Is the iPhone for you? (Part II)
Following on from Part I of the poll (in which almost 60% of the respondents so far have stated that the iPhone is for them), here is another to determine the popularity of the iPhone according to country of residence/citizenship. Smartphones seem to be much more popular in the U.S. than elsewhere, and this may hinder Apple in attaining their 10 million iPhones in 2008 target.
If you have not voted in Part I, please do so.
If you have not voted in Part I, please do so.
Comments
Mr. H do you think that the iPhone could increase the appeal of smartphones in Europe?
Possibly.
Why aren't they popular 'over there'?
Size and price, probably. People are used to getting their phones for free with a one year contract, and being given a free phone upgrade once a year on many contracts.
Possibly.
Size and price, probably. People are used to getting their phones for free with a one year contract, and being given a free phone upgrade once a year on many contracts.
The US is like that too, at least this American is, I've never gotten any cell phone beyond the free one. Next time I can upgrade I'm going to get a better model, but that's because my current model sucks. However, that model would only be one step up from my current one.
However literally everyone I know is salivating over the iPhone. How many people would pay the $499 and switch to Cingular? I don't know.
Mr. H do you think that the iPhone could increase the appeal of smartphones in Europe? Why aren't they popular 'over there'?
They are. We just tend to favour the Symbian models over the Palm, Windows or Blackberry ones. Smartphones do tend to be free on contracts too.
(BTW, I'm not sure if the iPhone even counts as a smartphone, since you can't install your own programs on it.)
Amorya
They are. We just tend to favour the Symbian models over the Palm, Windows or Blackberry ones. Smartphones do tend to be free on contracts too.
(BTW, I'm not sure if the iPhone even counts as a smartphone, since you can't install your own programs on it.)
Amorya
I wouldn't call anything running Windows Mobile or Palm OS Smart, and I wouldn't call the Blackberry a Smartphone considering it's main selling point is IMAP. I don't know too much about Symbian.
Sebastian
The difference is that in the UK at least, even the newest releases and trendiest phones are available free on all but the cheapest contracts; a consumer is usually only charged for the phone if it's a smartphone. For example, I got my k800i free on a £25/month (pretty cheap, standard contract) over here in september, just after its release, for free. This wouldn't have been the case with a PDA type smartphone. I think (?) that things are slightly different in the US, with the free phones being the worst of the worst?
It's the same in the US. I actually got paid for my RAZR—Cingular's rebate was about $15 more than Amazon charged me for the phone This was on their cheapest plan.
Amazon since upped the price
However, the poll is showing the phone is more popular in the U.S. 82% of the U.S. voters so far have said "yes", and 60% of non-U.S. voters have said "yes".