In less than 3 days, the iPhone 5s and 5c combined now represent about 1.36% of the total numbers of all iPhones activated in the U.S. market across the top 4 carriers AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile. From the data we are seeing, 1.05% of all iPhones in the United States are now iPhone 5s and just 0.31% are iPhone 5c. That means that the iPhone 5s outshines the 5c by a factor of 3.4x, a clear indicator that the early adopters are favoring the high-end 5s compared to 5c.
International data shows a similar pattern according to Localytics, with iPhone 5s usage outpacing that of the iPhone 5c by 3.7x, with some countries such as Japan seeing ratios of as high as 5x.
While Apple made the iPhone 5c available for pre-order and has had fairly strong stocks of the device in its retail stores, the iPhone 5s has seen significant shortages, with online orders through Apple's U.S. store currently being quoted October shipping estimates. Gold and silver iPhone 5s models have been in particularly short supply, with even Apple's own retail stores having almost no supply of those devices on launch day.
The disparity in popularity between the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c is unlikely to persist over the long-term, as the iPhone 5s is more likely to be the device of choice for early adopters who made the effort to purchase the device on the launch weekend, while the lower-cost iPhone 5c will likely improve its relative performance over time as the bulk of customers who are likely to be more budget conscious purchase new phones as they become upgrade eligible.
Higher priced phone is more popular? More evidence pointing to why Apple does not need to make a "cheap" phone.
No, evidence that the 5C is not cheap enough.
What type of person will be waiting in line for a new iPhone - the type who wants the latest and greatest, aka the iPhone 5S.
Down the line, however, the 5C will likely catch up in popularity as those looking for a "cheaper" upgrade could go for the colorful, durable 5C option.
Way to early to call the 5C a fail or flop as we have no yet reached the time period/consumer base for which the phone was intended.
This doesn't surprise me. Almost everyone in the line I was in was there for a 5s. But I did see quite a few people buying both.
This will even out overtime I can almost guarantee. Launch week people always by top of the line but now when the average persons becomes eligible for updates they will probably go to the 5c for the cheaper price. Personally I held a 5c and found it to be the nicest feeling phone I've ever held for feel and looks
Higher priced phone is more popular? More evidence pointing to why Apple does not need to make a "cheap" phone.
Only because the 'cheap' phone was also very expensive. If it was priced at ~£300-350 off contract, it would sell like hot cakes.
Oh yeah... 7 million 5s's sold isn't too terrible either.
Being outsold 3.5 times isn't a fail when there were 9 million phones sold in 3 days.
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