It's important to note that smartphone sales are dropping all across the board right now, not just with iPhones. That said, I still think it's important to look at why people might not be buying iPhones specifically... but what do you think about all this? Will the downward trend continue?
No. At least I don't think so. Apples had a history of learning from their mistakes. Such as with the iPhone 5c. For a more recent example, you could look at IOS 12. Being more performance than, clunky? Anyway, if the longevity of apples phones are hurting their sales as you predicted, would next years iphones be cheaper but at the cost of how long they last? Only time will tell, I guess.
You mention support as justifying price. Good point, but how do we know that will continue? I was surprised to see iOS support for my wife's 5s this year. What happens next year if they drop the 6 and 7 to try and force people to buy new phones? Obviously the market is tired of price increases so maybe support will be the next thing on the chopping block?
1. They are overpriced 2. There are less reasons to upgrade since many phones are lasting much longer 3. There are continually less new features on phones that differentiate them from the competition I have an iPhone 6s and I do not plan to upgrade any time soon
The no1 issue apple has nowadays is their obscene pricing, their phones are WAY TOO EXPENSIVE, nothing else, no need to have a PHD to figure that one out!
Not almost. They lack a lot of things overall. It's just that they have a few "flagship"-quality features. What matters the most is that the phone is functional, and a lot of low-end phones are.
Brandon Worthing lol once you experience a premium phone you wont want to go cheaper trust me lol I got the 10, next year im going to the 11, its that simple 😂
Brandon Worthing it ain’t iso.. did you at least listen to the video we get at least 6 years of support.. I had android switch to iPhone 7 and never looked back..
Price. Simple as that. I know for a fact that I am never going to buy a $1000 phone and I can bet there are millions of other people who think the same.
Ben- Dover I disagree. A phone is a lifeline. U use it every day for all kinds of things. Have u used a iPhone 10 yet? They’re dope af. And if u have good credit u pay $50 a month. I know ppl that are super cheap and will just use obamaphones. To each their own
Anthony Turner iPhone X max is just as fast as he new Samsung. It has a brighter picture and a louder speaker. The camera may not b as good but it’s a great camera nonetheless. It all depends on preference on what you’re used to using
@@SantanaWorld650 so ios biggest sales is their safe security only???? there is already a lot of vpn out there to keep safe privacy. i still cant find reason for me to buy iphone up till now cmon man. not having expandable memory, no headphone jack already a reason not buying iphone for me. considering iphone prices higher than most android flagship i would demand more features (more than android could have) coming from an iphone if i buy one.
Jessica H that’s what I thought too being overpriced , but if u can use it for 6 years , then it’s not. But given that I don’t like to use the same phone for such a long time , so I’d stick with other phones
@islam is cancer Would you pay 500EUR for a rock? No? Whats the problem cant you afford it? Their not worth the money, its not about being able to afford it
Same for the new iPad...I just don't understand how foolishly arrogant they've become. Absolutely no reason to get rid of the headphone jack, besides greed. Especially for the iPad.
drsnowmon I knew this video would raise a few eyebrows as soon as I saw "includes paid promotion" in the bottom left corner, that was the first red flag, what a fucking toe rag taking his viewers for a ride in more ways than one
Efren Pavo hahahah that’s not precisely what he did but if you’re annoyed by something you tend to stop listening and you just go like : I hate it the whole thing 😂😂😂
well, 800 bucks is expected for a flagship product. Many Companies who sell smartphones today are operating on loss or bare minimum profit margins to sell more products. Thats not a long term solution. Sooner or later, these companies have to come back to reality. The only way to do that is by raising the prices to normal rates.
@@Pasi123 Yes it's expensive. But my point is America should not complain about expensive cause an iPhone XS Max 256 gb costs there $1249 which means 1095 euros which is 444 euros less(Greece) and 354 euros less(Finland)!
Most people do monthly payments for their phones unlike tech people. They only pay $30-$40 a month for the thing instead of paying for it whole. Which is a lot smarter and makes the phone not seem as expensive.
I still have an iphone 6s. The newer ones dont make phone calls, watch youtube vids, check email, or send texts any better so whats the point in upgrading?? Im going to keep this phone until it wont work anymore unless they can figure out how to make a phone that only needs to be charged once a week.
Ig for simple phone uses, it works the same as any other phone. But where the new ones shine is in New Technology (Face ID actually works really well. I’d go to say it’s better than Touch ID). They also are just overall much faster.
I had an iPhone 6 and a few weeks ago upgraded to the XR. I am SO happy with this decision. The iPhone XR is sooooo much faster than the 6 its crazy. Everything is super fast (like barely any load times) whereas my iPhone 6 was struggling on most apps. Not to mention the display, cameras etc are so much better too.
Wanna know why apple slows down your iphone? Its because of deteriorating battery. Especially inside sealed phones. Where you cant easily swap out batteries. After years of using a phone. The inevidable consequence of constsntly using your phone is battery deterioration. Which ultimatelt will effect how your pgone performs becsuse its not efficiently drawing the right amount or the proper amount of energu the phone needs. This is one of the reason why certain smartphones youll find thay theyll shut down at around 25 or 15 percent. My old samsung alpha did that. It would shut itself off whenever it reaxhes 25 percent. Plus it was slowing down and acting all sluggish. After i replaced the batteru however. Performance went back to normal.
@@KjvYaBoii Sure... OR buy one for 12 bucks or less and just do it myself? Anyway the point is to save yourself the hassle and some bucks with a removeable battery. If youre willing to pay for the battery replacement service then thats your choice. When i can just buy a battery and just do it myself in SECONDS lol.
Caped Baldy going through the pain and liability is 1000% more worth it than using androids. I’ve had both before. I can only fathom using iphone, just a personal preference though, my phone lasts me all day long
Because all of their phones are the same. If u have an iphone 7, it's just as fast as the 10 or xs. There is nothing special about iphones to make people leave an iphone 7 to get a 10 or xs. My 6s plus is still fast with great battery life...head phone jack. What will I get extra if upgrading besides $1200 poorer.
Better screen... Better camera... Better software... More durable (depending of what phone you get, XR is very durable by the way.) More features, like Memoji... More up to date... Faster... Dual camera (If you don’t have the plus versions of the 7 or 8.) It’s pretty noticeable either way. Oops I forgot about stereo speakers and recording in stereo and not monotone.
I agree. I had to upgrade my iPhone 6 Plus as it’s just ridiculously slow but if I had a 6s I wouldn’t even consider it. I did end up getting an iPhone SE though so at least it was much cheaper. There are many differences on paper, but I just find that in terms of real world use, these days as long as it’s fast enough and running the latest OS, it doesn’t really make a difference.
@@abalt no way just compare the xr to a 290€ pocophone, its gets smashed in 2019 There is absolutly no good reason to buy an iPhone, its all show off that you have the most expensive phone out There, for me people with the latest iPhones i see as ignorant to the point i cringe, how can you be proud of getting robbed like that just because of good marketing
André Sousa Don’t judge a person by what phone they have. And I honestly don’t think anyone should have *any* latest phone, that goes for any phone, not just Apple or iPhones. But I don’t see them as ignorant, that is a very strong word to use. I see them as another person, because no matter what phone you have, it’s a phone. It just matters what it can do to stand out from the competition. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
They aren’t selling as well because they are starting to price themselves out of the market. Price gouging their customers is not ok, and people are starting to realize what they are doing
Dear KINGSTON she yea probably because I’m poor and I don’t need to spend that much on my phone since it’s working perfectly fine :) but I rather spend my money on some more bigger business like changing a new car or buying a new house for my girl :)
Ever compared a SoC from Apple with one from Qualcomm or Mediatek?! Apple iPhones are 2 generations ahead compared with Android if we look at the SoC. People fall by numbers and are actually fooled by this. Say whatever you want, I don’t mind, but iPhones are powerhouses. Hahaha.
Parker's Brick Box Finally someone who understands it also. Even the older A9 dual core Apple SoC is not far behind the performance and in some ways better than the Snapdragon 845 which is used in this years high end Android smartphones.
i went from iphone to samsung because samsung is doing everything better. for 10 years now, ive been swearing to iphone because it felt like a complete, steady package that just worked. but the gap between them got smaller and smaller, and when i had to make a choice when buying my current phone, i landed on samsung as its a better phone for a better price.
