Tim Cook told the investors that there are a lot of big things coming. People who are unsure about which size they want will wait. Apple is counting on Sept to close off the quarter very strong. By putting off the 5.5 they risk the fence sitters not buying. i don't know which size I want, I'm interested in the 5.5, but concerned that it may be too big. I planned on waiting until I could actually see and hold them to decide which size works for me. I'm sure that there are plenty of others that feel the same way.
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Apple Launching 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 After 4.7-Inch Version to Avoid Competition Between Two Models?
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The 5C mistake was that it wasn't offered for half the price of the S ;-)
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Do I want the BIG Iphone? No. Will I buy the BIG Iphone? Maybe... IF (!) the specs (like camera optical image stabilization) are better than the smaller one.
Talk about looking for any way to bash Apple.... yeah it's a flop because it sold a lot. Wow.
This is the correct answer.
What Tim Cook himself pointed out in the 14FQ1 earnings call, was that they got the mix of manufacturing wrong, and and thus initial sales of the 5S suffered due to making too many 5C instead of 5S models.
Because 5C sales did not meet Apple's own expectations, some bloggers used the clickbait word "flop".
The other way to look at it was that 5S demand was higher than expected, so bloggers could've used a headline like "5S demand overwhelming 5C sales". But we all know negative headlines get more clicks.
Either way, it pointed out that people were willing to pay extra to get the latest model, instead of the older model wrapped up in a new shell.
So if anything, "flop" should refer just to Apple's sales mixture prediction. They goofed. They admitted it. No doubt they learned from it.
I'd bet a paycheck it's going to look like the iPad Air/mini. The rounded design.
As I wrote on other thread : sorry guys there is no 5.5" iPhone 6, only 4.7" model, that 5.5" iDevice it's an iTouch successor aimed at gamers, a real portable console competitor, Phablet actually don't account for 5% android market, but ps vita outsells tablets 5:1.
Gaming market it's very lucrative, no only device sales, but TITLES, apples feels short previously with the iPod touch 6 (to small) and the iPad mini (too heavy).
This market is controlled by 5.5 devices but not Phablets, the portable game consoles.
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Maybe no 5c successor, only 5s cheaper before iPhone 6
Gaming market it's very lucrative, no only device sales, but TITLES, apples feels short previously with the iPod touch 6 (to small) and the iPad mini (too heavy).
This market is controlled by 5.5 devices but not Phablets, the portable game consoles.
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Maybe no 5c successor, only 5s cheaper before iPhone 6
This not very Apple like 
Apple's has never developed a slightly better model of phone after one another, just because they may reckon it will avoid competition... They will release them together as they have always done (assuming ther is a bigger phone)
And plus, it wouldn't matter anyway,, Competitors will still go over them with a fine tooth comb.
I call this one.
Apple's has never developed a slightly better model of phone after one another, just because they may reckon it will avoid competition... They will release them together as they have always done (assuming ther is a bigger phone)
And plus, it wouldn't matter anyway,, Competitors will still go over them with a fine tooth comb.
I call this one.
What a pile of hors s4!t This is the stupidest "rumor" I've heard this year. First, I question the existence of the 5.5" model in the first place. The idea that it'll be a staggered launch, if true, has more to do with production issues.
Someone came up with this rumor because it conveniently trolls Apple in a negative way and conveniently fits wight the delayed launch of 5.5"
I call complete and utter bullcrap on this one.
It makes absolutely no sense anyway. The idea that the phones would compete with each other and that's a bad problem? Exactly the opposite.
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Someone came up with this rumor because it conveniently trolls Apple in a negative way and conveniently fits wight the delayed launch of 5.5"
I call complete and utter bullcrap on this one.
It makes absolutely no sense anyway. The idea that the phones would compete with each other and that's a bad problem? Exactly the opposite.
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Yeah, because all of the competitors have such exciting ever-changing designs. /S
This not very Apple like
Apple's has never developed a slightly better model of phone after one another,
I can think of something else "they'd never done" before 2007.
The fact that a company has not done something before, doesn't mean they will never do it.
Um, huh?
Apple sold more iPads LAST QUARTER than the total of all PS Vitas in existance ...(and I say that as a PS Vita owner).
of course, but again, its not the norm..... the fact that they can do it, its not the issue.
Its not how they usual bring things out.
At the end of the day most of these rumors are meaningless, even the ones that may be correct. Apple knows as long as it has an Apple logo they'll sell plenty. After years of brilliant marketing and mind control, nothing matters except it comes in an Apple box. Specs don't matter, sizes are irrelevant, people set aside their ability to think for themselves and celebrate the concept Steve repeated until hammered into their subconscious, "Apple knows what's best for them". Just get in line and hand over your money...