And Apple had nearly 2.5 years to upgrade it...
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Apple Discontinues iPhone SE, iPhone 6s and iPhone X
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And Apple had nearly 2.5 years to upgrade it...
Why does someone need to upgrade their phone every year? I do because I’m on the upgrade program but this comparison to the year ago phone makes no sense to me because most people aren’t buying a new phone every year!!!
Had they dropped the prices as was speculated I was considering upgrading my X and get a cheaper payment to boot. Now that I see they kept prices the same for Xs there is no need especially with no new features. I will look at the watch as I've been kicking around getting one.
There’s absolutely no reason to think Apple is interested in selling a small iPhone.
I really can’t imagine enough people would be willing to pay $649 or so for a smaller version of the XR; even at $349 the SE has a market share somewhere around 5% (from what little data is available).
I know what you mean. The SE provides the best form factor for me. I don't want anything that big that is on offer by Apple at the moment...
I switched a couple of years ago. Switched back real fast when I realized what a terrible mistake I'd made.
Why? If they supported it, they'd have to reduce the price $100 and it'd be too crowded and confusing with their existing lineup. There is not room for it with the existing price points.
I understand that they had put all their efforts into the new Mac Mini, Airpods II and AirPower this year
IIRC it's around 8% market share for a phone with several generation old internals.
That's a pretty decent estimate that there's a good market for it.
In Poland AW3 price hasn't changed (1500PLN) and AW4 is the most costly AW ever at 2049PLN for 44mm. The first one to cross 2k PLN. 
Magical 'reduced price'
Magical 'reduced price'
It had 8% in the U.S. where the phone was often discounted to $150 with carriers.
The SE was a good phone for price sensitive customers. It wasn't worth mentioning in terms of Apple's revenue.
I actually expected the XS Max (hate that name) to be more expensive than $1099. And how many people are actually buying the phone outright? Aren’t paying it off over 12, 18 or 25 months?
This will be interesting for the enterprise market. 6S was huge as an email machine. 7 doesn’t really add any benefit.
And yes RIP to SE. Would have loved that form factor with 3D Touch and advanced camera. Alas here we are.
And yes RIP to SE. Would have loved that form factor with 3D Touch and advanced camera. Alas here we are.
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Anyone doing market share on iPhones is purely guessing. My own personal guess is that 8% is way too high. Even 5% is probably way too high. I'd guess 1%.
Apple clearly saw the SE was a niche product that could be satisfied by the XR. If it weren't niche, it'd be back. It may come back at a later time, but obviously not the priority and definitely not with the new phones. They maybe do it in March after all the excitement passes for new models.
The SE 2 or whatever will never have been done at an iPhone event. Too cheap. Too niche.
I use to see people with the latest Apple gadget as cool and smart. I now see them as chumps, paying obsene prices for little or no advantage.
What's baffling to me is that the XR manages to be BIGGER than the standard iPhone XS. If I was up for a new phone purchase I'd be all in on the XR as I've never been someone that needs the top-of-the-line hardware, and I love the colors (a real throwback to my favorite iPhone ever, the 5c) but it's so, so much bigger than the XS.
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Most of the cost is the OLED screen. I need readers now, so high pixel depth is lost on me. I'd rather have the 6.1" screen.
The 6.1" model is literally what the average iPhone buyer wants.
iPhone Q3'18 average selling price = $728
iPhone (5.8", 6.5") average = 6.1"
Apple had to cut production of the iPhone X last year because people didn't want to pay $1,000 for a phone. So, what does Apple do? Reintroduces the phone for $1,000 again and adds a bigger brother for $100 more!?!?!
Crack smoking, I tell ya!
Crack smoking, I tell ya!
It was well priced in NZ. Around $550 unlocked 128GB, compare that to the $2100 for the XS Max 64GB...