Made the same decision when i bought my current Phone a s6 edge back then. All the key components were on par or Superior compared to the i phone at that time. Only the i phone cost about 200-300 euro more.. So i went with samsung again and so i will with my next phone.
(Written before watching) I’d say it’s the insane price hike and the marginal upgrades in technology. It’s what $1100 to get a XS? I think a lot of people are happy with whatever they’re rocking with right now. The Pixel 1 and 2 are fine, the iPhone 7 still works perfectly, and hell, I’m typing this on my SE. There’s no need to get a new phone with the perfectly acceptable phones on the market. Now a lot of tech nowadays is still insanely good but like I feel that there’s not a huge difference in day to day performance between all these iPhones and stuff. The X and XS, for example. Apple won’t die out for a very, very long time. People still need phones and people who are being introduced to the smartphone world are definitely going to be looking for new phones.
I can, well my parents can. They can afford two phones. For me and my sister. Not including their phones. My mom doesn’t have a job this summer, and my dad only makes $60,000 a year if he is lucky (Me and my sister have the XR, My dad has the normal X, and my mom has the 8+)
Disolix If he is lucky. Also, he spent 20 years in the US Army. He gets money monthly for the time he spent. Keep in mind that my parents are divorced. My mom doesn’t have a job.
iPhones aren't getting major upgrades anymore. Before, the iPhone 3G to the 3GS was a major speed upgrade and nowadays the A12 bionic is only 15 percent faster than the A11. iPhones can't really get faster anymore. They are already really fast. Especially from the iPhone 6s to the XS etc.
Not just that all phones have stagnated a bit, and the galaxy s8 vs s9 etc. We’ve just hit a point where the entire front of the phones is a screen great camera and more processing power than most notebooks. There’s not much you can add that won’t be regarded as a gimmick or a minor improvement.
Jurgen Chen there is so much more than the cost of the parts. Labor, for one thing. Then there is also building of new factories, design, marketing, etc
They cost too much money. No phone is worth $1000+ . They should lease them at 1/2 price. It is not the different series but it is the PRICE. PRICE, PRICE, PRICE.
I will give you three reasons for the decline in sales of iPhones: the smartphone market is stabilized now, the iPhone it have a exponential growth in pricing and the general consumers interest of changing devices every year is becoming weaker than the other years.
Good video. I bought an iPhone 6s recently. It is a powerhouse although it’ released 3 years ago. Handles iOS12 with ease, good battery life, 3D Touch and the last iPhone with an audio headphone jack input. Camera is still good, video’s can be filmed in 1080p 30 & 60 FPS and even 4K with 30 FPS. The A9 and M9 SoC plus co processor is very efficient. It can handle heavy workloads without getting slow. Sure, I like the new iPhones but I don’t feel the need for a 2018 model at the moment.
Parker's Brick Box That’s a good reason to buy a new iPhone. If you do not want the most expensive iPhone, a new iPhone 8 is a really good smartphone. It lacks the audio jack but it has an A11 SoC in it. And the iPhone 8 is affordable compared to the Xs and Xs Max.
For the majority of phone users, it's just not worth the price, regardless of the specs. The market is currently saturated with mid-tier alternatives that serve most people's needs just fine. To pay more than USD1k for a phone is elevating what is meant to be a utilitarian device into a luxury item that is just a bit much. And I think this is true of the whole tech market at the moment... consumers are becoming fatigued by the relentless quarterly cycles of neo-gadgetry fetishization. I get excited over new tech just as much as the next person... but do I really need it? Most of the time, the answer is simply a pragmatic no. The market and all its innovations will not die by any means... but for manufacturers to think that consumer demand is a bottomless well is unrealistic and unsustainable.
The reason why they aren't different than the iphone x cause the xs is an s model and usually it means that the internals have been upgraded but there aren't as many new features. Probably it will change with the next generation iphones.
@@krotacios9812 iPhone 6s, 7, 8 is the same design as the 6 just a few features added here and there also note the iPhone 6 had a bad design and that reflected on the issues on the iPhone 7 (bootloop).
5 MAJOR PROBLEMS 1.Lack Of Good Features 2.Dosen't Ship With Fast Charger 3.Too Expensive With Amount Of Features Given 4.Ugly Design 5.Same UI For A Good 10yrs
The 5th statement isn't valid. iOS 6 differed from 7. 10 differed from 11. The first is a in-between statement. The second I 100% agree with, they should ship them with fast chargers. 3 is fair. 4, no comment.
I'm not buying the new iphones simply because the notch is hideous and my OCD would kill me trying to use it. I'll buy once they remove the horrible notch.
Thanks for the video; I actually learned something! I've been an iPhone user since version 1, but only upgrade every 3rd generation or so. I've never understood how people are so willing to pay so much for a phone that they only use for a year and then upgrade. But that's me. The sales drops are due almost entirely to the price points, although the lack of a button does play in as well. I think the retina idea is good, and making better use of the screen is good, but just not for everyone. But the main thing is price. When your top of the line iPhone XS Max with 512 of memory tops out at $1450... cmon!! That's not just a LITTLE over priced, it's MASSIVELY over priced. And so it goes on down the line. Apple probably will not do it but they need to SLASH prices by $200 (or more!) pretty much across the board to remain competitive and maintain marketshare dominance. I remain a die hard Apple fan but I'm no fool and will hold off on upgrading yet again. It's not a life-support system, it's just a phone!
It’s the price. I was about to upgrade until I saw the price. All I did was replace my battery instead and keep my old phone. Might switch over to Samsung to be honest. Better price-point for performance.
Dark Dactylet it’s cheaper per unit. Look at the prices then look at the hardware. Samsung gives you more storage right off the bat. And the Galaxy is still a good $100 cheaper
Jonathan James isn’t the processor better than the one Samsung’s? And same amount of RAM, only difference is more battery capacity, even then apples lasts a minute or so longer
But Samsung (and Android in general) has way more features than Apple does. So when you're comparing price, it may look the same, but one is "cheaper" because it has more stuff in it. While the other one is a ripoff.
Couple of Unfair Practices 1. Repair issue - apple doesnt repair devices or heck even at least change batteries. I approach them to change battery on my 1 yr old ipad pro, they dont want to even if ill pay. I has an issue with my 1yr iphone x screen touch, they dont want to repair, and said to replace the whole phone. 2. Updates that slow down 3. Low value for money 4. Competitors are catching up OS wise - before its no brainer to choose iOS if you want smooth ux, nowadays, stock android is super smooth 5. Not consumer centric design - my macbook butterfly keyboard is just bad, compared to my surfacebook 2, they value thin device for their keynote to be impressive, but not for consumer, headphone jack Not an apple hater really, i have all apple devices, but just feels bad what the brand has turned into
I think Apple products are the same as Starbucks--over priced. I've used different brands like htc(mistake), Motorola, Nokia, LG and Samsung and have come to like LG the best. The only reason I stopped using my Windows cellphone was not enough apps or couldn't find the apps I was looking for. They were mainly on the Android platform. Otherwise I'd still using the Windows platform. And yes, I still have a flip-phone for emergencies and it's a ZTE since my Motorola was stolen.
I also had an inexpensive LG Lancet phone that I loved, but didn't love Verizon's high prices so I switched. The Apple/Starbucks comparison is right on target. Except for the SE, they are too high!
But you don’t see Android phones get nearly the same amount of support after they come out as you do iPhones. The 5s from 2013 is still getting updates. There’s barely any Androids from 2015 and even 2016 that still get updates.
Because Samsung Huawei oppo Google lg xiaomi Sony Motorola oneplus and many more have come out with amazing flagship phones for a cheaper price It makes no sense to choose Apple any more
@@imgaebut568 xiaomi redmis are good because they have power for the price, one plus because adööö, google nexus devices (old but stil gold), Motorola devices they are fair and square but i miss the noopsie on the back from the first two moto g gens, sony they have awesome screens, past oppo the oppo find 5 was pure porn from the design, the librem 5 because it can run KDE as a OS and KDE is love
My blackberry Passport that I got in 2014 for $599 works great (too bad it's no longer supported) and my Blackberry PRIV that I got in 2015 for $649 still works fine even though I must admit it does lag quite a bit. My point is that there is nothing special about how long an iPhone will last.
Confusing consumers with multiple models, putting features in the most expensive ones and removing features on the cheaper models, slow charging, poor battery life, no audio jack, no pen, not much memory or space, expensive phones for what you are getting. Expensive accessories too, not surprised their sales are going down.
