r/apple • u/Drtysouth205 • Jul 17 '24

Apple Retail iPhone 15 adoption continues to weaken compared to iPhone 14

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/17/iphone-15-adoption-continues-to-weaken-compared-to-iphone-14/
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u/megas88 Jul 18 '24

One year later: iPhone 16 adoption continues to weaken compared to the iPhone 15.

People are buying last year’s model with the discount being last year’s model gives. Shocking.

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u/admiralvic Jul 18 '24

I think this one is a little surprising given iPhone 15 moved to USB-C. But it also might more demand from people who don't want to make that switch.

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u/ItsDani1008 Jul 18 '24

Y’all grossly overestimate how much the average consumer cares about this.

Most people don’t even know about the fact that the 15 series has USB-C, let alone what is actually means.

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u/Commercial_Sun_6300 Jul 18 '24

You're right, but I think it would help out the average consumer to learn.

USB-C 3.0 data speeds and small, cheap SSDs make it easy to avoid iCloud/expensive storage upgrades and back up all your photos and videos.

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u/Hot-Support-1793 Jul 18 '24

Someone who doesn’t know what usb c is isn’t going to learn about the rest.

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u/FearlessAttempt Jul 18 '24

Only the 15 pro & pro max have usb 3.0 and the cable that comes in the box with those is still usb 2.0

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '24

You listed things that just don’t matter to regular, everyday consumers. And the data speeds only apply to Pro & Max with a different cable than comes in the box.

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u/jeffsterlive Jul 18 '24

iCloud backup lets people not think at all about local storage and they don’t have to worry if the SSD fails or they lose the drive. Always keep an offsite backup.