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Large-Screened iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Less Popular With Android Switchers Than Predicted
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Same here... Specially since we can almost be sure that the 6S will get 2Gb like the iPad Air 2. That, and the protruding camera which I hope they fix next year.
Well, count me as one of the switchers. I loved the size of my Nexus 4 (not too big, but large enough to display information comfortably) and the biggest reason I bought an iPhone 6 was precisely because its screen is 4.7 inches and not the 5.2+ inches other Android flagships are at now.
Which is what it's all about in the end, except for insecure morons on forums (android and iOS).
Huh?
1. Apple doesn't care about grabbing the low-end market with anything but old models.
2. How is the pricing not in line with every similar phone out there?
1. Apple doesn't care about grabbing the low-end market with anything but old models.
2. How is the pricing not in line with every similar phone out there?
Yea... Seriously. I lost all interest in the article as soon as I saw that. And I agree with some other posters that we have to wait until supply is readily available before we could get a full picture.
Well said. Android does not interest me in the least bit, because iOS suites me best, especially with all of the Apple products I own. You can't force Android users to switch. If their Galaxy S5 or Note 4 works best for them, then so be it.
Kind of a shoddy analysis. This phone is really popular and selling well. That a higher percentage of buyers are not switchers doesn't mean that the phone isn't popular for switchers -- merely that it's ALSO very popular with non-switchers.
The last release was a "tock" release, perfecting the form factor rather than renewing it. This is a "tick" release, which will naturally attract the early adopters that have already been set on a 2-year refresh cadence.
In other words, many who bought the 4 and then the 5 are also buying the 6 for similar reasons (new, shiny). This means more "non-switchers" in the field.
To detect the effect on switchers, you'd need to first correct for volume and then compare that. Let's say they're 10% of 50M handset sales now, vs 15% of 30M in sales last year. 5M handsets v 4.5M handsets would be a 10% increase in switchers due to form factor.
(This number is a fictional example. I don't have sales numbers on hand and don't feel like looking them up. I'm not a professional sales analyst.)
The last release was a "tock" release, perfecting the form factor rather than renewing it. This is a "tick" release, which will naturally attract the early adopters that have already been set on a 2-year refresh cadence.
In other words, many who bought the 4 and then the 5 are also buying the 6 for similar reasons (new, shiny). This means more "non-switchers" in the field.
To detect the effect on switchers, you'd need to first correct for volume and then compare that. Let's say they're 10% of 50M handset sales now, vs 15% of 30M in sales last year. 5M handsets v 4.5M handsets would be a 10% increase in switchers due to form factor.
(This number is a fictional example. I don't have sales numbers on hand and don't feel like looking them up. I'm not a professional sales analyst.)
I'm an Android switcher and couldn't be happier. The only thing that was ever holding me back was a larger screen.
People who owned iPhones already had a clear advantage on the first day the iPhone 6 could be ordered. I ordered my 128GB 6+ using the Apple Store app on my then current iPhone. It arrived on day one.
Those who tried to order using the Apple web site reported that they weren't even able to get in until hours later, and by that time, the day 1 deliveries were not available. Ship times slipped pretty quickly after that.
TBH, I was simultaneously trying on the web site and my iPhone.
I don't think the Apple Store app is available for Android devices, so switchers would most likely have seen long shipping delays.
Funny, most of those are reasons I would choose it over others. I have a current phone on each platform, just fyi.
-I prefer one large storage space
-Removable battery means flimsier construction, larger phone, tendency for OEM's to rely on removing the battery as a means to clear any errors
-Markup on what? The price is the price, Apple isn't reselling someone else's product
-A nice UI is great and all but in the end it's just about me clicking on an app, phone, text, or email, maybe turning a setting on or off...and there's nothing wrong with Apple's UI
-Discount? Discount on what? We're back to the price again...
-Bezels...physical home button, which I greatly prefer. And I don't mean capacitive buttons either. TouchID more than makes up for it.
It's not really steep if you are buying the 16GB version. $850 is pretty steep just to get an extra 38GB of storage. The problem is not the device itself, it's getting decent non-expandable storage where the gouging lies.
With that said, I like iPhone, I'm willing to pay it, so Apple wins as always. Sigh...