Overpriced, no headphone jack, rigid os with limited customisation, no expansion for storage, lack of innovation, underpowered, gimping older phones, many more... But the main reason is people are FINALLY starting to realise these things and are looking at the more superior non Apple phones. Iphones used to be the best, clearly not anymore.
@@tds9058 Well, with most current Android flagships the speed with apple devices is negligible and the sound quality is definitely better with the headphone jack, especially quad-dac devices. You also have way more headphone options and no need to recharge. Also, with Android devices, you get the jack and Bluetooth. Why not have expandable storage with the cloud, seamless access without some lame portable drive I noticed you gave a link for. Android manufacturers pay attention to the desires of its users. iOS treats you like a user, but Android treats you like the admin! I guess it's preference or maybe Apple attracts more sheep.
taking a phone as a long-term investment doesn't account the risk of it getting stolen. (that's a real concern here where i live lol) so i'm sticking with my 5s
My iPhone on only lasted 3 years when the battery started dying. There wasn't an option to replace the battery and I wasn't going to pay $1000 for a new iPhone. I switched to the Galaxy and haven't looked back.
This video hit the nail on the head. I know quite a few people who still have iPhone 5’s. I have a 7+ myself and do not plan on updating until the end of 2020/January 2021. My last iPhone was a 4s which I had for 5 years. I currently still daily drive a Aluminum MacBook (not Pro) from 2008. A ten year old laptop! And it works perfectly. Still peppy, never lags, and never crashed. My wife’s laptop is a MacBook Pro from 2009, no issues there either. If you’re gonna buy an iPhone for anything, it should be longevity. I decided to skip the iPhone X boat, but whatever they come up with in 2020 I’m gonna buy, even if it’s $1,000+ because I know what I’m buying and why I’m buying it.
Absolutely correct about the longevity . I am still rocking with the iPhone 5s. Thou yesterday the screen all of a sudden got vertical blue and red lines at the bottom of the screen , now the bottom half looks pixelated and darkened but still useable .
Thanks for all the advice guys . Yes will replace soon but for now still can be used and contents can be seen . What caused such screen to be a sudden change this way ?
The real reason: 1. The 7/8 are great and do mostly everything people need. The new phones are insanely expensive for minimal upgrades. I have a 7+ that runs like new. I do want a better camera , but I have an SLR I seldomly use so it’s not a necessity. Which comes to the next point : 2. Price. If it wasn’t as expensive , I would have sold my 7+ as I usually do with AppleCare warranty remaining and upgraded. But to get $600 cdn back for my mint 7+ and to pay $2300 for a 10s max 512 with AppleCare .. Waiting patiently for the note 10. Android here I come !
Who replaces their car every 6 years or less?! My parents kept their Siena for roughly 18 years. The Camry I use is at least 13 years old. I've never met anyone who replaces their car that frequently.
Among friends & family members with the exception of a niece, I don't know anyone who kept their car past 6 yrs! Fact is many people buy a new car simply because someone they know "just bought a new car!".
Caio Herbie I am also rocking an IPhone SE and I just had the battery replaced for 29 dollars which is using the special pricing that Apple is providing until the end of this year.
I know when I went from the iPhone 6S to a Galaxy S9+, that felt like an upgrade. Now if I went from iPhone 6S to iPhone 7, or went from Galaxy S8+ to a Galaxy S9+, that wouldn't feel like much of an upgrade.
Apple hasn't been slowing down iPhones since iOS 10 (which runs quite well on the 5). They learned their lesson from iOS 9 (which was unbearably slow on the 4s)
@@JackHY2KLast year Apple was sued for intentionally slowing the 6/6s's due to their aging batteries to make owner buy a new iphone instead of replacing the battery. Don't ever let your guard down on Apple, big spoiled companies always try to secretly take advantage of you.
@@TheGreatNathan IN SETTINGS, THERE IS AN OPTION TO REVERSE THE SLOWDOWN, IT JUST TELLS YOU THAT THE PHONE MIGHT EXPERIENCDE INEXPECTED SHUTDOWNS, WHICH DON'T HAPPEN
It's $750 actually, and does have a mediocre screen but its internals are the same as the $1200 phones so it's not too horrible I'd say. Not a budget phone by a longshot though
@@k--music Specs are nothing. Many other phones have worse specs than iPhones but are faster. To upgrade the memory on an IPhone Xr itll cost you towards a thousand.
Honestly, I would never ever buy a Samsung, Oneplus, etc. I just hate android, and the designs of the phones that run it. Not that iPhones are designed better. I just like how clean iOS is.
Why do updates determine a phones life span? The phone will still work with old software. My LG G4 is doing fine and I haven't gotten an update in ages. Updates are actually quite annoying at times. They take time and can introduce horrible bugs *cough windows 10 cough*. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. People may say that you nees it for malware protection. Use common sense and get Malwarebytes. That's what I do and I've never gotten a virus on either of my 2 android phones or the iphone 4 I have used.
Agreed on all points. I just got a $30 battery in my 7 Plus and plan on keeping it for another year or two. It’s still a very capable device. I feel like Apple gets a bad rap, but they designed iOS 12 to make older units more robust and last longer. And that’s good for everyone. Thanks for the great content and keep up the good work.
Michael Willever everyone except the 5s and 6. I have both and they perform worse than they did on iOS 11! And that was HORRIBLE. Lucky me for saving most of the iOS shsh blobs for both. They barely support them anymore sadly.
Because they are absurdly overpriced, their marketing is cringy and based on superlatives, Apple is a brazen patent troll and their community is snobbish cancer. Hope i helped. A better question to ask is: Why are there any people at all, who are still buying iPhones?
bottom line is, if you give an android user and an ios user the same budget, I can guarantee you that the android device will be better. e.g. the note 9 is 100$ cheaper but still can be compared with the latest Iphone whilst maintaining a headphone jack, a pen, a finger print scanner, a fast charger included in the box, a usb to type c accessory for inserting files from usb storage, sd card slot, 2 sim card slots, a better battery, and a better display. Its a no brainer
Too expensive. Still trying to get my money's worth out of the iPhone 5s I bought 3 or so years back. I still miss my previous Nokia windows based phone that I dropped, broke and had to replace but couldn't get another Nokia windows phone from my cell phone carrier. I liked the Nokia windows based phone way better than any ios or android phone. It was so easy and intuitive to use, very small learning curve.
To an extent Nokias are unbreakable. I dropped it and shattered the screen. Eventually I replaced the screen and the phone was fine and good as new. By then it was almost a year into the iPhone I had purchased. Too big of an investment to give up on the iPhone. I gave the Nokia to a family member who wanted it. I got it unlocked and gave it to my family member. I didn't know I could replace the screen on the Nokia or I would have done that in the first place and would probably still have it now.
It’s because younger people (teens, kids e.t.c) used to get them when they used to cost significantly less, however seeing as they cost 1Grand + and contract prices are high due to that, their parents aren’t going to spend that much on a phone, so they r probably getting older phones
Not an Apple hater and i used the 3G and the 4 but,when i see what other phones like the Note 9 and Mate 20 offer (in display fingerprint scanner,iris scanners and all that) i just cannot pay that money for an iPhone when all the other phones have better tech on them,also not to mention that they won't even offer a fast charger in the box for that price,and every year there are almost 0 differences between them,they look the same and they almost have the same performance.Also iOS is so restricted vs android,i hate that i need to use iTunes just to transfer photos or music from my iPhone to my computer,or that i cannot customize it.They are not bad phones,but they are not worth the price,more like 800-900$ and they would be fine to me,but over 1000$? Nah.Also i know they offer 6 years of support but honestly,iOS kind of looks the exact same since iOS 7 and there are barely any changes to it,at least visual.And with android phones you can just install a newer version via custom rom and be done with it.
IOS 7 and 12 are the same mate they don’t ok they don’t. in display finger print scanner is not useful if you crack you display it won’t work. Face ID is still safer than iris scan. Not attacking you just respectfully debating you
Phones used to be $200-400 on upgrade. People bought in to the lie told by carriers when they moved to “no contract” pricing but are realizing the carriers lied to them and they’re footing the bill of $800-1000 for a phone plus the cost of the plan and it’s hurting phone sales.
