It is not Phablets for a lot of people any more, The 6.1" is barely larger than the Xs. You would need to get to 7" ( 20:9 Ratio ) before it is a Phablets.
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It is not Phablets for a lot of people any more, The 6.1" is barely larger than the Xs. You would need to get to 7" ( 20:9 Ratio ) before it is a Phablets.
What Apple said was that the XR is the most color-accurate smartphone LCD in the industry. The Liquid Retina LCD is their marketing term for edge-to-edge LCD screen.
Even though by Screen area the 6.1 Xr has the same area as 5.5 Plus. A lot of people still wanted a bigger, Aka Xs Max size Phone. ( And equally some people wanted a 4.7" X design Phone ). But couldn't justify the $1099 price.
70M is not a bad figure though.
But Assuming we see the same 230M unit, On a 40M Xs and 70M Xr, that means Apple is expected to have half of its sales going to older generation iPhone. I don't think this is good at all.
70M is not a bad figure though.
But Assuming we see the same 230M unit, On a 40M Xs and 70M Xr, that means Apple is expected to have half of its sales going to older generation iPhone. I don't think this is good at all.
I agree. Sadly Apple answer to counter will most likely be "push yet another 2 devices with a different screen size and dilute even more the value, innovation and increase 10% the price". Next year we will have like 5 "new" iPhones surely.
Apple wants to be the Rolex or smartphones, Jobs legacy sadly is not so strong.
I probably agree with the falling knife comment but your answer was just golden!
And Huawei is cheap compared to what you get. insane value. Its just that darn Android, tried it for a year, couldnt get used to it after 8 years with ios. (i just switched my Huawei to an XS MAX).
Since most consumer don’t know what LCD stands for, their “Liquid Retina LCD” is a way to sell their product.
It’s actually called “Liquid Retina Liquid Crystal Display” which sounds weird
Oddly if the iPhone came out with dual screen and a notch less design it would be called innovative let alone "courageous" I still wonder how many Android haters here actually have used say Android 9 and seen how fluid and fast it is. As for privacy, you are on MacRumours, how many scripts and adverts are privacy advocates blocking I wonder, let alone surfing of course though a VPN for that extra anonymity and one that's not in one of the 14 eye countries either. If not, then all your data is probably owned as much as any device. iOS privacy is as much part of the marketing as much as anything else. I bought the Xs this year and was a bit shocked at the lack of innovation from the 7 that I came from that will get used in day to day life. Even iOS 12 is a patch job after the mess that was iOS 11. That Nubia looks interesting at least, hell you can even use its rear facing camera and screen which on most phones is the best of the bunch to take a selfie if that's your thing, not struggle in low light to be seen even on facetime calls, unless I flood illuminate my living room...
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Me too. In fact I just replaced my original 64gb SE with a never used “new” 128gb SE. Battery on my old one was getting a bit soft, and I needed more space. Not interested in these huge new phones.
iPhone 4 design, without home button. Edge-to-edge screen. 2-3 days battery life. ≥64GB storage. $699.- That's the phone the would go like hot cake. And Apple, while you're at it. Make an iPad Pro mini.
Yep. Me too.
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I’d pay “XS” price for that.
My ideal phone would be one that has like 5% smaller dimensions than a 8, X style, latest specs and XS battery life. OLED isn’t necessary but would be good to have. Dual lens isn’t necessary but would be good to have. 128 GB isn’t necessary for base but would be good to have. Price around XR isn’t necessary but would be good to have. Price up to XS is my max. And you got a deal with that. I do want fast charging (Necessary), wireless charging (preferable) and TrueTone (necessary) though. And if possible I’d like 3D Touch but that isn’t a deal breaker.
In short:
Dimensions 3-5% smaller than 8, X style. If you want the size can be as much as 8 but not as big as X.
Latest specs
XS Battery life
LCD, 64 GB, Single lens camera, no 3D Touch
Price at USD 699 ideally. But for massive sales at USD 599. And I’d still buy at maybe 749-799.
You have a massive winner.
