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Kuo: iPhone 14 Plus Pre-Orders Worse Than iPhone 13 Mini, Product Strategy 'Fails'
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Was this not expected? A previous rumour stated that 80% of the models in production were the pro models.
100% agree the price here in Europe is excessive .
Especially considering there is almost parity in the currencies … should just add the 21% tax
There was no iPhone 13 Plus last year.
In the US, the 14-Plus is 100 higher than the 14 due to its larger screen, just like the 14-ProMax is 100 more than the 14-Pro.
And what is the differentiator between these Samsung models? I’d rather them look the same and function differently then look different and do the same thing.
Maybe they should start taking a year off for the hardware and software. They don't release new iPads every year anymore, or MacBooks. They don't have to release a new phone every September. Likewise for software - we don't need a new release every year. Move to rolling releases or just do major releases every few years like they used to.
we can talk about this until we all turn blue and it won't make a difference to Apple. All they have to worry about is the tsunami of money going into their bank accounts.... it is very difficult to manage money. making money is easy by comparison.(at least for Apple)
Of course we will see. Don’t forget the holiday season is coming. And with a slew of new products (predicted)people who want apple products will pick and chooose.
I can't believe how many forum members are still making the case for the iPhone Mini Pro in this thread. Such a device would have sold even worse than the failed iPhone Mini.
As for this story, I think the iPhone 14 sales will be hurt by the iPhone 13 being available at $100 less. They are very similar phones and people will try to save money if the differences are minimal.
As for the iPhone 14 Plus, the availability of 10.7 is playing a factor no doubt. Do people really feel the need to pre-order a phone like this that won't be shipping for almost a month? I doubt it. If the 14 Plus was available on 9.16 it would have much stronger pre-order sales. I expect it to do just fine once 10.7 hits.
Kuo even posted a story recently that he expected stronger Pro model pre-order sales to begin with. So this should be of no surprise. The Pro models this year offer significant upgrades to the camera, AOD, and dynamic island. It makes sense that there will be more demand for these exciting new features versus the iPhone 14 non-Pro line.
As for this story, I think the iPhone 14 sales will be hurt by the iPhone 13 being available at $100 less. They are very similar phones and people will try to save money if the differences are minimal.
As for the iPhone 14 Plus, the availability of 10.7 is playing a factor no doubt. Do people really feel the need to pre-order a phone like this that won't be shipping for almost a month? I doubt it. If the 14 Plus was available on 9.16 it would have much stronger pre-order sales. I expect it to do just fine once 10.7 hits.
Kuo even posted a story recently that he expected stronger Pro model pre-order sales to begin with. So this should be of no surprise. The Pro models this year offer significant upgrades to the camera, AOD, and dynamic island. It makes sense that there will be more demand for these exciting new features versus the iPhone 14 non-Pro line.
The 14 Plus is aimed at people who primarily care about having the larger screen and it is 200 cheaper than the ProMax.
I think they're too big and too heavy. Aluminum is superior in weight and heat dissipation qualities, creating an overall better user experience than lugging a hot stainless steel brick everywhere.
China has exchange rate issue too but Apple increases $0 in China this year. Apple increases price in countries just because they think you will pay for it no matter how greedy they are.
But that’s it. The iPhone doesn’t function differently. iOS is getting a little boring and there is still no pen support on the Max for instance …
I only tried the Galaxy Fold at the store but it’s cool how you can fold it half way and it basically turns into a laptop
With the three best camera's what? "best camera's lenses", "best camera's features" "best camera's image quality."
You finished mid sentence....
It’s interesting that many seemed to have figured out apples failings one day after launch. If there is anything people should have learned is, don’t bet against apple.
Apple imo has extensive market research and pivots as necessary. (Eg iPhone 6)
Hardware sales drive adoption of the latest version of iOS. Dynamic Island, as an example, is specific to iOS 16 and the pro line up. 'Taking a year off' would not align with this strategy, would decrease sales and revenue, would/could decrease the rate at which the iOS install base is growing and would overall be a poor strategic decision.
Meanwhile, Apple stock is up right now on other analyst reports saying demand is strong.
The iPhone 14 Plus is going to be darling of the carrier signup sales at Black Friday and Xmas.
We’ll yes it does. If you take the features across models there is a difference. It’s like saying windows 10 doesn’t function differently from windows 7 and is getting boring.
Basically an android with a folded left screen. So what? Point being, we all have our opinions.
Well fold build quality is horrible, welcome to Google it. I would never buy Samsung stuff again because they are super in marketing and outlook design but build quality is the worst.