit that a base SE would.
Considering that Apple needs to sell as many phones as possible so that their stock holders don't freak out, I highly doubt that they're fudging the numbers, too big of a risk of a disappointment come time to release their financial results. People have been saying that Apple does this for years and I've yet to see a smidgen of evidence that it's true.
The number of people who seemingly feel the need to downplay the existence of this phone is kind of baffling tbh, though according to my friend it's a pretty common phenomenon. Talk bad about the existence of an alternate to reinforce their own decision...
Personally I still think it's silly, though. Choices are a *good* thing. You don't need to talk bad about the SE to justify your purchase of a 6 or 6S or even Android.