The flaw in the graph is that you are taking percentages of a movable number.
The percentage may have gone down but units sold certainly went up.
The percentage may have gone down but units sold certainly went up.
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Large-Screened iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Less Popular With Android Switchers Than Predicted
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My therapist a couple of years ago got the iPhone 4 because it was time to upgrade and it was free. I tried explaining to him that it wasn't free, but he didn't really care. Just now I saw he had a new iPhone 6, and I told him that was quite the leap frog jump.
He said that he went to the store because there was some deal where he could turn in the iPhone 4 and get the iPhone 6 for free (I think Verizon had this deal, not sure). When he was there he saw the iPhone 5s and preferred that because of its size but it was $49 compared to the free iPhone 6. He went with the free option again but is lamenting the screen size.
I have the iPhone 5s. There are times I wish the screen were a bit bigger and times I'm quite happy with it.
He said that he went to the store because there was some deal where he could turn in the iPhone 4 and get the iPhone 6 for free (I think Verizon had this deal, not sure). When he was there he saw the iPhone 5s and preferred that because of its size but it was $49 compared to the free iPhone 6. He went with the free option again but is lamenting the screen size.
I have the iPhone 5s. There are times I wish the screen were a bit bigger and times I'm quite happy with it.
If you think they sound ridiculous here, you want to hear them talk about Applepay.
This has been a known fact since the iPhone was released.
Most iPhone users don't like change & like simplicity over unrestricted access to your phone.
They keep buying the SAME device every couple of years not expecting anything other than the SAME with a new UI. Apple likes this.
Or they simply like buying devices that just work.
300 survey out of 10,000,000 is:
Accurate 19 times out of 20
+/- 5.66%
Sounds statistically relevant to me (provided the sampling was in line with accepted methodologies).
For a population of 300,000,000 (the USA, for example); in order to be accurate +/- 5%, 19 times out of 20 you need a sample size of 384.
Not as far fetched as some might think.
Accurate 19 times out of 20
+/- 5.66%
Sounds statistically relevant to me (provided the sampling was in line with accepted methodologies).
For a population of 300,000,000 (the USA, for example); in order to be accurate +/- 5%, 19 times out of 20 you need a sample size of 384.
Not as far fetched as some might think.
If they like buying devices that just work, they'd buy Android phones, have a look at all the iPhones that get bricked etc.
I know, I was half thinking of going 6+, saw the bezels and gave up that thought immediately.
Yes too late.
We used and enjoyed each years iPhone up to the iPhone 5. By then Android phones had larger more useful displays. Some were still happy with tiny screens since they weren't heavy users that spent time working on the web.
For those of us that traveled for work a larger display was essential and offered quite the advantage. Being lured by the display, we also were introduced to the advantages of the Android OS. It does some things in ways that are faster and more efficient than iPhones do.
Each platform has its strengths, some of us found Android was an OS we liked better than iOS. Had Apple not failed to keep up with the customers, they'd have a much larger market share presently. Once you lose a customer its hard to get them back.
I don't see that as an issue. If you like iOS and all you wanted was the bigger screen then you would go for it or some people don't really care about i0S or android and just liked the bigger phone. They will just have a choice next time there contract comes up.
I will say this, I am not seeing alot of Note edge in the wild where I am from.
Only if they were randomly selected (and assuming 10m is the correct figure).
Which considering that they were selected from the buyers from the first 30 days during a period where you cannot get an iPhone 6 immediately means they weren't random. However, it may be an accurate number for people who would buy a phone within the last 30 days, but were willing to wait to actually get the phone.
And again, it only tells you a percentage of total iPhone sales. If a greater percentage of Android owners were switching, but an even greater share of iPhone owners were switching (again, not surprising, because 2 years ago Apple sold a lot more iPhone 5's than it did iPhone 4s's 3 years ago), then the share of Android switchers to iPhone 6 buyers would be lower, although the share of Android owners who switched would be higher.
What stuff are you referring to? Other than widgets and live wallpapers I don't understand how Android is supposedly some power user's OS. I'm an app developer so I have numerous Android, iOS and Windows devices, including a Note 4, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
I strongly prefer iOS because I find the customizable features of Android empty and lacking direction. It's a random assortment of options thrown against the wall to see what sticks with users.
This has nothing to do with the screen size, it's the god-awful turn that iOS took. Not only did Apple push Android users away, they pushed at least one Apple user away too. I'll rock my iPhone 5 until it dies, then who knows.
I always get a good laugh at mention of "power users."
Are these people of importance and are high salary executives?
Most professionals with high salaries I know use their phones for email and texting friends, colleagues, acquaintances and family. Maybe a little bit of news on the side.
Rigifan, I think he refers to all those people who spend endless hours tweaking their phone settings and playing games. Yeah, power users, man!
