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Older iPhone 5 and iPad 2 Models Still Lead Apple's iOS Device Lineups in Usage

Tons of iPad2's have been purchased on the commercial market including government (schools/military/aviation) and private businesses. Plus it was offered the longest.

I do wonder how many of the "other" for iPhone use is the original iPhone. Less than 1% I'd imagine.
 
Planning on upgrading from my iPhone 4S to the 6 - after having the 3GS and 4S, I'm tired of being stuck on the S cycle.

One thing people may not be considering is that the early adopters may be shifting from Apple to Android.
 
iRobby said:
I disagree. I own a iPhone 5S and iPad 3. I am opting not to use AT&T NEXT to upgrade to iPhone 6. Will wait til contract up and get iPhone 6S next year.

Reason being. I'll be getting the iPad Air 2. My iPad 3 takes WAY TOO LONG to charge it's heavy and I am so accustomed to Touch ID on the iPhone 5S I want it on my iPad.

reason to upgrade from iPad 3 to iPad Air 2:

Lighter smaller
Better battery charge
Touch ID
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yeah i guess it depends on what you are doing with it. i basically only use it to play Simpsons Tapped Out and to have a not so engaging look on the internet. for everything else i just use my iPhone. Typing is too uncomfortable for me on the iPad. its literally just a "viewing" device for me. i agree about the charging tho. it takes FOREVER
 
jayducharme said:
I had expected a much bigger share, actually. It was priced attractively and had the specs of the 5. And I still like the design more than the 5. But I guess it never caught on with the public. I wouldn't be surprised if it was retired after Tuesday's keynote.
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I don't think $549 is very attractive for a last gen phone in a cheaper casing, when the current generation is priced at $649. If you're already shelling out that much for a phone you probably can afford the extra $100 for the better and more exclusive looking model.
 
I'm still using my iPad 2 but will definitely be upgrading to the new iPad Air whenever it's released. I do have the 5s and doubt that I'll break my contract to upgrade.
 
I expect a wodge of the iPhone 5 users are - like me - only just ending 2-year contracts, and so are free to start snapping up iPhone 6's.

The iPad 2 is good enough for most people's uses; my iPad is a 3, and I'm going to need convincing from Apple to upgrade to a later model. The 4 and the Air don't seem to offer much above what I've already got - processor speed isn't much of a decider as I'm happy with the speed of my iPad, and thinner bezels or a better camera are irrelevant for me.

So c'mon Apple - convince me it's time for a new iPad as well as the iPhone 6 I'm waiting to purchase!
 
Using the ipad 2 for my 2 yr old daughter who likes to watch cartoons. Won't get rid of it anytime soon and would probably fix the ipad if it gets broken.
 
Really suprised the iPad mini 2 only got 5% total adoption, only about 40% of the iPad Air.
I think the mini 2's not as accurate as Air's screen is a major cause.

I've seen its color reproduction, and it's really obviously undersaturated.
Hopefully Apple would fix this in this year's model.
 
brendu said:
I think the 6 looks quite good. Never was a huge fan of the glass breaks on the 5. Either way as has always been the case I think the new iPhone will look better when you see it in person.
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Lets hope it looks better irl. That protruding lens though...🙁
 
Spock said:
As long as these devices are this popular Apple will have little choice but to support them with software updates. Saying that, is the iPad 2 getting iOS 8?
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Tell that to gen 1 iPad users. It's stuck on iOS 6. It's only a matter of time iPad 2 users will be in the same boat. Plus if I was Apple I want people buying new products.

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nerdAFK said:
Really suprised the iPad mini 2 only got 5% total adoption, only about 40% of the iPad Air.
I think the mini 2's not as accurate as Air's screen is a major cause.

I've seen its color reproduction, and it's really obviously undersaturated.
Hopefully Apple would fix this in this year's model.
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Maybe it's because iPad mini 2 is way over priced. It should have stayed $329 and even that is at the high end. Ipad airs were having deals from day 1.
 