In short:
Dimensions 3-5% smaller than 8, X style. If you want the size can be as much as 8 but not as big as X.
Latest specs
XS Battery life
LCD, 64 GB, Single lens camera, no 3D Touch
Price at USD 699 ideally. But for massive sales at USD 599. And I’d still buy at maybe 749-799.
You have a massive winner.
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Too big doesn't always mean too big to hold but too big to store - e.g. I would rather have a smaller phone to fit in my pocket - iPhone 6 sized.
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The XR should sell really well.
The XS/Max with its laptop pricing is Apple seeing how far it can gouge customers before they spew.
The XR is hedging ones bets in case the XS/Max gamble doesn't pay off.
Its just a shame that with nice products Apple is just a company for the wealthy.
I hope that the share price keeps falling while Apple keeps raising prices.
Because after using the XR and going over to the table with the old phones their large bezels and touch ID looked really out of date.
I got my hands on a Mate 20 Pro yesterday to test in my work environment, and it's absolutely gorgeous. I also have the iPhone XR and P20 Pro for testing, and the Mate 20 Pro is way more impressive. The screen is so sharp, so clear, it almost makes my eyeballs bleed. The in-screen fingerprint reader works very well too.
Stats wise Apple sold the same amount of phones in 2018 as they did in 2017 (0.4% more) but 6% less than they did in 2015. Apple is selling less of the higher priced phones and their stockprice is taking a dip because of it.
Im in charge of a semi large company. My empoyees have pretty much been able to choose whatever they want in terms of Mac computers, iPads and Apple phones. BUT with Apples new prices it’s not possible any more. It gets to expensive. Now I can only approve the MacBook Air or the cheapest phone.
With the Swedish bleeding currency, 25% VAT and Apple Sweden adding even more than that to the prices, it makes it impossible. We will continue to standardize on Macs, but we will have to start to look around for alternative solutions wherever IOS is not absolutely needed. Its a shame really. But the Swedish prices are about 35% higher than the US prices.
Its starting to feel like a the old solution that hardly ever works out in the end. How can we earn more money? Let’s raise the prices.
Keep the prices at a fair level and sell more units instead.
With the Swedish bleeding currency, 25% VAT and Apple Sweden adding even more than that to the prices, it makes it impossible. We will continue to standardize on Macs, but we will have to start to look around for alternative solutions wherever IOS is not absolutely needed. Its a shame really. But the Swedish prices are about 35% higher than the US prices.
Its starting to feel like a the old solution that hardly ever works out in the end. How can we earn more money? Let’s raise the prices.
Keep the prices at a fair level and sell more units instead.
Why not show your calculations on the percentages on each and how it matches the ASP, in my rough calcs, Apple must have sold less of the more expensive models to achieve the $766 ASP, considering the XS/MAX are $999-$1449
One possible calculation to achieve an ASP of $767 would be
34%: XR/XS/XSMax
66%: 7/7+/8/8+ series
Noting that 2018 was mainly X and below, i think the ASP in 2019 will drop.
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The questions is will it ever happen. I went to buy the Xr today and was very disappointed
Might look at the Pixel 3
Yep. Pretty much. I tried to caution people on the XR. The “other people’s “ phone. Reviewers gushed on it with one key exception...they would not personally buy it. Instead they raved how “most people” would love it. This is poor reviewing.
Many of you jumped on that bandwagon. Groupthink. The best value. The best phone for most people. Lol. Now the idiot analysts are all lined up cutting estimates.
The best phone for most people is what they’re using. Or the cheapest. The apple faithful get the best.
Prices haven't really gone up just the dollar is so strong right now but that won't last forever.
I've had my 6 Plus since launch and I did have the battery replaced this year. I'll have to play it by ear with the XR. If it needs it, I wouldn't be opposed to paying for a battery replacement a few years down the line, it'd be a hell of a lot cheaper than buying a new handset.
Actually they have. Apple is putting a buffer on the price of the phones sold abroad to cushion any blow from falling currency values. For the Euro it is only 10-15%. In other regions it is more like 40%