US Smartphone Shipments Decline 19% in Q3 2023 as More Americans Delay Upgrade
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US Smartphone Shipments Decline 19% in Q3 2023 as More Americans Delay Upgrade
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Re: US Smartphone Shipments Decline 19% in Q3 2023 as More Americans Delay Upgrade
#2I'm one of those individuals. My iPhone 12 Pro is working well. I can't see a reason to upgrade to the 15 Pro.
My eyesight is going down the drain with age, so the only thing that might make me jump is getting a phone with a bigger screen.
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#4This is why I continue to be bullish on Apple.
Apple is the only company that has been able to turn a smartphone into 'Nike Jordans'.
They had people waiting outside at midnight, they have people buying the phone for the logo, they have people buying the phone for the location of the cameras.
In the short term, I only see Apple as the company that does well during this next bumpy economy. Everyone else is selling phones to be phones. Apple is selling phones to fill a social role among status seekers. One of the most brilliant marketing idea's I've seen in my lifetime.
Not to mention, the vendor lock-in makes it incredibly difficult to leave. I only worry about anti-trust.
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#5I'm also one of those individuals. While my iPhone 8 Plus is in need of replacement there is no way I will pay for the 15 Pro just to get proper high-speed USB-C... I'll wait for a 4th generation iPhone SE, the iPhone 16, or maybe just switch to Graphene OS (which would mean rejecting a lot of smartphone features and apps).
Re: US Smartphone Shipments Decline 19% in Q3 2023 as More Americans Delay Upgrade
#6This is why I continue to be bullish on Apple. Apple is the only company that has been able to turn a smartphone into 'Nike Jordans'. They had people waiting outside at midnight, they have people buying the phone for the logo, they have people buying the phone for the location of the cameras. In the short term, I only see Apple as the company that does well during this next bumpy economy. Everyone else is selling pho…
Seems to me that you're praising Apple for the worst excess of capitalism, turning phones into status symbols, encouraging consumerism and vendor lock-in.
Granted, I got a Pixel 8 this year, but mostly because my old phone was falling apart at the seam. I planned to design my own skin if only to incentivize me to not take off armoring from my phone.
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#7Not surprising. Phone upgrades in the last 5 years have been barely worth it. I'll be to first to criticize and mock The Google, but I've been plenty happy with my refurbished Pixel 5 that I not only plan on running it into the ground but getting another one if it finally croaks or loses too much battery capacity. Yes, I could just get the latest Pixel when that happens, but why switch from a phone that I know intimately that does everything I need?
Perhaps another contributor to the decline may be that the olds who didn't own a smartphone either have one by now or they're dead.
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#8I bought refurbished iPhone SE 2nd gen from eBay for ~$130 in July 2023. Looks brand new. I use Chargie to extend battery life and a magnetic charging port adapter to eliminate charging port wear. When battery will wear out I’ll replace it with the one from iFixit. Let’s see for how long I can make this device last.
Re: US Smartphone Shipments Decline 19% in Q3 2023 as More Americans Delay Upgrade
#9I'm one of those individuals. My iPhone 12 Pro is working well. I can't see a reason to upgrade to the 15 Pro. My eyesight is going down the drain with age, so the only thing that might make me jump is getting a phone with a bigger screen.
Same here! Although USB-C seems enticing, I think i will hold out one more year, since that alone is not really worth the € 1k upgrade. Other than that, I dont really see any innovations.
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#10I just got the newest iPhone and I am struggling to notice any difference in capabilities from my old one. I know they exist on paper but when actually using the device it’s hard to tell.
It feels like it’s been this way for a while. I have friends that have very old smartphones, like 3 or 5 years, but they don’t mind.
If this was 10 years ago their smartphones would be practically unusable from a lack of processing power and battery life.