Ballis said:
Lets hope it looks better irl. That protruding lens though...🙁
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Yeah that isn't great looking but I have a feeling after a day it won't even be noticed anymore. It's really not too big a deal compared to how well the phone works and the biggest deal for me is battery life.
 
Wow...that iPhoneC was a complete flop judging by those numbers.

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ArtOfWarfare said:
Planning on upgrading from my iPhone 4S to the 6 - after having the 3GS and 4S, I'm tired of being stuck on the S cycle.

One thing people may not be considering is that the early adopters may be shifting from Apple to Android.
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Naw...early adopters are now skipping the 2 year cycle and working on a one year upgrade.
 
caerulea said:
It's more likely the iPad 2 is "still" popular because when Apple introduced the iPad Air, they dropped the iPad 4 and re-introduced the iPad 2 as the "cheap previous generation" version, and it remained so for quite some time. They only brought back the iPad 4 as the cheaper 16 gb version this past March.
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Apple never re-introduced the iPad 2, it was available from its introduction in March 2011 until March 2014 when it was replaced with the re-introduced 4th gen iPad. The iPad 2 played the role of the lower cost full-size iPad starting with the introduction of the 3rd gen iPad, continued in that role after the introduction of the 4th gen iPad, and even stayed on in that role during the first five months of the iPad Air. Only this March did the 4th gen iPad take over the position of the lower cost 9.7" iPad.
 
The iPad 2 sold 3 years new before it got axed, how is it being the most popular a surprise? It had a dual effect - new people were buying iPad 2s as late as last March, and the Apple has of course had to increase support for the iPad 2. This means people who already have an iPad 2 have zero reason to upgrade. The low percentage of iPad 3s are also not surprising since it was the most short lived iPad of all time by a mile.
 
KdParker said:
Wow...that iPhoneC was a complete flop judging by those numbers.
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Why? One 5C for every three 5S. Seems like a reasonable 2nd tier product. I would gave guessed way less, actually.

The big news is: By next week, 18% of iPhone users won't be able to have the latest version of iOS. That means, even if everybody upgrades, iOS 8 would not reach more than 82% penetration. Realistically, it will probably be 60-70%.

Bad news for developers. 🙁
 
foobarbaz said:
Why? One 5C for every three 5S. Seems like a reasonable 2nd tier product. I would gave guessed way less, actually.

The big news is: By next week, 18% of iPhone users won't be able to have the latest version of iOS. That means, even if everybody upgrades, iOS 8 would not reach more than 82% penetration. Realistically, it will probably be 60-70%.

Bad news for developers. 🙁
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Still running iOS 6.1.6 here, iPhone 3GS. I call it iPod touch 3GS since there's no service on it.

I know I'm in that tiny 5% slice, but unless someone gives me a newer iPhone, I'm stuck there.
 
Yvan256 said:
Still running iOS 6.1.6 here, iPhone 3GS. I call it iPod touch 3GS since there's no service on it.

I know I'm in that tiny 5% slice, but unless someone gives me a newer iPhone, I'm stuck there.
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If you are willing to go on contract, you can get he 4/4s/ and 5 for versions free or a very low price.
 
KdParker said:
If you are willing to go on contract, you can get he 4/4s/ and 5 for versions free or a very low price.
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Have you seen the monthly fees the carriers are asking? They're insane. There's no such thing as a "free" smartphone unless someone is giving you his old one.
 
jayducharme said:
I had expected a much bigger share, actually. It was priced attractively and had the specs of the 5. And I still like the design more than the 5. But I guess it never caught on with the public. I wouldn't be surprised if it was retired after Tuesday's keynote.
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Initially I didn't see a lot of 5c's around. Obviously the 5s was far more popular with early adopters.

But now, and especially over the past couple of months, they seem to have become quite popular - at least here in the UK.

I think it's very unlikely they'll retire the 5c. It'll become the new entry level model, taking the spot the 4s has now.
 
The real news is that 75% of iPhone owners are now eligible to upgrade their devices. Apple is appealing to ladies with the mobile payment app (can carry smaller purses) and I bet a large chunk of people still on 3.5" displays are ladies
 
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