For all the talk about the 5/5s/5c, these 4/4s still appears to me to be the most common phone out there. Are these users upgrading, and what are they upgradng to? I haven't really observed a rush of these more casual users to upgrade to either the 5s or 5c.
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There are a ton of 4 and 4S out there in the wild
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Remember that people who have the 4/4s didn't necessarily buy them when they were first released. Some people still were buying them over the past year so they're probably not eligible for upgrade right now.
Yes I preordered 4S on launch day and received that Friday. I also ordered 5S on launch day, 50 minutes after launch, and still stuck on "october" shipping date and processing. the 4S is working as well as it has so I'm not in need of the new phone, but it's tough to know that apple would let phones ordered within an hour of the launch wait an entire month or more.
Remember too that the 4s was launched later as well, sometime in mid-October. I got mine on launch day and my contract doesn't end for a few more days still. There are millions of people just like me who are waiting for their contracts to expire before upgrading.
My 4 is only 2 years old because I got it in July before the 4S (yes, I knew it was coming - but hey, I still have Verizon unlimited!).
I'm trying to sort out what to do - I actually need a new phone like yesterday. Maybe today it will decide to ring??
It had 2 falls in the last month (and none prior), and I think something is tweaked inside.
However, I can't walk in and buy a 5S at my local verizon store, and since it is a business account, I can't go elsewhere and buy it either....
I'm trying to sort out what to do - I actually need a new phone like yesterday. Maybe today it will decide to ring??
It had 2 falls in the last month (and none prior), and I think something is tweaked inside.
However, I can't walk in and buy a 5S at my local verizon store, and since it is a business account, I can't go elsewhere and buy it either....
The trend will continue for a while longer. These phones are expensive and not everyone can upgrade. They sell more and more devices for each iteration. Not necessarily a bad thing for people to still be using 4/4S...
Not everyone buys their phones right when they are released. My girlfriend got an iPhone 4 6 months ago. Many other people do the same. They buy a phone when they need a phone. Not right when one comes out.
I was actually thinking quite the opposite the other day.
A lot of people do still have the 4/4S, including me. But I am noticing a lot more people now have the 5. The 4/4S is slowly being wiped away. Too bad, its my favorite design.
I have been able to upgrade since Aug 15th, and haven't figured out if I will yet. I find it hard to part with the 4S. If/when I upgrade, I am keeping the 4S locked away, not selling my first ever iPhone.
A lot of people do still have the 4/4S, including me. But I am noticing a lot more people now have the 5. The 4/4S is slowly being wiped away. Too bad, its my favorite design.
I have been able to upgrade since Aug 15th, and haven't figured out if I will yet. I find it hard to part with the 4S. If/when I upgrade, I am keeping the 4S locked away, not selling my first ever iPhone.
Thanks to their reduced price points, the 4 and 4S sold VERY well last year even though the 5 was the latest phone.
Many people don't need the latest and greatest and price matters more to them so they go with the 'free' phone. Expect the 4S to sell very well again this coming year.
i've posted this elsewhere, but:
thanks to sorry state of canadian wireless industry (at least when i purchased), i got a launch day 4S but i won't be eligible for an upgrade until april of 2015.
that said, the 4S currently isn't really lacking anything i need from a smartphone. i've survived this long without a fingerprint scanner, and for a bigger screen i have an ipad, laptop and hdtv with airplay.
thanks to sorry state of canadian wireless industry (at least when i purchased), i got a launch day 4S but i won't be eligible for an upgrade until april of 2015.
that said, the 4S currently isn't really lacking anything i need from a smartphone. i've survived this long without a fingerprint scanner, and for a bigger screen i have an ipad, laptop and hdtv with airplay.
I am still using an iPhone 4S and I am eligible for an upgrade. One reason I haven't upgraded is because my 4S still works perfectly fine. Even though I want the 5S (really bad ), I am holding off on spending the extra money right now; most likely the 5S will be my Christmas present to myself along with a new MacBook Pro that will be released soon.
Also, my 4S fits my needs in a smartphone; I don't use my phone as my main source of entertainment so it works well for me.
), I am holding off on spending the extra money right now; most likely the 5S will be my Christmas present to myself along with a new MacBook Pro that will be released soon. Also, my 4S fits my needs in a smartphone; I don't use my phone as my main source of entertainment so it works well for me.
We have an AT&T biz acct, and until this release, we had to go to AT&T. But they recently changed that, so we were able to get our 5S's at the Apple Store.
Might check into that. Unless you already did and Verizon is different. Then nevermind.
Cheap people don't hesitate to buy refurbished 4/4S with $0 down and they're too cheap to upgrade.
I'm a minimalist user with my iPhone 4. Unless they develop a bottom exploit for a newer iPhone, I will keep my iPhone 4 until it disintegrates.
Eventually I will get the new 5s when every store have it available without waiting for another delivery at the stores.
