Shocking. I thought the lines outside Apple Stores was to get free food and water last Friday. Go figure. The folks in Samsung must be celebrating too.
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iPhone X Outpaces iPhone 8 Series in First Weekend Adoption
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To me, this is burying the lede.
Combining 8, 8+ and X, this would imply a percentage adoption of 1.63% for "2018" iPhones. That would be the most successful launch of an iPhone year of all time, ahead of 1.2% for last year's iPhone 7. It's just split up between three models.
EDIT - apparently it second to the iPhone 6 (which isn't surprising given both phones had bigger screens). But the X was capacity constrained as well.
Combining 8, 8+ and X, this would imply a percentage adoption of 1.63% for "2018" iPhones. That would be the most successful launch of an iPhone year of all time, ahead of 1.2% for last year's iPhone 7. It's just split up between three models.
EDIT - apparently it second to the iPhone 6 (which isn't surprising given both phones had bigger screens). But the X was capacity constrained as well.
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I know I'm finding this pissing match between proponents for the 8 and X quite amusing. I took option 3 - and the cheapest; I'm keeping my essentially new 7 Plus another year. It texts, makes and receives calls, plays video and more. There's nothing that either new unit does that I really need in exchange for 1k or more of my money right now.
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus = 2.3%.
EDIT: I have my doubts about the numbers though. Apple released first weekend sales of the 6 and 6s (10 million and 13 million respectively), yet the 6s adoption rate is only half that of the 6. Even accounting for the higher installed base I would have expected the 6s to still be relatively close to the 6 given it sold 30% more units in its first weekend.
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Yep, the 6 series was a HUGE event because so many people wanted larger screens and apple finally gave it to them...
So about 15% of iPhone users are on a 4” screen. So give us an updated smaller iPhone please!
Stand corrected, but people comparing X to 8/8+ don't seem to understand that Apple is making money no matter what phone is being sold.
So did I! I got your money via the stock rise
You mean Tim Crook?
Next year, I wouldn't be surprised if Apple released five new iPhones;
New 4"
New 4.7" Classic
New + "Classic"
Xs
Xs+
I’m surprised at how the iphone7 4.7” is the highest selling etc.
Add up the 8/8 Plus and the X (as you should as they are from the same model year) and it's not too far off. Add in the sky high profit margins on the X and there you go.
(I'm not shedding any tears for Apple.)
Based on what? Cook said it instantly became the best selling iPhone and Apple themselves doesn’t break out product miss. Anything else you see are purely guesses.
What Cook meant is the iPhone 8 was the best selling smartphone in their lineup before the X was announced, immediately dismissing any conjecture the 7 was outselling the 8.
Clearly the 8 hasn’t been our long enough to evaluate it’s long term sales.
Yeah, it's hard to trust what comes from that mans lips these days. More and more a used car salesman
common sense says keep the phone in mint condition to resale and use that money towards a new phone with the latest tech in that time, rinse and repeat. or you can take advantage of yearly iPhone upgrades form a carrier.
Except it’s a self fulfilling prophecy. If Apple believes the smaller phones are the “cheap” phones then that’s what they will get as a result as they allow this form factor to languish. The newer larger phones are better represented simply because they are newer and updated spec. In other words, the SE didn’t have a fair shot to compete. Self fulfilling prophecy.
Also the numbers of older devices conflates the number of users who: see that the pace of meaningful change has greatly diminished and those who do not want the larger phones or the phablets. Of course, some are price sensitive shoppers. There is no reliable way to determine the proportions.
If Apple updates the SE with X treatment, for example, then we will see if consumers are merely price sensitive or if there is room for a better phone with a smaller form factor as many of us suspect.
Yep, had the plus for the past two generations and went to the X last Friday. I like the change. The change in size is very noticeable but for the better. I like the real estate on the plus but it was a bit unwieldy in the pocket. You give up a bit in width but gain height so it's a bit of a wash depending on what you're doing. I do prefer the smaller form factor and the screen on the X is very nice. The phone has performed almost flawlessly since I got it. In fact the phone itself has been flawless but me trying to adjust to the new gestures has been less than flawless. I'm on the annual upgrade program so I knew I was going to make the jump. I think it's a very nice upgrade from the 7+ I had. Which is saying a lot because I loved that phone.
The first chart does compare first weekend adoption. It's even titled as such. The second chart compares current market share.
That's one theory, another would be that 5S/5C/4/4S users just don't see a compelling reason to update to the SE or a larger phone. The old phones are good enough for plenty of normal tasks like calls, texting or a quick email, and that's all a good chunk of people need. I wouldn't exactly call it price-sensitivity for these folks. They just don't see the need to post and watch cat videos on Facebook in UHD, so almost any price might be too high and they will only upgrade when something breaks.