Nearly One-Third of iPhone Users Still Have 4-Inch Screens

[iluvgadgets]

I have the next plan, and I didn't have to give up my unlimited plan.

 

[Michael Scrip]

Hm. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what AT&T offers. But to move to AT&T Next for my next iPhone and get the lower service portion, that would require me dropping my grandfathered unlimited data plan, correct? I'll have to see how all this pans out closer to this September, because our plan has 5 phones on it.

Oh sure... grandfathered unlimited would probably add another wrinkle to this.

But my point was simply this:

Instead of the $199, $99 and "free" price tags next to an iPhone in the store... it now shows various monthly payments next to the iPhone.

Most people in the US don't pay $650+ for an iPhone... they use various payment methods offered by the carrier.

Old way: Pay something up front and the rest of the phone payment is included in your monthly bill.
New way: Pay nothing up front and you pay a monthly fee for the phone and for the service.

But the end result is the same: you walk out of the store today with a brand new phone and pay for it over time.

Here are the options for AT&T right now... but I'm not sure how your grandfathered unlimited will be affected:

 

[drbroom]

The latest data from Mixpanel shows that approximately 32.22% of active iPhone users still have a 4-inch screen. That is the same screen size as the so-called "iPhone 5se" that Apple is expected to announce at its rumored March 15 event.

Apple has released three iPhone models with 4-inch screens since 2013, including the iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, and iPhone 5s, and some customers still feel these smartphones have the best screen size for pocketability and one-handed usage.

Apple's newest 4-inch smartphone, the iPhone 5s, represented just under 20 percent of current iPhones in use, trailed by the iPhone 5 at 7.53 percent and the plastic-backed iPhone 5c at 5.66 percent. The numbers fluctuate slightly in real time.

In the company's latest earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that 60 percent of older-generation iPhone users have yet to upgrade to the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, or iPhone 6s Plus.

Right now, customers that want a 4-inch iPhone have to settle for the over two-year-old iPhone 5s's outdated tech specs, and the smartphone also lacks many new features such as Apple Pay, 3D Touch, and Live Photos.

For that reason, the "iPhone 5se" with a rumored 4-inch screen, Apple's newest A9 chip, Live Photos, and purported price of around $500 may prove to be a more popular option among prospective iPhone buyers.

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[doublepost=1454951834][/doublepost]Have a 6.. HATE IT! Miss the design of my 5 (miss the power button on top where it belongs, miss the feel in my hand, miss the fact that is didn't bend!!!) and if the "new" unit has the same form factor as the "old" 5 then I'll get that next, if not Samsung gets another customer.

 

[HarryWild]

Just hope the new 4" will not be a budget iPhone but a flagship grade iPhone that cost the same as the 6S+!

 

[newest]

Desperatly we got to move on in the battle between Apple and Samsung!