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iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

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Re: iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

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Post by MaysonL »

dongsheng wrote: post #69
thatjoshguy wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But 'regular' people are loving the Galaxy S 2, I guess because of it's large and vibrant screen, and it's thinner (to hold) compared to the iPhone 4[1]. I really like the Galaxy S 2 and I wish so hard that Android was actually polished to the degree that iOS is. My iPhone bores and I love the screen on the Galaxy S, yet I know I will miss out on OS updates and being able to smoothly rotate the screen. The day androi…

> But 'regular' people are loving the Galaxy S 2 Did Galaxy S2 break iPhone 4's sale record?

Heck, did it break the iPhone 3GS sales record? If I remember correctly, the 3GS has been the second best-selling phone in the US for the past year.

Re: iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

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Post by majorlazer »

dr_ wrote: post #14

Even before this announcement, it is beyond me how anyone can argue that this is not the best smartphone on the market. It has an incredibly fast processor, fantastic camera, one of the most popular music hubs (iTunes), the largest app store and probably the most advanced AI technology in a phone. When the technorati (and, to be honest, most bloggers have been supportive of the product) diss this phone, are they actu…

A few reasons why I prefer my Thunderbolt to the iPhone 4:

-Bigger screen

-LTE 4G

-Tons of different ROMs available

-More customization options

-I prefer the Android interface

It all comes down to your needs. The screen size alone takes the iPhone out of consideration for me.

Re: iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

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Post by protomyth »

jarek wrote: post #113
protomyth wrote: post #40

The iPhone 4S will probably be my mom's first cell phone. She doesn't like tech and likes her big button home phone (as in 3/4" button big button). My father and her just moved and my Dad doesn't really want a home phone anymore. He has been looking at getting her a JitterBug. She uses and Apple TV fine (netflix, mlb, and iTunes), so it isn't like she cannot use technology. She just has a phobia of current cellphones…

Serious request: please report back on the experience after about three months.

I'm already way behind on one HN request (the postfix dovecot OpenBSD e-mail server), but I will try to write something on this. Guess I should get a blog.

Re: iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

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Post by dongsheng »

zonkee wrote: post #107
dongsheng wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> But 'regular' people are loving the Galaxy S 2 Did Galaxy S2 break iPhone 4's sale record?

That's not really a fair comparison since there is only one iPhone 4 and countless Android manufacturers.

You mean not fair to iPhone 4 right?

Re: iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

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Post by ZeroGravitas »

btmorex wrote: post #77
philfreo wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This graph is quite old now. Updated version?

2011 Q2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Smartphone_share_current.p...

That's a different source though, and figures for the world not the US, so not directly comparable.

Neilsen do update the figures every so often in items on their blog, but that was the latest historical graph.

This entry from last month has the figures for June (so six months since the last figures shown on the graph) Android up 14 points to 40%, RIM down 8 points to 19% and Apple still steady at 28%:

http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/40-percent...

I believe someone on hacker news was copying these monthly updates into a spreadsheet so they could make their own graphs without having to buy the full report and sharing the results, you might be able to find a link if you search.

Re: iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

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Post by [deleted] »

juliano_q wrote: post #8
antr wrote: post #5

Good for Apple. I'm happy that internet 'gurus' and Wall St are proven wrong again when saying that the 4S was a disappointing product...

I think we can't judge if this product is disappointing or not by the sales number. I am not saying that the 4S is not a good phone, but the sales are obviously heavily influenced by the Steve Jobs death. Many of my friends who weren't considering a new phone are now going to buy it because it is the last iPhone launched with Jobs alive.

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Re: iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

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Post by ZeroGravitas »

jstedfast wrote: post #61
thatjoshguy wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But 'regular' people are loving the Galaxy S 2, I guess because of it's large and vibrant screen, and it's thinner (to hold) compared to the iPhone 4[1]. I really like the Galaxy S 2 and I wish so hard that Android was actually polished to the degree that iOS is. My iPhone bores and I love the screen on the Galaxy S, yet I know I will miss out on OS updates and being able to smoothly rotate the screen. The day androi…

> But 'regular' people are loving the Galaxy S 2 Are you sure of that? I can't imagine it's true, or there would be a hell of a lot more sales of it than there are...

The Galaxy S II is the best selling phone in several countries, in others it's a close 2nd to the iPhone 4. I'm not sure it's possible for it to sell a "hell of a lot more" unless every single person bought one, (would you make the same argument for the iPhone 4?).

Samsung have just overtaken Apple in total smartphone sales, though they have a few more models than Apple. But if you look at the trajectory (they came from nothing in the last year or so) it's only a matter of time before their flagship outsells Apple's in more countries than it already does.

Re: iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

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Post by ZeroGravitas »

thatjoshguy wrote: post #57
hahaiamatwork wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please detail which phone you use and which apps were unintuitive. I hear complaints like this a lot, then try to replicate them on hardware I have to hand, and shockingly I am unable to do so! It's almost as if these stories are massively embellished versions of real interactions. For example. Have you actually seen how complex the home button on an iPhone is?

Just playing devils advocate here... how complex is the home button? Clicking it does one thing: takes you to the first page of the home screen. If you're already there, it takes you to Spotlight. Double clicking it pops up the multitasker.

I think he's referring to this diagram:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurdin/4944720731/

Re: iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

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Post by zonkee »

mietek wrote: post #128
zonkee wrote: post #107

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That's not really a fair comparison since there is only one iPhone 4 and countless Android manufacturers.

Countless Galaxy S2 manufacturers, you mean?...

No, I meant Android models. People who want the latest iOS, get the latest iPhone. People who want latest Android won't necessarily get a Galaxy S2 because there are are many other new Android phones. So I'm saying comparing the iPhone sales to the Galaxy S2 sales isn't fair.
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