At a glance, the iPhone 4, 4S and 5 are practically identical.
Car companies used to add fins to differentiate a new model year, even if the car was largely unchanged. The 5 is appreciably different than the 4/4S and yes, I would have thought that a new design would have all sorts of appeal due to this newness factor. By that logic, it was a surprise to see the growth between the 4S and the 5 to be so much slower than that between the 4 and the 4S.
The 5C could very well benefit from the newness factor, and certainly I expect Apple store foot traffic to increase due to 2 models getting the all out marketing blitz. But my guess is that the polarizing design of the 5C drives an inicrease in 5S sales, if anything.
In the hand though, the 5C has a really impressive, solid, feel (allegedly :) ).
BTW, the current 5 received a $100 price cut at Apple stores, matching the 5C pricing. |
