I guess what I predicted in earlier posts is true - the iPhone really isn’t doing well in the UK. According to the Financial Times, UK sales of the iPhone weren’t quite up to par, selling 190,000 phones against a target of 200,000 phones. Many analysts predicted the sales to be more than double of that - in the range of 350,000 and 400,000. Many (including me) cite the high price of the phone, saying the average phone is free and the average plan is under £30. On top of the minimum £30 a month fee for 18 months, you have to pay £269 for the phone. This totals to £899 over 18 months - on the lowest price plan. In U.S. Dollars thats $529 for the phone and $98/month for the plan.
Maybe US iPhone owners should consider themselves lucky and stop complaining about their price plans - because if you buy one in the UK - it’s almost double the price. We are also used to better equipped phones than the iPhone, at cheaper prices. For example, most phones have a minimum of 2 megapixel cameras, 3G technology and video cameras - these kind of phones would be free on a contract plan of about £20/month. The iPhone is a terrible deal compared to other phones. And I think that is why it’s failing. Apple needs to lower the price, so that UK customers will actually consider buying it.
Maybe US iPhone owners should consider themselves lucky and stop complaining about their price plans - because if you buy one in the UK - it’s almost double the price. We are also used to better equipped phones than the iPhone, at cheaper prices. For example, most phones have a minimum of 2 megapixel cameras, 3G technology and video cameras - these kind of phones would be free on a contract plan of about £20/month. The iPhone is a terrible deal compared to other phones. And I think that is why it’s failing. Apple needs to lower the price, so that UK customers will actually consider buying it.
Via [Gizmodo]
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