Older iPhones popular with first-time smartphone buyers

By Christian Zibreg on Dec 7, 2012

Despite Samsung maintaining its smartphone lead, partly thanks to its massive advertising push, and consumers picking up Apple’s latest thing in droves, owners of feature phones – the types who’d never owned a smartphone and are looking to upgrade – are increasingly eyeing the iPhone 4 and 4S, a new study has revealed.

Specifically, 75 percent of people buying their first iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S never owned an iPhone before. And once they’re in, they tend to stay in the ecosystem, as indicated by another data point: seven out of each ten iPhone 5 buyers are upgrading from another iPhone…  Read More

 

Most iPhones not sold by Apple Stores

By Ed Sutherland on Oct 3, 2012

When it comes to sales of Apple products, the much-publicized Apple Stores are like a cruise ship captain: lots of glitz and glamour, but having little connection to the mostly-hidden work which keeps the boat steaming along. That’s the view of new research finding Apple’s retail partners sold more iPhones than Apple’s physical stores… Read More