binary solo said:
But Apple's problem is when they introduce a current gen "lower" priced phone it's still bloody expensive relative to mid-range Android. And the actual cheap phones are their 2-3 generations old phones, which have bugger all appeal in the market, and they even fail on price compared to Androids when it comes to specs. The problem for Apple is that they are not really growing in number of individual users any more, they are simply selling upgrades to existing owners. And existing owners have finally come to realise they don't need to upgrade every year. Broken phones aside, I try to go at least 3 years before replacing a phone, longer if possible. |
Yes, users don't need to upgrade phones as much anymore. I don't think phone specs are as important as they once were because phones now are pretty powerful and can handle a lot and most things to come. Apple needs to do three things, keep introuducing cheaper phones to the market, but don't sacrafice a lot of quaility or else it will only hurt you. Keep creating new innovative software that keeps people hooked to your ecosystem. And above all and something I forgot, add new hardware innovation. The finger print id was a great idea and made things convenient.
