AppleInsider Staff
Apple's new, larger-screened iPhones are even more popular now than they were when they were announced, according to survey data released Tuesday, boding well for the Cupertino company as it continues to chip away at supply shortages.
Half of the surveyed consumers who plan to purchase a smartphone in the next three months are eyeing an iPhone, compared to 47 percent following the handset's announcement in September. Investment bank Piper Jaffray conducted the survey of 1,004 consumers in the U.S. this month, and the results were revealed by analyst Gene Munster in a note to investors, a copy of which was provided to AppleInsider.
In contrast, a similar survey conducted after the iPhone 5s launch saw demand drop from 50 percent to 44 percent in the same period.
"Overall we believe this shows that consumers are extremely interested in the larger screen iPhone 6," Munster wrote, calling it "a testament to the strength of the current upgrade cycle."
At the same time, Apple's manufacturing partners appear to be slowly catching up with demand. The bank checked some 80 Apple retail stores last week and found the iPhone 6 in stock at 78 percent of those, compared to 56 percent the week before.
Shipping times for the new iPhones have also improved to as little as one day, leading Munster to conclude that Apple may be able to catch up fully by the end of December.
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Microsoft is dead in the water. You can lose the U.S. or Chinese market. But you can't lose both
http://www.seaturtle.org/idevice/iphone6_grid.shtml
The 128 GB models seem to have the least supply.
And Washington state has the least amount of all models compared to all other states. Could it be that the Microsofties have jumped the WindowsPhone ship en masse?
I coulda sworn I saw an article posted on Google Finance that quoted some research done by some company I've never heard of, saying that buyer intent among teens was down. I can choose to conclude that this was either overwhelmed by the older buyers, or that this no-name research company did a survey whose results were paid for in advance.
I coulda sworn I saw an article posted on Google Finance that quoted some research done by some company I've never heard of, saying that buyer intent among teens was down. I can choose to conclude that this was either overwhelmed by the older buyers, or that this no-name research company did a survey whose results were paid for in advance.
The 6/6+ target market are 55+
Teens 'buyers' will favor price over brand, especially if it's the one app (facebook/twitter/instagram/whatever) buying need.
Teen use of iPhones will go up, only because of parental handme downs (not teen buyers, but teen 'users').
There's those pesky 4 inch models... still commanding 20% of the iPhone market.
Damnit!! Don't they know there is no market for 4 inch phones!!!