iPhone 6

[fupresti]

But the image sensor is still small.
Im still wondering FWIW, if you can help me with those stats you are using. Its quite intriguing from a business sense and I have searched and searched and have not seen it.

Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users by Vendor in 2013 (Thousands of Units)

Company​	2013Units​	2013 Market Share (%)​	2012Units​	2012 Market Share (%)​
Samsung	299,794.9​	31.0​	205,767.1​	30.3​
Apple	150,785.9​	15.6​	130,133.2​	19.1​
Huawei	46,609.4​	4.8​	27,168.7​	4.0​
LG Electronics	46,431.8​	4.8​	25,814.1​	3.8​
Lenovo	43,904.5​	4.5​	21,698.5​	3.2​
Others	380,249.3​	39.3​	269,526.6​	39.6​
Total	967,775.8​	100.0​	680,108.2​	100.0​

Source: Gartner (February 2014)

 

[Wake]

http://www.cultofmac.com/294449/shatterproof-water-resistant-full-iphone-6-specs/

This says it is waterproof....

That's a leaked article out of China, any credible source?

 

[ddec]

I need to go to Best Buy and find a phone of comparable size to the 6 Plus and see how it feels. I will be upgrading ASAP just not sure to which size.

Amazon phone or Last years HTC One are very comparable in size.

 

[JB]

Says water resistant not proof. Huge difference

Yes...VERY big difference.

Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users by Vendor in 2013 (Thousands of Units)

Company​	2013Units​	2013 Market Share (%)​	2012Units​	2012 Market Share (%)​
Samsung	299,794.9​	31.0​	205,767.1​	30.3​
Apple	150,785.9​	15.6​	130,133.2​	19.1​
Huawei	46,609.4​	4.8​	27,168.7​	4.0​
LG Electronics	46,431.8​	4.8​	25,814.1​	3.8​
Lenovo	43,904.5​	4.5​	21,698.5​	3.2​
Others	380,249.3​	39.3​	269,526.6​	39.6​
Total	967,775.8​	100.0​	680,108.2​	100.0​

Source: Gartner (February 2014)

Thank you for correct info.

 

[tahoebum]

I realize this, still surprising to see it remain that low. It wouldn't be a big deal to me, but if you are doing serious photography on your phone, as many are doing these days, I would think going up from 8MP would have been a big deal. Even if the camera is awesome, from a marketing standpoint I'm surprised it remained that low.

The problem is putting too many pixels on the small image sensors that fit inside of smartphones causes other image quality issues. There is a balance of pixel count and image sensor size that I'm sure the Apple engineers are aware of.

 

[rbarthle17]

Amazon phone or Last years HTC One are very comparable in size.

Thanks! I did a quick look and was going to use the Galaxy Note 3 as the comparison. This gives me more options.

 

[sparksjr]

Apple's site is up will all kinds of videos and info on the phone and watch. The more I browse the more I want the 6+!

No water resistant or water proof info at Apple.com

 

[Stribs]

Apple's site is up will all kinds of videos and info on the phone and watch. The more I browse the more I want the 6+!

No water resistant or water proof info at Apple.com

You and me both! Just can't justify the starting price point right now for a phone...$100 bucks is 100 bucks! I could use that on THP swag or golf stuff.

 

[tequila4kapp]

For the 6

199 for 16
299 for 64 gb
399 for 128 gb

[
QUOTE=ddec;3275935]For the 6+

299 for 16gb
399 for 64gb
499 for 128gb[/QUOTE]

$99 sept 19

All these product releases is destroying the value of my Iphone 5! Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[ddec]

Thanks! I did a quick look and was going to use the Galaxy Note 3 as the comparison. This gives me more options.

are you looking to compare the 5.5 model? Sorry the 2 I gave were more for the 4.7

 

[ddec]

I see Verizon already has a trade in a 4s,5,5s,5c and get a free iphone 6 16gb deal

 

[Stribs]

I see Verizon already has a trade in a 4s,5,5s,5c and get a free iphone 6 16gb deal

Now that's pretty cool!

 

[rbarthle17]

are you looking to compare the 5.5 model? Sorry the 2 I gave were more for the 4.7

I'm open to looking at both. I have pretty big hands so I'm thinking the 5.5" would work. Pockets may be a different story though I'm guessing.

