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iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets

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Re: iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets

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Post by VladimirGolovin »

i000 wrote: post #10

They might have removed the headphone jack, but they've added quite a lot in the new iPhone: - New generation haptic feedback - Improved camera system and dual cameras for the Plus - Stereo speakers - A10 Fusion SoC makes the 7 the fastest phone on the market by a wide margin - New solid state home button - IPX67 water resistance and dust proofing - Bigger battery without increasing thickness - Wide color gamut displ…

> - New solid state home button

I personally consider this a reduction, not an addition. I prefer the old button.

Re: iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets

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Post by psgibbs »

VladimirGolovin wrote: post #11
i000 wrote: post #10

They might have removed the headphone jack, but they've added quite a lot in the new iPhone: - New generation haptic feedback - Improved camera system and dual cameras for the Plus - Stereo speakers - A10 Fusion SoC makes the 7 the fastest phone on the market by a wide margin - New solid state home button - IPX67 water resistance and dust proofing - Bigger battery without increasing thickness - Wide color gamut displ…

> - New solid state home button I personally consider this a reduction, not an addition. I prefer the old button.

Why? I actually still have a 6S and I find the physical button feels mushy in comparison to the new solid state / haptic button. Is there a disadvantage I'm missing?

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Post by icanhackit »

psgibbs wrote: post #12
VladimirGolovin wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> - New solid state home button I personally consider this a reduction, not an addition. I prefer the old button.

Why? I actually still have a 6S and I find the physical button feels mushy in comparison to the new solid state / haptic button. Is there a disadvantage I'm missing?

I had a 5S which has the first generation touch ID paired with a physical button, which I considered to be the best home button on any iPhone I'd owned. I've since switched to the 7 plus and now think the haptic/solid state button is superior. Having the whole bottom of the phone simulate a click feels really satisfying, and knowing that no physical hinge is involved gives me confidence that the effect won't deteriorate with time or use.

Just as moving from a physical keyboard to touchscreen reduces moving parts and therefore many points of failure, moving to a solid state home button eliminates a very common and critical point of failure.

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Post by wodenokoto »

psgibbs wrote: post #12
VladimirGolovin wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> - New solid state home button I personally consider this a reduction, not an addition. I prefer the old button.

Why? I actually still have a 6S and I find the physical button feels mushy in comparison to the new solid state / haptic button. Is there a disadvantage I'm missing?

to me, clicking the haptic button feels like the entire bottom of the phone clicks, which confuses me when i click next to the button.

So the main drawback is you are not getting a realistic click.

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Post by astrodust »

whack wrote: post #5

iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPhone 6s were the three most popular smartphones in the US at the beginning of the holiday period, for a combined 31.3% share. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge were the fourth and fifth best-selling phones in the US, with Samsung capturing 28.9% of smartphone sales. I remember the days when Apple completely dominated the smartphone market, competing favorably with Android, and eclipsing…

Apple never achieve a dominant market share position, but they have always maintained a dominant profit share position.

We haven't witnessed the end of Apple's golden era, we've witnessed the end of the smart-phone adoption curve. Everyone who has ever wanted a smart phone has got one. Or two. Or probably three or four by now. They're buying fewer phones because the differences from one generation to the next are more incremental.

If there's a fundamental shift in how phones are used that demands a new kind of hardware or some kind of vastly more powerful software there will be an impetus to upgrade again. Until then it's more steady-state.

There's still tons of opportunity to innovate in the watch space, and the tablet market, while having cooled off, might continue to nibble away at notebook sales.

We're in a bit of a lull technology wise. Consoles, phones, laptops, they're all "good enough" for now.

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Post by lazylizard »

YooLi wrote: post #6
whack wrote: post #5

iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPhone 6s were the three most popular smartphones in the US at the beginning of the holiday period, for a combined 31.3% share. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge were the fourth and fifth best-selling phones in the US, with Samsung capturing 28.9% of smartphone sales. I remember the days when Apple completely dominated the smartphone market, competing favorably with Android, and eclipsing…

When did Apple have dominating market share? Though they have near total profit market share, isn't their non-dominant market share what has kept them clear of any anti-trust scrutiny?

When did Apple have dominating market share? - maybe back in the days of the iphone 3g, in usa?

Re: iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets

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Post by anilgulecha »

fatalogic wrote: post #17

I was a diehard android user for a long time and I switched when the 7 came out. Ios has some annoyances and it is clearly not built for a phablet sized phone. However the battery life I get with the 7 plus makes it all worth it.

You can find good Androids for every niche. (Xiaomi has some good high-battery options.)

Re: iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets

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Post by reustle »

VladimirGolovin wrote: post #11
i000 wrote: post #10

They might have removed the headphone jack, but they've added quite a lot in the new iPhone: - New generation haptic feedback - Improved camera system and dual cameras for the Plus - Stereo speakers - A10 Fusion SoC makes the 7 the fastest phone on the market by a wide margin - New solid state home button - IPX67 water resistance and dust proofing - Bigger battery without increasing thickness - Wide color gamut displ…

> - New solid state home button I personally consider this a reduction, not an addition. I prefer the old button.

From what I can tell, the old button failed for a bunch of people. Making it solid state probably helps a lot with reliability.

Re: iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets

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Post by mrmondo »

VladimirGolovin wrote: post #11
i000 wrote: post #10

They might have removed the headphone jack, but they've added quite a lot in the new iPhone: - New generation haptic feedback - Improved camera system and dual cameras for the Plus - Stereo speakers - A10 Fusion SoC makes the 7 the fastest phone on the market by a wide margin - New solid state home button - IPX67 water resistance and dust proofing - Bigger battery without increasing thickness - Wide color gamut displ…

> - New solid state home button I personally consider this a reduction, not an addition. I prefer the old button.

Really? Interesting to hear, I love there new 'button', with its multi pressure level sensor and it's feedback I think it's fantastic and hey - it's one less moving piece (maybe the last?).
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