With manufacturing costs for older and/or less advanced models likely in the $200 range or below, the company can easily sell such iPhones at lower price points while still turning a profit, and in doing so take share from mid-range Android rivals. But when a company is selling over 200 million phones annually at an average selling price well north of $600, it’s hard to blame it for being cautious about how much it moves down-market, given the risk of potentially cannibalizing sales of pricier models.
Category: Ipad
Here’s why Steve Jobs never let his kids use an iPad
Steve Jobs in 2010 was on the stage at the Apple event releasing the iPad and he described it as a wonderful device that brought you educational tools. It allowed you to surf the web, it allowed you to watch videos, it allowed you to interact with other people.
Apple’s Reported Plan to Launch Several New iPads Makes Sense, But Won’t Stabilize Tablet Sales
Launching new iPad Pro models should strengthen Apple’s grip on the high-end. But bigger improvements will be needed to spark an industry recovery.
Samsung Galaxy TabPro S2 specifications, features leaked ahead of MWC 2017
As Samsung prepares for the upcoming MWC 2017 event in Barcelona, there have been a slew of rumors about the products that will be launched. Speaking about the expected devices, Samsung has been long rumored to launch the Galaxy TabPro S2 at MWC 2017 event on February 26. Successor to the Windows-10 powered Galaxy TabPro S which was launched at CES 2016, the Galaxy TabPro S2 has recently passed through the Federal Communications Commission in the US.
Apple TV Could Still Be a Major Opportunity, if Apple Can Execute
The tech giant’s hiring of a new exec from Amazon comes as pay-TV streaming apps and a burgeoning smart home market spell new opportunities. The TV has long been Apple’s white whale, a giant digital content and communications platform that has captured its imagination for at least a decade, but one which it has only established a modest presence for through a line of streaming set-top boxes.
Apple’s iPhone Sales Will Dominate Earnings But You Should Pay Attention to Other Key Areas
The December quarter is always a big one for the iPhone. But this time, it’s also very important for the Mac, the Apple Watch and other businesses.
Apple says it had its biggest day in App Store history, with sales of …
An image provided by Apple of apps available on the company’s App Store. On Thursday, Apple said it sold $240 million in App Store purchases on New Year’s Day, making it the biggest day in App Store sales history.
Holiday Phone Activations Bode Well for Apple’s iPhone 7-Plus Sales
But the numbers also suggest Apple’s smartphone sales mix improved for the better. Flurry, which relies on anonymized usage data from the thousands of mobile apps connected to its analytics tools, reports Apple products accounted for 44% of the smartphone and tablet activations it recorded from December 19 to December 25. That’s down from the 49.1% reported for the same week a year ago .
Why Apple Inc.’s Next iPad Pro Won’t Be Delayed Due to Chip Yields
“TSMC is scheduled to start making Apple’s A10X chips for the next-generation iPad series slated for launch in March 2017,” the report says. DigiTimes , citing industry sources, explains that “unsatisfactory yields for the foundry’s 10nm process could disrupt the schedule.”