Re:Apple’s Struggle to Get the iPhone X to Market on Time
by bpicolo on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @10:39AM
(#15550480)
They're going to sell a metric crapload of them, there's really no question given the general sentiment out there.
It's the biggest change to the most popular smartphone ever.
Re:Apple’s Struggle to Get the iPhone X to Market on Time
by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @10:46AM
(#15550552)
They will sell well, especially in china where the fashionistas want a new iPhone that is noticeably different from the 6/7/8.
Re:Apple’s Struggle to Get the iPhone X to Market on Time
by tooltalk on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @10:59AM
(#15550655)
From what I remember, the overall smartphone sales in China is stagnating and Apple's marketshare is shrinking.
Re:Apple’s Struggle to Get the iPhone X to Market on Time
by MBCook on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @11:10AM
(#15550752)
That’s thought to be one of the reasons why. There are 3 years of phones that are effectively identical looking so if want to show off you have the ‘new shiny’ you really can’t because without close inspection no one can tell.
The X obviously fixes that. There are rumors a big percentage of the supply will be going to China, more than even distribution.
We’ll see.
Re:Apple’s Struggle to Get the iPhone X to Market on Time
by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @10:12PM
(#15555842)
Ya, the X was definitely designed to solve that problem. I don't think it will be nearly as successful in the west as it is in the east (just like larger phones in general).
I'm really excited for the screen (not the notch). True blacks are where Apple has really suffered. I love reading at night on my iPad but it's a much worse experience than my Samsung tablet with an OLED screen. The move to OLED by Apple is really the biggest thing here that people aren't paying much attention too.