Remember black berry yea flash backs “black berry is a billion dollar company it’ll be just fine” *black berry fades out of existence* Edit: I just see it happening to apple too clearly
Why is this even a question at all? People aren't buying iPhones, probably for several reasons, but mainly they can't afford to keep buying a new phone for 800-1000 dollars every few months. Besides that, people are finally wising up to Apple's shady practices like "updating" phones to go slower over time so people feel the need to buy a new one. The class action lawsuit about it is spreading awareness. More and more people are also starting to understand that the only thing they're paying those big bucks for is the Apple name and not actual build quality or better(or even equivalent) hardware. I've personally never been a fan of apple beyond the days of elementary school. But since I've been old enough and smart enough to pay attention and understand what's going on, I've seen nothing that appeals to me. Every once in a while they do some slightly innovative thing like slap an interface on a hard drive to create the first probably actually good MP3 player in terms of storage capacity(but then they force you to use their shitty software like itunes and quicktime), and then turn that into a mini computer that's also a phone. Without Apple we wouldn't have smartphones like we do today. But most people can't afford and can't justify the thousand dollars it costs to buy a brand new iphone that won't even let them plug fucking headphones into the damn thing. Me personally? I have a hard enough time justifying spending 50 or 100 bucks on a phone. I just recently picked up a Moto E5 Plus from MetroPCS, a $150-$200 phone. I paid about about $70 for the first monthly bill, activation, and taxes, and I got the phone for free. Or I bought the phone for $70. However you wanna look at it, I'm sure there are a lot of other people out there like me who don't have a huge budget for phones, especially in a day when most people don't make enough money to live completely alone, which means that disposable income is down.
I have the iphone 5s which is so durable and still works perfectly. Where as my adroid phones fall apart after a year, iphones are over engineered and can last for decades
I am impressed by how long long apple supports there phones. However Apple charges to much money for there devices and gives you less. No fast charger in the box, no headphone dongle, no sim injection tool, no multi tasking, no fingerprint sensor. With how much they charge, they should include all that plus a screen protector, a case and high quality Bluetooth headphones. Oh I forgot sd card expansion
My opinion is iPhone needs to reinvent their strategy. They need to put expandable memory slots; make their apps like messenger be able to communicate with other platforms out there; stop acting like they are the only show in town and stop acting like headphones and charging bricks are accessories instead of necessities needed to make the phone experience complete; fix that os so you can make the home screen more customizable so you can make it your own and lastly stop treating your fans like crap by overcharging them for everything like they have no option. They have options now and those options are cheaper and better!
It's important to note that smartphone sales are dropping all across the board right now, not just with iPhones.
That said, I still think it's important to look at why people might not be buying iPhones specifically... but what do you think about all this? Will the downward trend continue?
91Tech do galaxy’s have iCloud if u upgrade from iPhone to galaxy
No. At least I don't think so. Apples had a history of learning from their mistakes. Such as with the iPhone 5c. For a more recent example, you could look at IOS 12. Being more performance than, clunky? Anyway, if the longevity of apples phones are hurting their sales as you predicted, would next years iphones be cheaper but at the cost of how long they last? Only time will tell, I guess.
You mention support as justifying price. Good point, but how do we know that will continue? I was surprised to see iOS support for my wife's 5s this year. What happens next year if they drop the 6 and 7 to try and force people to buy new phones? Obviously the market is tired of price increases so maybe support will be the next thing on the chopping block?
@@rickyb8636 Exactly!
91Tech yes if next year we get an iPhone only at $2,000 like to expansive
Why aren’t people buy iphones? Because people are still trying to pay off the previous years phone
No, because there are better phones out there.
Look, everyone is freaking out about the price, but you use it every day!
No Because all phone brands Keeps making the same thing almost every year none of the phone brands are making something new
@@GrubKiller436 Could you possibly advise me some better phones? Actually, I was looking for a while, but couldn't find any decent phone...
I bought one and I love it!
1. They are overpriced
2. There are less reasons to upgrade since many phones are lasting much longer
3. There are continually less new features on phones that differentiate them from the competition
I have an iPhone 6s and I do not plan to upgrade any time soon
Cyclone Central same
Same
6s Gang
Yo can run an iPhone 6s from 2015 and it has almost all the goodies from flagships
Plus headphone jack
The no1 issue apple has nowadays is their obscene pricing, their phones are WAY TOO EXPENSIVE, nothing else, no need to have a PHD to figure that one out!
Pabs S not just the price but they put new ones out every six months or a year it seems
Indeed, still quite expensive tho lol, and getting more and more expensive after each release.
Thing is retailers cannot reduce them
@@pabss3193 More expensive with not enough of a positive change.
Too expensive AND blatantly inferior hardware!
Some 200$ phones have almost the same features like a 1000$ phone. Value for money
Not almost. They lack a lot of things overall. It's just that they have a few "flagship"-quality features. What matters the most is that the phone is functional, and a lot of low-end phones are.
What phones are for? Wapp, pic, vid, call ? $100 phone can do all that too.
Chris Dimis by the same 1k phone on ebay for 300 in a couple months
And that is not true
@@nellatl Probably stolen thats why is 300 on eBay.
Too many options at a cheaper price point
Brandon Worthing lol once you experience a premium phone you wont want to go cheaper trust me lol I got the 10, next year im going to the 11, its that simple 😂
@@princemarkanthony500 there's lots of premium devices cheaper than the iPhone x or xs, the pixel 3 comes to mind so does the galaxy s9
Brandon Worthing it ain’t iso.. did you at least listen to the video we get at least 6 years of support.. I had android switch to iPhone 7 and never looked back..
@@princemarkanthony500 how about midrange phones, like the OnePlus 6T and Huawei p20? They are just as good as iphones, only $300+ cheaper
No ppl who buy iPhone buy iPhone they won't switch
Price. Simple as that. I know for a fact that I am never going to buy a $1000 phone and I can bet there are millions of other people who think the same.
Exactly the reason why i settled for the $550 OnePlus 6T. No regrets
Absolutely. I was hoping for an SE2 (SEs?).
1000dollar can buy a couple set flagship phone
@@saxyman1365 same tho i got mine blakc friday 😏
@@therealfodder i think se 2 would be bettee since its been a while since the first but honestly yes that woyld be way better than the stupid xs
Not buying a 700$ 720p screen lmfao. Even 400 is asking too much.
Yeah, there's just something about getting ripped off especially when I know what other competitors bring to the table.
Ben- Dover yup
Ben- Dover I disagree. A phone is a lifeline. U use it every day for all kinds of things. Have u used a iPhone 10 yet? They’re dope af. And if u have good credit u pay $50 a month. I know ppl that are super cheap and will just use obamaphones. To each their own
Anthony Turner iPhone X max is just as fast as he new Samsung. It has a brighter picture and a louder speaker. The camera may not b as good but it’s a great camera nonetheless. It all depends on preference on what you’re used to using
@@ConservativeJuggaloPodcast The heck is an obamaphone
1. Overpriced
2. No major changes in OS
2. Very restricted OS
Arijus Turskis restricted but way safer and secure
The precise reason for your number 2&3 is cause it’s Apple , Not Samsung that is easy to hack in to
IOS is safer and less likely to get viruses
what restriction?
@@SantanaWorld650 so ios biggest sales is their safe security only????
there is already a lot of vpn out there to keep safe privacy.
i still cant find reason for me to buy iphone up till now cmon man.
not having expandable memory, no headphone jack already a reason not buying iphone for me.
considering iphone prices higher than most android flagship i would demand more features (more than android could have) coming from an iphone if i buy one.
they are way too overpriced....
@islam is best there's a difference between worth it and overpriced
@islam is best you can get a phone much better for £1000 cheaper
Jessica H that’s what I thought too being overpriced , but if u can use it for 6 years , then it’s not. But given that I don’t like to use the same phone for such a long time , so I’d stick with other phones
@islam is cancer Would you pay 500EUR for a rock? No? Whats the problem cant you afford it?
Their not worth the money, its not about being able to afford it
@islam is best It is! Apple pays $443 to make an iPhone XS Max
"Apple is going to be just fine"
I remember people saying the same about Blackberry.
Hahaha what's a BlackBerry lol
MrRussian2023 lol exactly
but they are. literally every regular person that's not deep into tech has an iPhone if they can afford it.
Jack Mcslay they are a trillion dollar company.
😂😂😂😂😂
No headphone jack = No sales.
