5C Price Slashed to $49.99 after three weeks? Did it FLUNK?

[fluppyboy]

Now let's not go overboard, ok?

As you wish: iPhone 5s Tops Sales Charts at Major U.S. Carriers as iPhone 5c and Galaxy S4 Battle for Second - Mac Rumors

You're welcome!

 

[cwbcpa]

I just came from my local Apple store. I had about 30 minutes to kill while they replaced the screen on my 5. I finally had the opportunity to check out the 5S and the 5C. I can say that while I would prefer the 5S because I want the best technology available, the 5C is a very nice phone. I was shocked at how good in felt in the hand. That is not the (insert other company) plastic phone. It is made well. It felt very sturdy and looked great. I thought the colors looked great too. I had my kids with me so they were playing with the iPods and iPad mini's, you know, dreaming of Xmas. The 5C's were right there so I watched as no less than 5 were sold in that 30 minute time frame. I can't be 100% sure but in appeared that at 3 of those went to parents buying for a teenager. The other two I assume went to the buyer, one a man and the other a woman. Now, I know that small sample can't verify anything other than I can confirm that five 5C's have been sold in Beachwood, Ohio, however, it appears that the response is pretty good around here.

I would also like to say that I am always amazed at how that Apple store is always so crazy busy. Doesn't seem to matter what day of the week it is. It is at a level of busy that other stores only get during the holiday season. Oh, and everyone is always happy. One more thing. I had another fantastic experience with the Genius Bar. In and out in about 35 minutes with a new screen. Awesome. iPhone 5 feels like new.

Bottom line is I really don't think the 5C is a flop. It should be expected that the 5S will outsell it by a wide margin in the first months after release. I think the play for the 5C is long term.

 

[anon(279851)]

As you wish: iPhone 5s Tops Sales Charts at Major U.S. Carriers as iPhone 5c and Galaxy S4 Battle for Second - Mac Rumors

You're welcome!

C'mon now. A new phone can make a splash on the charts like a new song. But it will not hold it's position in the long run like the S4. Watch and learn.

 

[fluppyboy]

C'mon now. A new phone can make a splash on the charts like a new song. But it will not hold it's position in the long run like the S4. Watch and learn.

So you do agree that, at least currently, the iPhone 5C is a success? There ya go - we agree on something!

The S4 has already dropped back, only a few months after release. This is despite it being discounted, to prop up sales. So... what am I watching and learning? ???

 

[Bl00dRunzC0ld]

All I know is I can't get rid of my green 5c for nothing. I see there are quite a few on Swappa with nobody biting on any of them. Kinda sad when you have a 32gig unlocked one going for just over 5bills and it can't sell.

 

[fluppyboy]

All I know is I can't get rid of my green 5c for nothing. I see there are quite a few on Swappa with nobody biting on any of them. Kinda sad when you have a 32gig unlocked one going for just over 5bills and it can't sell.

I've never tried to sell a virtually new iPhone myself. I usually exchange it under Apple's return policy, or keep it. They're the two options that I work with. I make up my mind well within the return policy for a reason: Trying to sell anything second-hand is always a gamble! If stock of brand new 5Cs is plentiful, as it currently is, you're always going to be competing with that.

 

[iN8ter]

So you do agree that, at least currently, the iPhone 5C is a success? There ya go - we agree on something!

The S4 has already dropped back, only a few months after release. This is despite it being discounted, to prop up sales. So... what am I watching and learning? ???

No. The S4 has sold more globally than the 5C easily in same time period. Demand for the C is a elativeky poor. Every guy that I know who would have gotten a cheaper 5 is instead splurging for a 5S because of those bad color choices.

Samsung also sold a ton of S3s (their 5C) after the S4 release as well (/wink). They're killing it here and especially globally.

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[iN8ter]

All I know is I can't get rid of my green 5c for nothing. I see there are quite a few on Swappa with nobody biting on any of them. Kinda sad when you have a 32gig unlocked one going for just over 5bills and it can't sell.

Its green. Its hideous. If it was black I'd probably buy it myself to gift someone a cheaper unlocked phone. But green isn't going to work, especially for any guy I know.

I have no doubt the color choices are affecting device sales for the 5C. Like I said earlier; they are polarizingly bright, and most of them are quite feminine. The 5S' color choices are all pretty neutral.

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[fluppyboy]

No. The S4 has sold more globally than the 5C easily in same time period.

Where's your source on this?

Samsung also sold a ton of S3s (their 5C) after the S4 release as well (/wink). They're killing it here and especially globally.

I guess that is why they are placed behind the iPhone every time some actual numbers come back from the telcos. Because Samsung are killing it. Globally. :laughing:

 

[iN8ter]

Where's your source on this?



