Re:The Phone That’s Failing Apple: iPhone XR
by SyneRyder on Monday January 07, 2019 @06:26AM
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> I'm surprised not to see a successor to the 5c. Maybe they are worried it would be too popular...
The 5C was a sales flop. In Australia, the 5S was outselling the 5C by eleven times [1]. Even in China, people were buying the more expensive iPhone rather than the plastic 5C one [2].
Re:The Phone That’s Failing Apple: iPhone XR
by yoz-y on Monday January 07, 2019 @08:11AM
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Why people thought that the 5C was supposed to be a cheap phone for China is beyond me. Most people in China who can afford iPhones would not want to have "the cheap one".
The 5C was a sales flop. In Australia, the 5S was outselling the 5C by eleven times [1]. Even in China, people were buying the more expensive iPhone rather than the plastic 5C one [2].
[1] https://www.smh.com.au/technology/australian-telcos-struggle...
[2] https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/24/apples-iphone-5c-sales-sto...