Came over from Android (Galaxy S3) myself to the 6 plus.
Since going with the G1 back in the day, I always used Android. The OS came a long way and it's not quite the ugly beast that many detractors make it out to be. Prior to that, I had the cheapest Blackberry you could get at the time. Android excels over iOS in customization. That aspect alone may be a good thing at times and a bad thing at other times.
The switch was more about the OS for me. I developed apps at my previous job for both, and even with the use of Phonegap, developing for the iOS environment was a breeze in terms of uniformity and expected experience. I experienced general satisfaction with Android devices, but it did seem to drop off a bit with the S3. iOS feels quicker both in experience and navigation.
At the end of the day, the longer battery life, larger screen and generally better camera experience made the decision for me when combined with iOS. The Note line seemed to compete in all these areas more or less, but honestly I did not want another Samsung.
Samsung -- and this is completely anecdotal -- feels like a race horse who aged a bit coming out of the gate but really begins to fall behind at the end of the race. I have other Samsung products I really like and are solid, but to me (my wife and mother-in-law both had S3s or S4s) the overall experience was not consistent with their other products.
I'm very happy with the 6 plus, but I wouldn't say the screen size made all the difference. I had a 4.7" with the S3, and could have stayed at that size, although I do like the extra space now.
Since going with the G1 back in the day, I always used Android. The OS came a long way and it's not quite the ugly beast that many detractors make it out to be. Prior to that, I had the cheapest Blackberry you could get at the time. Android excels over iOS in customization. That aspect alone may be a good thing at times and a bad thing at other times.
The switch was more about the OS for me. I developed apps at my previous job for both, and even with the use of Phonegap, developing for the iOS environment was a breeze in terms of uniformity and expected experience. I experienced general satisfaction with Android devices, but it did seem to drop off a bit with the S3. iOS feels quicker both in experience and navigation.
At the end of the day, the longer battery life, larger screen and generally better camera experience made the decision for me when combined with iOS. The Note line seemed to compete in all these areas more or less, but honestly I did not want another Samsung.
Samsung -- and this is completely anecdotal -- feels like a race horse who aged a bit coming out of the gate but really begins to fall behind at the end of the race. I have other Samsung products I really like and are solid, but to me (my wife and mother-in-law both had S3s or S4s) the overall experience was not consistent with their other products.
I'm very happy with the 6 plus, but I wouldn't say the screen size made all the difference. I had a 4.7" with the S3, and could have stayed at that size, although I do like the extra space now.
We know how many iPhones were sold last years and they were not half the ones sold this year
I don't disagree with anything you said.
Just pointing out that 300 out of 10 million is not to be dismissed outright as a relevant sample size.
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I agree, The screen size is a minor change, you cannot entice Android users to use iOS as long as iOS is too stiff and not customizable, not just in terms of appearance but the whole OS looks and features are just there and you have to live with everything about iOS the way Apple intended then hope someday they open it up a bit, while you wait you are more committed to their ecosystem till at one point it's too difficult to jump ship.
Apple is managed by a group of arrogant people that think they know better than their users, enough to dictate your experience the way they think is best for you, when a top app involves an option that was just introduced in iOS 8 (changing Keyboards) what does that tell you? That people are striving to breakout of platform constrains that Apple drew over the years and the longer it takes them to give users freedom of choice the less Android users they will attract, it's that simple.
I will definitely suggest that the average Android user in the US cares less about their smartphone than the average iPhone user. I'm not talking about the Galaxy S users here, I'm talking about the ones who buy the cheap droid after walking into their local T-Mobile or Boost store. You know the stores that are all over the place and still don't have any real stock of iPhone to sell. Those Android users aren't going to bother to get to the one Apple store in their city that has the iPhone in stock when they have always bought their phones from Vick at the local cell phone store. And I'm not putting that decision down. Those little stores can provide personal service with a guy who is there five days a week, who will give you his number if you have questions and who you can take the phone back to (and he will remember selling it to you) if something goes wrong.
It's almost too small to bother representing with percentages. What's the margin of error on this? ±everyone?
Apple restricts features but IMO they have created a user experience for the average person that bests the competition. I wonder how many consumers still have those third party keyboards after the initial install? People often get excited about the chance to change and then realize the standard UI works better for them day-to-day. Apple's OS certainly has room for improvement but I know so many Android users who have no idea how to use their phones because the UI is more complicated and less consistent.
They all work in 2014. It's a very old worn out slogan thats irrelevant today.
Apple's iPhones have bugs like other smartphones do.
I happen to enjoy all kinds of Smartphones, currently using both iPhone and Androids. All the latest up to date models.
None "don't work".... Ha.. Ha.. Ha..