Thats crazy smh
That's why I kept my IPhone 6
@@raybod1775 I just bought the iphone 6 with no contract and a headphone jack. Less than $200
Same for the new iPad...I just don't understand how foolishly arrogant they've become. Absolutely no reason to get rid of the headphone jack, besides greed.
Especially for the iPad.
iPhone 7 is still selling lol.
Jesus this whole video sounded like an excuses to justify it's high price.... I cringed the whole video watching it....
either he's a fanboy, paid by apple or just plain normal user
drsnowmon I knew this video would raise a few eyebrows as soon as I saw "includes paid promotion" in the bottom left corner, that was the first red flag, what a fucking toe rag taking his viewers for a ride in more ways than one
How do you cringe at this video?
Efren Pavo hahahah that’s not precisely what he did but if you’re annoyed by something you tend to stop listening and you just go like : I hate it the whole thing 😂😂😂
He literally says he hates the high prices but explains the reasons behind ridiculous prices
No phone is worth paying 1000+ $ unless its made of gold..!
Karma 59995 actually it is if you pay attention to the technology put inside
@@southernstalliongaming7544 Keep telling yourself that.
Ricky Fang I will and I’m proud of it too because what you’re saying is a complete lie
@@southernstalliongaming7544 lmao ok
Ricky Fang 😂
You're ok with your phone costing $800? As much as I value longevity, I still think it's price is too much for a phone
well, 800 bucks is expected for a flagship product. Many Companies who sell smartphones today are operating on loss or bare minimum profit margins to sell more products. Thats not a long term solution. Sooner or later, these companies have to come back to reality. The only way to do that is by raising the prices to normal rates.
Aasim In Greece an iPhone XS Max 256 GB costs 1539€ ~ $1650 which is crazy amount!
In Finland an iPhone XS Max 256GB costs "only" 1449€ ~ $1650 or 512GB 1679€ ~ $1913
@@Pasi123 Yes it's expensive. But my point is America should not complain about expensive cause an iPhone XS Max 256 gb costs there $1249 which means 1095 euros which is 444 euros less(Greece) and 354 euros less(Finland)!
Most people do monthly payments for their phones unlike tech people. They only pay $30-$40 a month for the thing instead of paying for it whole. Which is a lot smarter and makes the phone not seem as expensive.
I still have an iphone 6s. The newer ones dont make phone calls, watch youtube vids, check email, or send texts any better so whats the point in upgrading?? Im going to keep this phone until it wont work anymore unless they can figure out how to make a phone that only needs to be charged once a week.
Ig for simple phone uses, it works the same as any other phone. But where the new ones shine is in New Technology (Face ID actually works really well. I’d go to say it’s better than Touch ID). They also are just overall much faster.
I had an iPhone 6 and a few weeks ago upgraded to the XR. I am SO happy with this decision. The iPhone XR is sooooo much faster than the 6 its crazy. Everything is super fast (like barely any load times) whereas my iPhone 6 was struggling on most apps. Not to mention the display, cameras etc are so much better too.
The iPhone may receive 6 years of updates, but will be unusable after 2-3 years due to Apple slowing down your phone.
Tarun Ravikumar lmao people still use 5’s and 5c’s what are you talking about
Wanna know why apple slows down your iphone?
Its because of deteriorating battery. Especially inside sealed phones. Where you cant easily swap out batteries.
After years of using a phone. The inevidable consequence of constsntly using your phone is battery deterioration. Which ultimatelt will effect how your pgone performs becsuse its not efficiently drawing the right amount or the proper amount of energu the phone needs.
This is one of the reason why certain smartphones youll find thay theyll shut down at around 25 or 15 percent. My old samsung alpha did that. It would shut itself off whenever it reaxhes 25 percent. Plus it was slowing down and acting all sluggish.
After i replaced the batteru however. Performance went back to normal.
Caped Baldy you could literally just go to an apple store to get your battery replaced dude they have that service its $30 lmfao
@@KjvYaBoii Sure...
OR buy one for 12 bucks or less and just do it myself? Anyway the point is to save yourself the hassle and some bucks with a removeable battery.
If youre willing to pay for the battery replacement service then thats your choice. When i can just buy a battery and just do it myself in SECONDS lol.
Caped Baldy going through the pain and liability is 1000% more worth it than using androids. I’ve had both before. I can only fathom using iphone, just a personal preference though, my phone lasts me all day long
The way my life is I only buy phones under $300. I'd rather put $1,000 into my car honesty
Ywnm ...im still on my iPhone 6 after 4 years and still working perfect, even the battery has 86% health
Ywnm still pretty good, and you can even get a new battery.
*honestly
@@deytao get the 6s plus then lol
The reason sales are down is because iPhones are to expensive now! 💰
Because all of their phones are the same. If u have an iphone 7, it's just as fast as the 10 or xs. There is nothing special about iphones to make people leave an iphone 7 to get a 10 or xs. My 6s plus is still fast with great battery life...head phone jack. What will I get extra if upgrading besides $1200 poorer.
Better screen...
Better camera...
Better software...
More durable (depending of what phone you get, XR is very durable by the way.)
More features, like Memoji...
More up to date...
Faster...
Dual camera (If you don’t have the plus versions of the 7 or 8.)
It’s pretty noticeable either way.
Oops I forgot about stereo speakers and recording in stereo and not monotone.
its true, unfortunately, one gets the impression that the only upgrade with new iphones is the new figure on it,
I agree. I had to upgrade my iPhone 6 Plus as it’s just ridiculously slow but if I had a 6s I wouldn’t even consider it. I did end up getting an iPhone SE though so at least it was much cheaper. There are many differences on paper, but I just find that in terms of real world use, these days as long as it’s fast enough and running the latest OS, it doesn’t really make a difference.
@@abalt no way just compare the xr to a 290€ pocophone, its gets smashed in 2019 There is absolutly no good reason to buy an iPhone, its all show off that you have the most expensive phone out There, for me people with the latest iPhones i see as ignorant to the point i cringe, how can you be proud of getting robbed like that just because of good marketing
André Sousa Don’t judge a person by what phone they have. And I honestly don’t think anyone should have *any* latest phone, that goes for any phone, not just Apple or iPhones. But I don’t see them as ignorant, that is a very strong word to use. I see them as another person, because no matter what phone you have, it’s a phone. It just matters what it can do to stand out from the competition.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
They aren’t selling as well because they are starting to price themselves out of the market. Price gouging their customers is not ok, and people are starting to realize what they are doing
1. 6s is still working well
2. Overpriced
Ferron Ao Shhhhhh! Don’t tell that to Apple or they will slow it down with future updates.
JayJohnPaul they already have. The ladt upgrade you can do now for the 6S to last is iOS 12.
I think ios 13 will still support 6s?
Dear KINGSTON she yea probably because I’m poor and I don’t need to spend that much on my phone since it’s working perfectly fine :) but I rather spend my money on some more bigger business like changing a new car or buying a new house for my girl :)
3. People are running out of kidneys
Q: Why aren’t people buying iPhone’s?
A:
Because it’s the same thing as the last one.
philis05 exactly.
The only thing they change is the camera and the design that's all
Melaku Gamer and the Chips like the A12
Ever compared a SoC from Apple with one from Qualcomm or Mediatek?! Apple iPhones are 2 generations ahead compared with Android if we look at the SoC. People fall by numbers and are actually fooled by this. Say whatever you want, I don’t mind, but iPhones are powerhouses. Hahaha.
Parker's Brick Box Finally someone who understands it also. Even the older A9 dual core Apple SoC is not far behind the performance and in some ways better than the Snapdragon 845 which is used in this years high end Android smartphones.
becoming way too expensive , £400 is dear enough for a phone , nevermind £1,350 for a new XS
i went from iphone to samsung because samsung is doing everything better.
for 10 years now, ive been swearing to iphone because it felt like a complete, steady package that just worked.
but the gap between them got smaller and smaller, and when i had to make a choice when buying my current phone, i landed on samsung as its a better phone for a better price.
I got a Galaxy s9 and it is better than the iPhone
Made the same decision when i bought my current Phone a s6 edge back then. All the key components were on par or Superior compared to the i phone at that time. Only the i phone cost about 200-300 euro more.. So i went with samsung again and so i will with my next phone.
Samsung s8 screen repair costs 250€😂
I like android more because it is more customizable then iphones
@@edward8043 Because is an OLED screen, those are more expensive.
