Luckily, they still sell the iPhone 8 for even less than the Xr. It's a pretty good upgrade from the 6S.
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Ming-Chi Kuo Says iPhone XR Demand Has Been Lower Than Expected, Slashes Shipment Estimates
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My daughter placed an order for an Xs on pre-order day and then cancelled it. Her patience is about to be well rewarded!
I was expecting the price reduction for the iPhone XS...since they were reusing tooling, R&D...never happened...it even start with the same 64Gb than previous year. No so far ago, iPhone price was the same than previous year but they doubled the capacity of the new ones.
Don't why people are calling this a promotion. If you don't have a phone to trade in you don't get the XR for $449 and that price is also dependent on what model and value of that model that you trade in. People have been offsetting the price of any iPhone by trading in an older iPhone when purchasing a new one. I have been doing that for years. Apple should have been doing this thing in a more pronounce way a long time ago, especially since they started taking in iPhons thru their upgrade program.
This news from Bloomberg tends to contradict Kuo.
We’ve been down this road before. Over the past few years, there have been a number instances where rumors regarding sluggish iPhone sales have turned out to be completely off the mark, if not completely baseless. In light of that, a new report from Bloomberg relays that Apple’s top two manufacturing partners — Foxconn and TMSC — both reported strong revenues for November. Specifically, both companies saw revenue surge by about 5.6% last month.
This is good to hear BTW as it confirms the value proposition the Xr has (cheaper than last years 8 Plus was last year) and that people should be wanting it. With Apple being the biggest Mfr in sales for China's singles day this year we'll have to wait and see if the results actually turn out to be like we're hearing. Alot depends on pricing in other countries (if the Xr price was significantly higher than the 8 Plus last year then it could cause a real drop).
I remember last year the X sales were guessed to be in the toilet because Samsung said their OLED sales were down. It turned out their OLED sales were down because the s9 wasn't selling well and X did sell well (but not close to the 8 & 8 Plus together).
That’s because it’s fake news and impossible to know.
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Good post. Reality in prior years contradicts unit sales worries. Every. Year.
It’s not surprise Apple decided to stop reporting unit sales. It’s madness.
Future MR Headline Prediction: "iPhone XR suppliers show healthy profits in 4th quarter 2018"
Kuo and IDC and Gartner are like the weatherman in San Diego - keep saying "it's going to rain today" enough days in a row and eventually you'll be right.
I traded in a 7+ for the XR, at the moment my only backup phone is a Pixel XL. If they made an SE2 and did 8 or even 7 internals in the same 5S body, I would buy the **** out of it just to have a reliable backup phone.
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This article is also terrible and confusing because it’s talking about calendar quarters instead of the Apple Fiscal quarters. Apple has already closed the books on 2018, so the calendar Q4 is Fiscal Q12019. Apple is going to sell a lot more than 38-42M iPhones during that quarter (current quarter).
Ottom line: Kuo is good with hardware leaks, but has terrible with sales predictions, like everyone trying to do it. It’s literally impossible to know until Apple releases numbers.
There is contradictory evidence that shows Foxconn and TSMC are posting excellent growth as recently as November.
Ottom line: Kuo is good with hardware leaks, but has terrible with sales predictions, like everyone trying to do it. It’s literally impossible to know until Apple releases numbers.
There is contradictory evidence that shows Foxconn and TSMC are posting excellent growth as recently as November.
I finally got rid of my 6s and bought an Xs this year, but of all my iPhones (starting with the 3Gs) the 5s was my favorite for size and "hand feel". I agree, I would have jumped all over an SE2 with the 8 internals.
1) They made it because the iPhone X was a smash hit.
2) They did lower the price of iPhone 8 and still sell it.
3) They also still sell iPhone 7 at an ever lower price.
4) The Xr is still going to be a hit when all is said and done.
5) No data other than speculation says the iPhone XR isn’t doing well. We have no data.
6) An Apple executive confirmed the Xr is the best selling iPhone since release.
You can put it on monthly plan but you can't just pay it off or it negates the bogo.
Why don't you try to fnd iPhone X, used or new. I switched from 6s to X year ago and couldn't be happier.
I agree 100%The price is not the only factor. Many people simply don't want to carry a flat-screen television in their front pocket.
I really like big phones, but honestly if they did an SE2 with updated hardware and somehow gave it dual-SIM (unlikely since they want to promote the XS and XR but still), I would even consider using it as my main daily driver. Only if it had a classic 5S body style, though.
It’s a good wake-up call for Apple and reminds them that they can’t get away with price increases year after year. Consumers just won’t tolerate it and the smartphone market is saturated at the moment. There is very little that an iPhone Xs can do that an iPhone 7 can’t.
Apple will need to come out with some really innovative must have functions and a price decrease to stimulate sales next year.
I would give anything to be a fly on the wall at Apple boardroom meetings to hear what their reaction is to flagging sales
Apple will need to come out with some really innovative must have functions and a price decrease to stimulate sales next year.
I would give anything to be a fly on the wall at Apple boardroom meetings to hear what their reaction is to flagging sales
Apple's earnings results for the first quarter of 2019 will likely be released in May, so we're still some time away from real numbers.
You won't ever find out the real numbers because they aren't going to release them. Isn't that what started the stock tanking last month?
Can’t get any better than the one T-Mobile gave me. Turned in my iphone 7 ang get $390 in bill credits so basically half off.
That was my opinion too. Until I got one. I hated the plus iPhone versions. But the
XR is the best iPhone I’ve used since the 4S. Absolutely love it.
Just like everything else prices go up. You could always get yourself a $1000 pixel3 or $1000 note 9 oh wait hmmm...
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The iPhone X was introduced at $1k, the Xs is about the same. The XS max starts at $1,099. There is no equivalent model in the past. So where again is apple “raising prices”? The Xr is $750, the iPhone 7 is $449.