when the iPhone 11r comes out will they discontinue the current iPhone XR and all of its colours?
when the iPhone 11r comes out will they discontinue the current iPhone XR and all of its colours?
There are some substantial changes with the 11R. No one will mistake 11R for an XR. I suspect the XR will remain in the lineup and slot lower in price ($599-649).
- Dual rear camera
- 12 MP front camera
- Upgraded Face ID
- 4GB RAM
- UWB
- Two-way wireless charging
- Frosted glass
So breaking this down, consumers don’t pay attention to details like RAM/upgraded front camera/frosted glass, do they even know what those things are? (Rhetorical) Point is, the only way the consumer can differentiate between the 2019 XR versus the 2018 XR, would be the alleged dual camera and new colors, that’s it. What you listed is technical enough where Consumers don’t even understand what Ram is, and/or, wouldn't be a consideration for somebody looking to purchase a 2019 XR. The only thing a consumer chooses is the color/storage.
I'm actually not sure what they call these phones.when the iPhone 11r comes out will they discontinue the current iPhone XR and all of its colours?
It will be weird if blue goes as rumored
At minimum, I think consumers will pay attention to the front and rear cameras, along with two way wireless charging. Apple saw value in selling both iPhone 7 and 8 at the same time. The XR and 11R will be a similar story.
Let's pretend Apple discontinues iPhone XR this fall. What would fill the $599-699 slot currently occupied by iPhone 8 and 8 Plus? That is a huge gap without the XR.
I think there will continue to be a strong market for iPhone XR and 11R this fall. Given the competition from Android, I don't think Apple will force consumers to spend a minimum of $749 to buy thin bezels and Face ID.
I can’t see the iPhone 8/8+ being dropped this year though as it’s still too popular and the last remaining device with TouchID. It’s still a preference for some people and the devices are priced right. I don’t think the XR will disappear but neither do I think the 8.
What I feel is Apple will only sell the following devices through their main website (excluding refurb/clearance):
8/+
2019 - 3 new iPhones
That’s it.
They’ll probably continue selling all existing products through third parties, telecoms, in India etc though.
In India, Apple has officially stopped selling X but they're selling them through Amazon.in and Flipkart.com and only the 64 GB model. INR 66500 approx USD 950 or so.
It would leave a big hole in Apple’s price stack. The iPhone 8 series will drop by $100 and nothing would take its place. The price bracket between $600-700 would be empty.
iPhone XR is a high volume mainstream phone. It doesn’t make sense Apple would leave a big gap when they can fill it with iPhone XR.
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As an ultra premium smartphone, it makes sense to stop selling iPhone X and replace it with iPhone XS. There should only be one top smartphone. But the XR is intended as a mainstream product, just like iPhone 7 and 8. It makes no sense to discontinue it so soon to leave a big hole in Apple’s price stack.
I can’t see the iPhone 8/8+ being dropped this year though as it’s still too popular and the last remaining device with TouchID. It’s still a preference for some people and the devices are priced right. I don’t think the XR will disappear but neither do I think the 8.
Another year later, I think the 8, if it remains around, needs to be the low-end model for prepaid services, etc. The 8 doesn't support B14 or B71, which is becoming more widespread.
I’ve seen rumors that it will still have the same colors except blue and coral will be replaced with green and purple.I saw a rumour you yesterday about no colourful iPhone XR this year just gold, black, silver and red. No colours, I hope it’s not true.