Answer: We aren't ATM's that own millions of $/£
(Written before watching)
I’d say it’s the insane price hike and the marginal upgrades in technology.
It’s what $1100 to get a XS? I think a lot of people are happy with whatever they’re rocking with right now. The Pixel 1 and 2 are fine, the iPhone 7 still works perfectly, and hell, I’m typing this on my SE. There’s no need to get a new phone with the perfectly acceptable phones on the market.
Now a lot of tech nowadays is still insanely good but like I feel that there’s not a huge difference in day to day performance between all these iPhones and stuff. The X and XS, for example.
Apple won’t die out for a very, very long time. People still need phones and people who are being introduced to the smartphone world are definitely going to be looking for new phones.
F3ROCITY I have an SE and it’s going strong, I’m going to upgrade next year for a bigger screen though
Well said
iPhone 7 😎
Im on my lg g5!
Your average person just can’t afford 1000 or more for a 📲
I can, well my parents can. They can afford two phones. For me and my sister. Not including their phones.
My mom doesn’t have a job this summer, and my dad only makes $60,000 a year if he is lucky
(Me and my sister have the XR, My dad has the normal X, and my mom has the 8+)
@@TheCarDemotic okay princess.
Disolix
If he is lucky.
Also, he spent 20 years in the US Army. He gets money monthly for the time he spent.
Keep in mind that my parents are divorced. My mom doesn’t have a job.
Probably cus the company is greedy and I won’t be surprised if that’s the case
iPhones aren't getting major upgrades anymore. Before, the iPhone 3G to the 3GS was a major speed upgrade and nowadays the A12 bionic is only 15 percent faster than the A11. iPhones can't really get faster anymore. They are already really fast. Especially from the iPhone 6s to the XS etc.
Yea this is probably near the max speed they can get their phones at still ahead of the competition but yea
My iphone 6 is snappy. Well optimized.
And the ios is the same too
Menace Gaming my iPod touch 6th gen feels snappy as well. It works with almost any game.
Not just that all phones have stagnated a bit, and the galaxy s8 vs s9 etc. We’ve just hit a point where the entire front of the phones is a screen great camera and more processing power than most notebooks. There’s not much you can add that won’t be regarded as a gimmick or a minor improvement.
People are not buying iPhones cause they realised not everyone got a special tree which produces 💰!
Must cost 400$ at most
Lmao stfu. Apple needs profit and they're cool with prices as long as people are buying.
oof who cares, they will probably be hit with a reality check soon anyways.
Jurgen Chen there is so much more than the cost of the parts. Labor, for one thing. Then there is also building of new factories, design, marketing, etc
They cost too much money. No phone is worth $1000+ . They should lease them at 1/2 price. It is not the different series but it is the PRICE. PRICE, PRICE, PRICE.
I will give you three reasons for the decline in sales of iPhones: the smartphone market is stabilized now, the iPhone it have a exponential growth in pricing and the general consumers interest of changing devices every year is becoming weaker than the other years.
Good video. I bought an iPhone 6s recently. It is a powerhouse although it’ released 3 years ago. Handles iOS12 with ease, good battery life, 3D Touch and the last iPhone with an audio headphone jack input. Camera is still good, video’s can be filmed in 1080p 30 & 60 FPS and even 4K with 30 FPS. The A9 and M9 SoC plus co processor is very efficient. It can handle heavy workloads without getting slow. Sure, I like the new iPhones but I don’t feel the need for a 2018 model at the moment.
Parker's Brick Box That’s a good reason to buy a new iPhone. If you do not want the most expensive iPhone, a new iPhone 8 is a really good smartphone. It lacks the audio jack but it has an A11 SoC in it. And the iPhone 8 is affordable compared to the Xs and Xs Max.
Love my SE and used 6s that cost me 150.00. Cheaper to replace batteries or screens than upgrades
Emiel333 Official i have the iphone se
Emiel333 Official its great
Good choice
For the majority of phone users, it's just not worth the price, regardless of the specs. The market is currently saturated with mid-tier alternatives that serve most people's needs just fine. To pay more than USD1k for a phone is elevating what is meant to be a utilitarian device into a luxury item that is just a bit much. And I think this is true of the whole tech market at the moment... consumers are becoming fatigued by the relentless quarterly cycles of neo-gadgetry fetishization. I get excited over new tech just as much as the next person... but do I really need it? Most of the time, the answer is simply a pragmatic no. The market and all its innovations will not die by any means... but for manufacturers to think that consumer demand is a bottomless well is unrealistic and unsustainable.
Cause people are not idiot anymore
Because there overpriced and each model isn’t as different as the other making people think not much has been done to make each newer model better.
The reason why they aren't different than the iphone x cause the xs is an s model and usually it means that the internals have been upgraded but there aren't as many new features. Probably it will change with the next generation iphones.
@@krotacios9812 iPhone 6s, 7, 8 is the same design as the 6 just a few features added here and there also note the iPhone 6 had a bad design and that reflected on the issues on the iPhone 7 (bootloop).
5 MAJOR PROBLEMS
1.Lack Of Good Features
2.Dosen't Ship With Fast Charger
3.Too Expensive With Amount Of Features Given
4.Ugly Design
5.Same UI For A Good 10yrs
The 5th statement isn't valid. iOS 6 differed from 7. 10 differed from 11.
The first is a in-between statement. The second I 100% agree with, they should ship them with fast chargers.
3 is fair.
4, no comment.
Lack of home button
Its Voltage don’t forget about the price and also 4 and 5 are definitely incorrect
@Thunder Kunt yes
Alex Farve Entezami If you want the home button get an 8 plus it runs like a beast
Way over priced. They get obsolete quick
apple used to put out new iphones at the beginning every 2 years, now its 4 iphones every year, ppl are confused
1.Too expensive
2. No compelling reason to upgrade.
3. Tim Cook is a disaster compared to Steve Jobs.
I'm not buying the new iphones simply because the notch is hideous and my OCD would kill me trying to use it. I'll buy once they remove the horrible notch.
Krissy it’s really odd, the notch is very marmite, for some reason I actually really like the notch but others hate it
What about the iPhone 8 though?
@@i_-ali what about note 9?
Note 9 bro
And the s10 will have no bezels and no notch
I have had my ipod touch 4 for nearly 6 years, iPhone SE since oct. 2016, and ipad air 1 since around 2014. I am not updating these guys anytime soon
that's exactly why you buy apple their are build to last insane long if you want to
Easy, people is becoming smarter
Clearly you're not one of them, "people is getting smarter"
😂
@@mr.psychedelic LMAO YOU KNOW WHAT THE HELL HE MEANT "ARE"
@@OBI-KONOBI-ISRAEL lmaooo
@@mr.psychedelic lmao
Thanks for the video; I actually learned something!
I've been an iPhone user since version 1, but only upgrade every 3rd generation or so. I've never understood how people are so willing to pay so much for a phone that they only use for a year and then upgrade. But that's me.
The sales drops are due almost entirely to the price points, although the lack of a button does play in as well. I think the retina idea is good, and making better use of the screen is good, but just not for everyone. But the main thing is price. When your top of the line iPhone XS Max with 512 of memory tops out at $1450... cmon!! That's not just a LITTLE over priced, it's MASSIVELY over priced. And so it goes on down the line. Apple probably will not do it but they need to SLASH prices by $200 (or more!) pretty much across the board to remain competitive and maintain marketshare dominance.
I remain a die hard Apple fan but I'm no fool and will hold off on upgrading yet again. It's not a life-support system, it's just a phone!
Most iphone user buy apple product for long term use
It’s the price. I was about to upgrade until I saw the price. All I did was replace my battery instead and keep my old phone. Might switch over to Samsung to be honest.
Better price-point for performance.
Jonathan James isn’t Samsung the same price? Pretty sure it is.
Dark Dactylet it’s cheaper per unit. Look at the prices then look at the hardware. Samsung gives you more storage right off the bat.
And the Galaxy is still a good $100 cheaper
Jonathan James isn’t the processor better than the one Samsung’s? And same amount of RAM, only difference is more battery capacity, even then apples lasts a minute or so longer
But Samsung (and Android in general) has way more features than Apple does. So when you're comparing price, it may look the same, but one is "cheaper" because it has more stuff in it. While the other one is a ripoff.
T'was an old username and I'll change it soon.
True but some features are feeding off iPhones.
