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I think people are overplaying what was actually disappointing to a lot of watchers. Everyone I know thinks the 4S is awesome. What disappointed a lot of peop

by Steko 15y ago

I think people are overplaying what was actually disappointing to a lot of watchers. Everyone I know thinks the 4S is awesome. What disappointed a lot of people is they expected a new iphone lite to compete with android at the bottom of the market. When you think about it though, they sell a $700 phone as their main product, they aren't going to cannibalize it with a $150 phone. It's also likely they can't make a better new phone then the 3GS cheaper then the 3GS due to the scale they've built. So they're going to ride the 3GS to 30 and 40 million units a quarter.

tomkarlo 15y ago
"It's also likely they can't make a better new phone then the 3GS cheaper then the 3GS due to the scale they've built. So they're going to ride the 3GS to 30 and 40 million units a quarter." Exactly. Why spend design resources and marketing resources on building a "low-end" phone when they already have proven (and popular) models that satisfy that demand? Presumably, they've also optimized the production lines, etc for those units to minimize costs and waste. The $0 (w/ contract) iPhone 3GS is still a great phone for people who don't care about adding apps. (And if you're not already on an iPhone or Android at this point, you probably don't. The $99 (w/ contract) iPhone 4 is a great phone if you want iOS 5 but you're on a budget - and nobody will even know you're not using the latest design (at least for a year.)
- rsynnott 15y ago
  > The $0 (w/ contract) iPhone 3GS is still a great phone for people who don't care about adding apps. Or, er, even for people who do. Almost all iPhone apps work fine in the 3GS. > The $99 (w/ contract) iPhone 4 is a great phone if you want iOS 5 but you're on a budget You get iOS 5 with the 3GS. You may be thinking of the 3G (from 2008).
  - tomkarlo 15y ago
    You're right. I thought I had heard the 3GS wasn't supported, but it clearly is. I guess I should have known they wouldn't do that to a product they're still selling. My sense however has been that the performance of the iPhone 3GS does affect some apps.
    - rsynnott 15y ago
      Shouldn't be too bad; I've yet to see a non-game application that won't run happily enough on the 3GS.

by Steko 15y ago

tomkarlo 15y ago

"It's also likely they can't make a better new phone then the 3GS cheaper then the 3GS due to the scale they've built. So they're going to ride the 3GS to 30 and 40 million units a quarter." Exactly. Why spend design resources and marketing resources on building a "low-end" phone when they already have proven (and popular) models that satisfy that demand? Presumably, they've also optimized the production lines, etc for those units to minimize costs and waste. The $0 (w/ contract) iPhone 3GS is still a great phone for people who don't care about adding apps. (And if you're not already on an iPhone or Android at this point, you probably don't. The $99 (w/ contract) iPhone 4 is a great phone if you want iOS 5 but you're on a budget - and nobody will even know you're not using the latest design (at least for a year.)

rsynnott 15y ago
> The $0 (w/ contract) iPhone 3GS is still a great phone for people who don't care about adding apps. Or, er, even for people who do. Almost all iPhone apps work fine in the 3GS. > The $99 (w/ contract) iPhone 4 is a great phone if you want iOS 5 but you're on a budget You get iOS 5 with the 3GS. You may be thinking of the 3G (from 2008).
- tomkarlo 15y ago
  You're right. I thought I had heard the 3GS wasn't supported, but it clearly is. I guess I should have known they wouldn't do that to a product they're still selling. My sense however has been that the performance of the iPhone 3GS does affect some apps.
  - rsynnott 15y ago
    Shouldn't be too bad; I've yet to see a non-game application that won't run happily enough on the 3GS.