I guess that is why they are placed behind the iPhone every time some actual numbers come back from the telcos. Because Samsung are killing it. Globally. :laughing:

It had more time to sell. Most sales are going to the 5S. No carrier has a shortage of 5C. Not even close.

The post quoted listed US carriers, which is misleading. iOS market share in the US is way higher than their global market share.

I don't have to debate Samsung's numbers for them. Their sales performance speaks for itself, even with them cannibalizing their own sales with other products like the Note/Active/Mini etc. ☺

MacWorld's thin data on this hardly qualifies as a "source," BTW.

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[Armada]

But green isn't going to work, especially for any guy I know. [...] they are polarizingly bright, and most of them are quite feminine

Objective and anecdotal. I can easily counter by saying I'm male, and own a green 5c, and assert that it isn't "hideous." Furthermore I can assert that most of the colors are actually gender neutral. Even the "pink" is more of a coral color. Color alone isn't going to doom the 5c, and I know a lot of people who are actually considering the 5c simply because they want a color choice.

The resellability for the 5c right now isn't particularly because of color either. I'd hazard a guess that most Swappa users are not in the color liking demographic. That doesn't represent a larger and more varied population. Furthermore, they're probably going to buy a better specced Android device in a similar price range. Taking it to Ebay or Craigslist could yield different results. Also, the likeliness of reselling it will probably increase as 5s furor dies down.

Looking at the green 5c listings, Sprint's seem to make up the glut. Can you blame them? Everyone I know on Sprint isn't exactly happy with their service... (oops, an anecdote of my own!) EDIT: The blue AT&T one is pretty clogged up too. Might be too early to infer anything still.

 

[iN8ter]

I'd say the same thing about all the colors except white. They are feminine or cutesy gay colors. No one I know wants that. They rather pay more for a better looking phone. Those colors are hideous. It has nothing to do with iOS or Apple.

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[Armada]

I'd say the same thing about all the colors except white. They are feminine or cutesy gay colors. No one I know wants that. They rather pay more for a better looking phone. Those colors are hideous. It has nothing to do with iOS or Apple.

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Whatever makes you secure with your masculinity/sexuality, bro. I'll be enjoying my color with the rest of them. It's quite a nice change to have more than boring old black and white, and, while not as customizable as the Moto X, makes it feel a bit more personal. I'd like to see more OEMs follow Nokia, Moto, and Apple into the world of rainbows and gay old times.

 

[iN8ter]

Dupe.

 

[iN8ter]

Whatever makes you secure with your masculinity/sexuality, bro. I'll be enjoying my color with the rest of them. It's quite a nice change to have more than boring old black and white, and, while not as customizable as the Moto X, makes it feel a bit more personal. I'd like to see more OEMs follow Nokia, Moto, and Apple into the world of rainbows and gay old times.

Don't make assumptions about my sexuality. Being one thing and looking fruity are two different things.

Pardon the pun.

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[Armada]

Don't make assumptions about my sexuality. Being one thing and looking fruity are two different things.

Pardon the pun.

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Fair enough, just don't make implications about mine, and others, simply because we like colors you don't. You make it sound like the end of the world that we would rather buy a plastic, colored phone. For me, I hate the feel of metal on my palms. Feels grody to me. This is why options exist. Just because you and all your friends prefer the 5s doesn't mean the 5c is a failure, or shouldn't have existed. It has a niche to fill, and fills it well.

 

[iN8ter]

Fair enough, just don't make implications about mine, and others, simply because we like colors you don't. You make it sound like the end of the world that we would rather buy a plastic, colored phone. For me, I hate the feel of metal on my palms. Feels grody to me. This is why options exist. Just because you and all your friends prefer the 5s doesn't mean the 5c is a failure, or shouldn't have existed. It has a niche to fill, and fills it well.

I did no such thing.

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[Armada]

I did no such thing.

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My apologies, but it very well reads like it to me. I could translate it into predicates, make an implication, prove it in the Fitch system, but it doesn't make it a valid argument in all worlds, does it? It just sounded like your were either bothered that someone would like the 5c, or someone would want to have a "gay" looking phone. It read like you were fairly invested in asserting those points. Am I wrong? (probably, yes)

 

[kch50428]

I did no such thing.

Post #72 in the thread... Review what you said there.

Now... Play nice... Everybody...

 

[Armada]

Post #72 in the thread... Review what you said there.

Now... Play nice... Everybody...

Sorry, it probably was getting out of hand, wasn't it? I'll bow out now. I'm happy with my purchase, but I'll report in if I, or people I know, have any problems with it. I think it would make for good discussion.