*UHMM* -Face ID-
Couple of Unfair Practices
1. Repair issue - apple doesnt repair devices or heck even at least change batteries. I approach them to change battery on my 1 yr old ipad pro, they dont want to even if ill pay. I has an issue with my 1yr iphone x screen touch, they dont want to repair, and said to replace the whole phone.
2. Updates that slow down
3. Low value for money
4. Competitors are catching up OS wise - before its no brainer to choose iOS if you want smooth ux, nowadays, stock android is super smooth
5. Not consumer centric design - my macbook butterfly keyboard is just bad, compared to my surfacebook 2, they value thin device for their keynote to be impressive, but not for consumer, headphone jack
Not an apple hater really, i have all apple devices, but just feels bad what the brand has turned into
lacks innovation
Don’t agree with the car analogy. I’ve had my car for over 5 years (now nearly 10) and will get rid of it once it completely fails.
I think Apple products are the same as Starbucks--over priced. I've used different brands like htc(mistake), Motorola, Nokia, LG and Samsung and have come to like LG the best. The only reason I stopped using my Windows cellphone was not enough apps or couldn't find the apps I was looking for. They were mainly on the Android platform. Otherwise I'd still using the Windows platform. And yes, I still have a flip-phone for emergencies and it's a ZTE since my Motorola was stolen.
I also had an inexpensive LG Lancet phone that I loved, but didn't love Verizon's high prices so I switched. The Apple/Starbucks comparison is right on target. Except for the SE, they are too high!
But you don’t see Android phones get nearly the same amount of support after they come out as you do iPhones. The 5s from 2013 is still getting updates. There’s barely any Androids from 2015 and even 2016 that still get updates.
Because Samsung Huawei oppo Google lg xiaomi Sony Motorola oneplus and many more have come out with amazing flagship phones for a cheaper price
It makes no sense to choose Apple any more
bicoz the ones who was buying , they swiched to Samsung 😂😂😂 FACTS
or anything else
I would use rather a nokia 3310 than a samboom with their terrible vendor rom touchwiz/nature ux is the almost as bad as iOS
@@AceRisingChaoticMind what phones u like so?
@@imgaebut568 xiaomi redmis are good because they have power for the price, one plus because adööö, google nexus devices (old but stil gold), Motorola devices they are fair and square but i miss the noopsie on the back from the first two moto g gens, sony they have awesome screens, past oppo the oppo find 5 was pure porn from the design, the librem 5 because it can run KDE as a OS and KDE is love
@@AceRisingChaoticMind i though u will say something smart..but u are far from the reality 😂😂😂 A samsung note 9 with a sPen destroys all ur phones
because i can build a gaming PC with their prices, it's a phone ( A PHONE ) why i would pay $1000 + ?
It's too much money and you don't get much of an upgrade to
My blackberry Passport that I got in 2014 for $599 works great (too bad it's no longer supported) and my Blackberry PRIV that I got in 2015 for $649 still works fine even though I must admit it does lag quite a bit.
My point is that there is nothing special about how long an iPhone will last.
I don’t care about Apple, I care about a good product
and good price
Because I already have an iPhone 4. I don't need another iPhone.
Cryostal ha ha. Lol
Cryostal it lasts longer eh?
Cryostal time for an upgrade bro
Upgrade to an iPhone 6s. Very cheap phone and it runs like a beast
I agree with south_crmx
Confusing consumers with multiple models, putting features in the most expensive ones and removing features on the cheaper models, slow charging, poor battery life, no audio jack, no pen, not much memory or space, expensive phones for what you are getting. Expensive accessories too, not surprised their sales are going down.
Overpriced, no headphone jack, rigid os with limited customisation, no expansion for storage, lack of innovation, underpowered, gimping older phones, many more... But the main reason is people are FINALLY starting to realise these things and are looking at the more superior non Apple phones. Iphones used to be the best, clearly not anymore.
@@tds9058 Well, with most current Android flagships the speed with apple devices is negligible and the sound quality is definitely better with the headphone jack, especially quad-dac devices. You also have way more headphone options and no need to recharge. Also, with Android devices, you get the jack and Bluetooth. Why not have expandable storage with the cloud, seamless access without some lame portable drive I noticed you gave a link for. Android manufacturers pay attention to the desires of its users. iOS treats you like a user, but Android treats you like the admin! I guess it's preference or maybe Apple attracts more sheep.
what do you mean underpowered? I dont think so, maybe your internet connection is too slow, too many users in the vicinity
my 6s is running great since 2015 and ill have it till stops beeing supported or if dies
taking a phone as a long-term investment doesn't account the risk of it getting stolen. (that's a real concern here where i live lol) so i'm sticking with my 5s
True.
Even the 5s isn't outdated yet! Your phone will be fully supported until at least September 2019.
I have a 6s and I'm sticking to it as well!
My iPhone on only lasted 3 years when the battery started dying. There wasn't an option to replace the battery and I wasn't going to pay $1000 for a new iPhone. I switched to the Galaxy and haven't looked back.
This video hit the nail on the head. I know quite a few people who still have iPhone 5’s. I have a 7+ myself and do not plan on updating until the end of 2020/January 2021. My last iPhone was a 4s which I had for 5 years. I currently still daily drive a Aluminum MacBook (not Pro) from 2008. A ten year old laptop! And it works perfectly. Still peppy, never lags, and never crashed. My wife’s laptop is a MacBook Pro from 2009, no issues there either. If you’re gonna buy an iPhone for anything, it should be longevity. I decided to skip the iPhone X boat, but whatever they come up with in 2020 I’m gonna buy, even if it’s $1,000+ because I know what I’m buying and why I’m buying it.
Absolutely correct about the longevity . I am still rocking with the iPhone 5s. Thou yesterday the screen all of a sudden got vertical blue and red lines at the bottom of the screen , now the bottom half looks pixelated and darkened but still useable .
Just swap the screen. I did on mine after having the same problem as you.
Thanks for all the advice guys . Yes will replace soon but for now still can be used and contents can be seen . What caused such screen to be a sudden change this way ?
the reason that the iphones aren’t selling very good is because their so damn expensive and you are always trying to defend them
The real reason:
1. The 7/8 are great and do mostly everything people need. The new phones are insanely expensive for minimal upgrades.
I have a 7+ that runs like new. I do want a better camera , but I have an SLR I seldomly use so it’s not a necessity. Which comes to the next point :
2. Price. If it wasn’t as expensive , I would have sold my 7+ as I usually do with AppleCare warranty remaining and upgraded. But to get $600 cdn back for my mint 7+ and to pay $2300 for a 10s max 512 with AppleCare ..
Waiting patiently for the note 10. Android here I come !
Who replaces their car every 6 years or less?! My parents kept their Siena for roughly 18 years. The Camry I use is at least 13 years old. I've never met anyone who replaces their car that frequently.
Among friends & family members with the exception of a niece, I don't know anyone who kept their car past 6 yrs! Fact is many people buy a new car simply because someone they know "just bought a new car!".
That may be the case for your circle. But I for one upgrade every 5 years and same with those around me
I replace my car when it breaks down
@@resurrectedgaming7144 or when the repairs are more than the car is worth
@@2004mojo are you leasing a car?
I still love my iPhone SE
Caio Herbie I am also rocking an IPhone SE and I just had the battery replaced for 29 dollars which is using the special pricing that Apple is providing until the end of this year.
iPhone midget edition
Caio Herbie tgats what i use
It's still a really good phone! Hopefully Apple will release the SE2 in the near future!
People know iPhones are overpriced.
I know when I went from the iPhone 6S to a Galaxy S9+, that felt like an upgrade. Now if I went from iPhone 6S to iPhone 7, or went from Galaxy S8+ to a Galaxy S9+, that wouldn't feel like much of an upgrade.
By supported longer do you mean intentionally slowed down?
Apple hasn't been slowing down iPhones since iOS 10 (which runs quite well on the 5). They learned their lesson from iOS 9 (which was unbearably slow on the 4s)
@@JackHY2KLast year Apple was sued for intentionally slowing the 6/6s's due to their aging batteries to make owner buy a new iphone instead of replacing the battery. Don't ever let your guard down on Apple, big spoiled companies always try to secretly take advantage of you.