 

[rbarthle17]

I see Verizon already has a trade in a 4s,5,5s,5c and get a free iphone 6 16gb deal

Yeah so not happening. Gazelle is where I'm trading in my 5 to.

 

[Wake]

I'm open to looking at both. I have pretty big hands so I'm thinking the 5.5" would work. Pockets may be a different story though I'm guessing.

In my experience with 5.5" phones, they fit in pockets just fine, if you don't go with a protective case. If you have a case on there they get mighty cumbersome.

 

[tahoebum]

But the image sensor is still small.
Im still wondering FWIW, if you can help me with those stats you are using. Its quite intriguing from a business sense and I have searched and searched and have not seen it.

I was talking about U.S. smartphone market share. Worldwide Apple has a small percentage of the overall phone handset market share(most of the world doesn't use smartphones) but luckily for shareholders they take home the bulk of the profits.

Above is the latest I could easily find. Remember that Motorola, HTC, LG, Nokia, and Blackberry all lose money on their smartphones.

Here's a quote from the article which can be found on macrumors. http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/05/apple-comscore-july-numbers/


"As the launch of the iPhone 6 approaches, Apple continues to hold its title as the number one handset manufacturer among consumers in the United States, making significant gains in share during the three month period ending in July.

According to ComScore's latest numbers, the iPhone had a 42.4 percent share of the market, up from 41.4 percent in April. Samsung also saw small gains, jumping to 28.4 percent from 27.7 percent in April. Meanwhile, LG, Motorola, and HTC lost share, a trend that's been ongoing for several months."

 

[Darren37]

meh..................

 

[JB]

I was talking about U.S. smartphone market share. Worldwide Apple has a small percentage of the overall phone handset market share(most of the world doesn't use smartphones) but luckily for shareholders they take home the bulk of the profits.

Here's the latest I could find. Remember that Motorola, HTC, LG, Nokia, and Blackberry all lose money on their smartphones.


As the launch of the iPhone 6 approaches, Apple continues to hold its title as the number one handset manufacturer among consumers in the United States, making significant gains in share during the three month period ending in July.

According to ComScore's latest numbers, the iPhone had a 42.4 percent share of the market, up from 41.4 percent in April. Samsung also saw small gains, jumping to 28.4 percent from 27.7 percent in April. Meanwhile, LG, Motorola, and HTC lost share, a trend that's been ongoing for several months.

I dont think that number is correct anymore. In fact I dont think its very close to correct. Forbes and others have put out quite a bit of different info recently and CNN had it up yesterday morning about marketshare.

 

[rbarthle17]

In my experience with 5.5" phones, they fit in pockets just fine, if you don't go with a protective case. If you have a case on there they get mighty cumbersome.

Assuming the shatter resistant claims are valid, the only thing I'd want a case for is a kickstand. That's all I have on my 5 right now, a benign case that has a kickstand.

 

[ddec]

Checking size specs for the 6+. Looking at both the G3 and Note 3&4 for size comparisons.

Iphone 6+ - 6.22 x 3.06 x .28
Galaxy Note 4 - 6.04 x 3.09 x .33
Galaxy Note 3 - 5.95 x 3.12 x .33
LG G3 - 5.76 x 2.94 x .35

 

[Miller Time]

Pretty excited about the watch. Glad it will work with my 5.

 

[fupresti]

Wife has decided to move from iPhone 5 to the new Moto X.

 

[ddec]

Wife has decided to move from iPhone 5 to the new Moto X.

that phone looks impressive

 

[TRyan]

I dont think that number is correct anymore. In fact I dont think its very close to correct. Forbes and others have put out quite a bit of different info recently and CNN had it up yesterday morning about marketshare.

Forbes quotes that exact same article on their site when talking about Marketshare

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjo...e-gains-us-share-even-before-iphone-6-launch/

 

[JB]

Assuming the shatter resistant claims are valid, the only thing I'd want a case for is a kickstand. That's all I have on my 5 right now, a benign case that has a kickstand.

That is an interesting one. The question becomes, will a company stand behind it if it does in fact shatter? I have always wondered the need for a "pretty" phone because it just gets covered in a case.