Roger Fingas
The iPhone 6 is the most popular iPhone model in use, and both it and the 6 Plus have been adopted at a faster rate than either the 5s or 5c, analytics firm Localytics claimed on Tuesday.
The iPhone 6 currently accounts for 30.1 percent of iPhone tracking data, Localytics said, the next closest model being the 5s at 23.7 percent. Below it are the iPhone 5 at 12.8 percent, the 6 Plus at 9.1 percent, and the iPhone 4S at 8.8 percent. The iPhone 5c is sitting at just 8.5 percent.
Localytics noted that at the same time a year ago, iPhone 5s usage still ranked below the iPhone 5 — 25 percent versus 27 percent. Despite the devices not being directly comparable, even 6 Plus adoption has been faster than that of the 5c, which managed only an 8 percent share by September 2014.
The 5s and 5c remained on sale that month after the introduction of the 6 and 6 Plus, serving as Apple's "budget" options. An iPhone 6c has been rumored, but is not expected to appear at Wednesday's press event, if at all. Instead, the 5s and 5c may be dropped in favor of a discounted iPhone 6.
The press event is expected to highlight two new flagship devices: an iPhone 6s and a 6s Plus. The pair could see slower adoption than their predecessors, since they're predicted to be relatively modest evolutions, gaining better performance, new cameras, and Force Touch support.
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Will Apple upgrade the 6S screen resolution to at least HD to that of the Plus flagship?
You don't need multi million dollar analytics tool to know that. Either common sense or middle school kid can tell you that when iphone community was waiting the larger display screen since iphone 5 lunch so when iphone 6 comes out with a larger display than what the F* you expect ? Faster adoption...
I'm surprised. I thought the 6 Plus was more popular than it is. Just 9.1 percent. I see them everywhere I look, a lot more than I see the 6.
Goes to show that big screen makes iPhones more usable.
I'm surprised. I thought the 6 Plus was more popular than it is. Just 9.1 percent. I see them everywhere I look, a lot more than I see the 6.
Maybe you notice them a lot because they're ginormous! I don't know how people talk on them without a headset.