Nathan Kam it wasn't done to make them buy a new phone, quite the opposite, it was done to preserve their current one
@@TheGreatNathan IN SETTINGS, THERE IS AN OPTION TO REVERSE THE SLOWDOWN, IT JUST TELLS YOU THAT THE PHONE MIGHT EXPERIENCDE INEXPECTED SHUTDOWNS, WHICH DON'T HAPPEN
The original iPhone had a price drop halfway through its lifecycle. Apple paid dearly and ended up refunding early adopters the difference.
The Xr 720p for 1000 nice try
It's 850p ok and it's the crispiest screen along with Oled displays
It's $750 actually, and does have a mediocre screen but its internals are the same as the $1200 phones so it's not too horrible I'd say. Not a budget phone by a longshot though
@@k--music Specs are nothing. Many other phones have worse specs than iPhones but are faster. To upgrade the memory on an IPhone Xr itll cost you towards a thousand.
Honestly, I would never ever buy a Samsung, Oneplus, etc.
I just hate android, and the designs of the phones that run it. Not that iPhones are designed better. I just like how clean iOS is.
Why do updates determine a phones life span? The phone will still work with old software. My LG G4 is doing fine and I haven't gotten an update in ages. Updates are actually quite annoying at times. They take time and can introduce horrible bugs *cough windows 10 cough*. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. People may say that you nees it for malware protection. Use common sense and get Malwarebytes. That's what I do and I've never gotten a virus on either of my 2 android phones or the iphone 4 I have used.
Thank god we can still restore the iPhone 4s back to ios 6.1.3
Agreed on all points. I just got a $30 battery in my 7 Plus and plan on keeping it for another year or two. It’s still a very capable device.
I feel like Apple gets a bad rap, but they designed iOS 12 to make older units more robust and last longer. And that’s good for everyone.
Thanks for the great content and keep up the good work.
Michael Willever everyone except the 5s and 6. I have both and they perform worse than they did on iOS 11! And that was HORRIBLE. Lucky me for saving most of the iOS shsh blobs for both. They barely support them anymore sadly.
Simple it’s because our older iPhone are doing just fine and we don’t need to upgrade yet
i just want touch id back
kaffra mate, I’m telling you. Using Touch ID feels like a step backwards.
Because I still have a perfectly working 6 and 7 I’m not buying a new phone just because it’s new mybe then those phones die but they still good
6 and 7???
Cman because I was like ohhh it’s new I have to get it but I’m not like that no more also if one brakes I have a back up
Because they are absurdly overpriced, their marketing is cringy and based on superlatives, Apple is a brazen patent troll and their community is snobbish cancer. Hope i helped.
A better question to ask is: Why are there any people at all, who are still buying iPhones?
For the feeling of spending a great deal of money I suppose.
the android community isn't any better
bottom line is, if you give an android user and an ios user the same budget, I can guarantee you that the android device will be better. e.g. the note 9 is 100$ cheaper but still can be compared with the latest Iphone whilst maintaining a headphone jack, a pen, a finger print scanner, a fast charger included in the box, a usb to type c accessory for inserting files from usb storage, sd card slot, 2 sim card slots, a better battery, and a better display. Its a no brainer
Too expensive. Still trying to get my money's worth out of the iPhone 5s I bought 3 or so years back. I still miss my previous Nokia windows based phone that I dropped, broke and had to replace but couldn't get another Nokia windows phone from my cell phone carrier. I liked the Nokia windows based phone way better than any ios or android phone. It was so easy and intuitive to use, very small learning curve.
Fe Ro I thought nokias were unbreakable
To an extent Nokias are unbreakable. I dropped it and shattered the screen. Eventually I replaced the screen and the phone was fine and good as new. By then it was almost a year into the iPhone I had purchased. Too big of an investment to give up on the iPhone. I gave the Nokia to a family member who wanted it. I got it unlocked and gave it to my family member. I didn't know I could replace the screen on the Nokia or I would have done that in the first place and would probably still have it now.
So happy to be happier with my original X.
I just hear iphone or i anything and I iCRINGE! : l
Dan Seabreeze What?
Dan Seabreeze I cringed at “iCRINGE”
Kiah Sandy iCRINGE
It’s because younger people (teens, kids e.t.c) used to get them when they used to cost significantly less, however seeing as they cost 1Grand + and contract prices are high due to that, their parents aren’t going to spend that much on a phone, so they r probably getting older phones
When Samsung has $300 off sale and Apple has $50 during holidays and still asking why.
Not an Apple hater and i used the 3G and the 4 but,when i see what other phones like the Note 9 and Mate 20 offer (in display fingerprint scanner,iris scanners and all that) i just cannot pay that money for an iPhone when all the other phones have better tech on them,also not to mention that they won't even offer a fast charger in the box for that price,and every year there are almost 0 differences between them,they look the same and they almost have the same performance.Also iOS is so restricted vs android,i hate that i need to use iTunes just to transfer photos or music from my iPhone to my computer,or that i cannot customize it.They are not bad phones,but they are not worth the price,more like 800-900$ and they would be fine to me,but over 1000$? Nah.Also i know they offer 6 years of support but honestly,iOS kind of looks the exact same since iOS 7 and there are barely any changes to it,at least visual.And with android phones you can just install a newer version via custom rom and be done with it.
IOS 7 and 12 are the same mate they don’t ok they don’t. in display finger print scanner is not useful if you crack you display it won’t work. Face ID is still safer than iris scan. Not attacking you just respectfully debating you
Much love
But no homo if your a dude
E. X. P. E. N. S. I. V. E.
Phones used to be $200-400 on upgrade. People bought in to the lie told by carriers when they moved to “no contract” pricing but are realizing the carriers lied to them and they’re footing the bill of $800-1000 for a phone plus the cost of the plan and it’s hurting phone sales.
I ain’t buying new iphone until maybe 2 years or more at least. Currently on an iphone 8, only annoying thing is it doesn’t have the headphone jack.
Remember black berry yea flash backs “black berry is a billion dollar company it’ll be just fine” *black berry fades out of existence*
Edit: I just see it happening to apple too clearly
Yeah we'll blackberry was never a trillion dollar company, with almost 700 billion in cash
Huawei P20 is half the price.
Why is this even a question at all? People aren't buying iPhones, probably for several reasons, but mainly they can't afford to keep buying a new phone for 800-1000 dollars every few months. Besides that, people are finally wising up to Apple's shady practices like "updating" phones to go slower over time so people feel the need to buy a new one. The class action lawsuit about it is spreading awareness. More and more people are also starting to understand that the only thing they're paying those big bucks for is the Apple name and not actual build quality or better(or even equivalent) hardware.
I've personally never been a fan of apple beyond the days of elementary school. But since I've been old enough and smart enough to pay attention and understand what's going on, I've seen nothing that appeals to me. Every once in a while they do some slightly innovative thing like slap an interface on a hard drive to create the first probably actually good MP3 player in terms of storage capacity(but then they force you to use their shitty software like itunes and quicktime), and then turn that into a mini computer that's also a phone. Without Apple we wouldn't have smartphones like we do today. But most people can't afford and can't justify the thousand dollars it costs to buy a brand new iphone that won't even let them plug fucking headphones into the damn thing.
Me personally? I have a hard enough time justifying spending 50 or 100 bucks on a phone. I just recently picked up a Moto E5 Plus from MetroPCS, a $150-$200 phone. I paid about about $70 for the first monthly bill, activation, and taxes, and I got the phone for free. Or I bought the phone for $70. However you wanna look at it, I'm sure there are a lot of other people out there like me who don't have a huge budget for phones, especially in a day when most people don't make enough money to live completely alone, which means that disposable income is down.
I have the iphone 5s which is so durable and still works perfectly. Where as my adroid phones fall apart after a year, iphones are over engineered and can last for decades
Because: they deserve it
because iPhones are trash. [roll credits]
I am impressed by how long long apple supports there phones. However Apple charges to much money for there devices and gives you less. No fast charger in the box, no headphone dongle, no sim injection tool, no multi tasking, no fingerprint sensor. With how much they charge, they should include all that plus a screen protector, a case and high quality Bluetooth headphones. Oh I forgot sd card expansion
My opinion is iPhone needs to reinvent their strategy. They need to put expandable memory slots; make their apps like messenger be able to communicate with other platforms out there; stop acting like they are the only show in town and stop acting like headphones and charging bricks are accessories instead of necessities needed to make the phone experience complete; fix that os so you can make the home screen more customizable so you can make it your own and lastly stop treating your fans like crap by overcharging them for everything like they have no option. They have options now and those options are cheaper and better!