Amaya Toman Apple's best-selling smartphone last November was the iPhone XR. This is not a surprising novelty - reports of its success were announced by Apple itself last year, and it is also the most affordable of the new models. Unfortunately, we cannot speak of a definite victory. The excellent sales of the iPhone XR are the only bright spot in the otherwise declining trend of the other models.
The best-selling model at the end of the year before last year was the iPhone X, which even in its cheapest variant was the most expensive of the new products at the time. Speculations that Apple is digging its own grave with disproportionately high prices and setting its sights on the destruction of its own smartphone business have become their own.
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According to data from Counterpoint Research was the best-seller of last year's iPhone XR models in November in the 64GB version. It sounds great in favor of the cheapest model, but when we compare the numbers to the year-on-year sales of the iPhone 8, we see a five percent drop in sales. Even worse is the iPhone XS Max, whose sales are down 46% compared to the iPhone X over the same period. In developing markets, the iPhone 7 and 8 were successful, where there was an upward trend in sales. Even here, however, it cannot be said that smartphones from Apple are clearly doing well.
Of course, several factors can be to blame, but one of the most significant will be rising prices in the case of developing markets. A question mark hangs over the future in this direction: Apple could either lower prices or launch more truly affordable models to target emerging markets. However, both of these possibilities seem highly improbable at the same time. Let's be surprised how iPhones will do in the future and what Apple will come up with this September.
Currently, the classic X-ko is probably the best buy. You can get it cheaper than the XR, it is smaller and has a better camera and display. The XR is too big for me. I'll keep my near-perfect combination of SE and iPad.
I cannot agree with you on this. Compared to the price, it is less in favor of the XR to two thousand, which is not the most important thing at that price range. The advantage of XR should be longer support from Apple. I can't compare the quality of the photos because I didn't own the X. Supposedly, except for portrait modes, the XR takes better photos, but I think the photos from both phones will be of a high standard. Regarding the size, I was also a little worried about the XR, because I used the SE for a year. However, I've already switched from a large phone to a small one and it wasn't a problem going back either :) And the XR is smaller in comparison than the Plus models or the XS Max. I have to agree with Tomáš Folprecht, Force Touch is really missing here! There is no problem with the endurance of up to two days, which the SE with the combination of Apple Watch and Air Pods could not do, and it was not a problem for me to charge it even twice a day.
Editorial: Apple offers phones starting at 13k. Even you professionals can't hope for lower prices. I submit and hope..
Either Apple will lower prices, or customers will reduce the number of iPhones they buy. With rising prices, I will have fewer and fewer customers.