9 out of 10 iPhone buyers choosing the 4S

4. jamrockjones posted on 26 Jan 2012, 10:01 12 5

No kidding. I don't know why this would be shocking. Sometimes I think PhoneArena just thinks of things that they can say about Apple, cause not much new is going on over there right now.

55. 530gemini posted on 26 Jan 2012, 13:22 3 6

@jamrock. This is good information. Why? Because fandroids have been saying over and over again that the majority of the iphones sold are the iphone4 and 3gs. So this article clears those made up figures from fandroids :)

62. andro. posted on 26 Jan 2012, 13:39 9 4

Don't know why phonearena keeps putting up these stupid Apple articles.

Everyone knows ifans pre programmed to buy the 4s, the 4ss and the 4sss and so on. After all its a 'new' apple phone and they must have it despite already having it already just minus an 's' in the name. Most start saving for the next 'new' iphone as soon as they have bought the current one.

This is a hilarious fact that people have been laughing at for years now so maybe PA is also having a laugh at it.

87. 530gemini posted on 26 Jan 2012, 14:16 5 5

@andro. Just like you are programmed to change your mind when an article like this comes out proving fandroids statements to be lies :)

Now you say that EVERYONE knows that people are going to buy the ip4s. Then why do fandroids say that the majority of the sales were from older models? Lol. You guys are contradicting yourselves, lol. You fandroids are as fragmented as your OS, hahahahahahaha.

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6. ayephoner posted on 26 Jan 2012, 10:03 5 2

i wonder this too.

why would you spend your upgrade on a 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 year old phone?

ahhh, the stupidity of the american consumer.

8. bigdawg23 posted on 26 Jan 2012, 10:08 5 0

Many consumers want the iPhone but care more about cost vs speed. My mom wanted a smartphone but wouldn't spend $200. I got her the 3GS for $.01.

Personally I am not like that as I will spend $200-300 on a phone without blinking.

21. ayephoner posted on 26 Jan 2012, 10:37 0 0

2 years from now, she could have sold the 4s for at least 200 more than the 3gs and buy the newest then.

the 200 more is like a one time investment for better phones for the rest of your life.

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58. bigdawg23 posted on 26 Jan 2012, 13:32 2 1

Oh I know. I had this discussion. Hell iOS 5 on the 3GS sucks. Its Slow.

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32. iamcc posted on 26 Jan 2012, 10:50 5 0

Eh, some people just don't need the latest. My girlfriends family all just got iPhones and the only person that got the 4S was her dad. Her mom and brother bought the iPhone4 just because they wanted an iPhone and don't really care about having the latest.

Everyone is different...

10. Paden posted on 26 Jan 2012, 10:12 10 1

This discredits the "iPhone is doing well because of the free 3GS" argument. It shows that the 4S is selling and not the previous models.

Maybe thats why?

13. JeffdaBeat posted on 26 Jan 2012, 10:14 10 0

Honestly, I think the iPhone 4 is an extremely awesome deal given the features and hardware you get with it. I still have my iPhone 4 and although the 4S is nice, the 4 works fantastically well. Usually, I talk people out of getting older phone models, but it seems like Apple is doing a better job at putting enough power into their phones that they are able to keep up for much longer than 2 years.

23. ayephoner posted on 26 Jan 2012, 10:38 5 6

not trying to troll, but i would say they are just doing a better job at barely upgrading their phones. thats why the 4 is still great.

30. greathero1 posted on 26 Jan 2012, 10:48 4 6

Actually considering all that was packed into the 4S, I would say that it was a considerable upgrade. Sure the UI is relatively the same but added features and specs was quite a bit more. Nice try but you are trying to troll and you did not do a good job of it.

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39. ayephoner posted on 26 Jan 2012, 11:04 5 5

really not trying to troll. i promise.

you can count the new features on one hand.

the look is the same, the feel is the same. the main reason i chose android this time is b/c i owned an iphone 3g, which really isnt all that far off from what they are offering now.

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41. greathero1 posted on 26 Jan 2012, 11:11 2 4

Actually you cannot. Here is a list just from the software side of things.

http://techzoom.org/ios-5-complete-list-of-200-new-features/

There were quite a few tweaks under the hood as well. I do agree that they should have went with a different hardware design though. Did something to physically distinguish the 4S from the 4.

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130. ayephoner posted on 27 Jan 2012, 06:11 0 0

You tried going tohttp://techzoom.org/ios-5-complete-list-of-200-new%E2%80%8B-features/, and it doesn't exist.

nice fail.

i've seen the list though. other than what they covered at the keynote, there is nothing significant. the 4s is the 4 with a new (underclocked) processor, new radio, new camera, siri and new notifications. even with minute changes it still launched with software issues.

if you like it, great. obv millions do. but, for me, it was just waaaayyyyy too familiar.

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17. Victor.H posted on 26 Jan 2012, 10:23 2 0

One possible reason is because it's cheaper. Obviously, sales suggest otherwise - that price difference is virtually a non-factor, and that's what makes it interesting.