Report Suggest iPhone 8 and 8 Plus Sales Have Been Meager

DroidModderX

Super Moderator
Staff member
Premium Member
Joined
Oct 6, 2011
Messages
5,782
Reaction score
2,132
camlogo-8plus-jpg.77987

I think this comes as a shock to no one. Apple shares have dipped 1.5% after a report showed that Apple has cut down on their November and December production orders of the IPhone 8 and 8 Plus. The phones were launched last month. The design is the most uninspired aspect of the phone only differing from the 2014 counterpart with a glass back. The newly designed iPhone X will be released in just two weeks and it seems that normal iPhone users are either waiting for that device or have ditched Apple in favor of the many Android flagships that have been released in the past few months.

The production cuts are pretty major. The report suggest that Apple is cutting production by an unprecedented 50%. I guess we will find out if Apple can recover when the iPhone X releases on November 3rd.

via BGR
 

Attachments

  • camlogo-8plus.jpg
    camlogo-8plus.jpg
    29.7 KB · Views: 2,808

pc747

Regular Member
Rescue Squad
Joined
Dec 23, 2009
Messages
25,489
Reaction score
6,865
Probably because they waiting on that X. At 1100+ they are going to need to save a little extra for that one. Plus if I was iPhone shopping I would either go X or save money by going with the 7. Wireless charging and a glass back is not worth the extra money.

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
 

PereDroid

Diamond Member
Joined
Jan 25, 2010
Messages
5,908
Reaction score
3,681
Location
Cleveland, Ohio
Current Phone Model
Moto Turbo 2
Disagree. The 8 just isn't that compelling an upgrade from the 7. There's no way a majority of iPhone users give a rats behind about the X. That is no doubt a small minority.
 

Sajo

Diamond Member
Joined
Jan 25, 2013
Messages
20,692
Reaction score
16,820
Location
Tennessee
Current Phone Model
Pixel 7 Pro
I hear that sales of the iHorton BS8 are doing great.

Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
 

bkdodger

Administrator
Staff member
Joined
Dec 13, 2011
Messages
15,364
Reaction score
12,443
Location
Staten Island, New York
Current Phone Model
Note 10+
It's definitely bc of the iPhone X ...there are plenty of peeps waiting on it ...and others are buying the 7 series bc they are giving great deals on them ...if you can save cash the 7 is a great phone to get IMO

Sent using Tapatalk
 

pc747

Regular Member
Rescue Squad
Joined
Dec 23, 2009
Messages
25,489
Reaction score
6,865
I hear that sales of the iHorton BS8 are doing great.

Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
I'm on backorder for mine.

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
 

RyanPm40

Senior Member
Joined
May 3, 2010
Messages
931
Reaction score
111
2014 counterpart? Im pretty sure the iPhone 7 did not come that early lol unless you're referring to the 6?
 

PereDroid

Diamond Member
Joined
Jan 25, 2010
Messages
5,908
Reaction score
3,681
Location
Cleveland, Ohio
Current Phone Model
Moto Turbo 2
It's definitely bc of the iPhone X ...there are plenty of peeps waiting on it ...and others are buying the 7 series bc they are giving great deals on them ...if you can save cash the 7 is a great phone to get IMO

Sent using Tapatalk
We'll see. Of course some people are waiting...but I don't think it's that many.

Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk
 

danDroid

Administrator
Staff member
Joined
Oct 20, 2009
Messages
2,785
Reaction score
440
I think most people are waiting for the iPhone X. Most people don't care about the total price of the phone, and the difference between the monthly payments on an 8 vs X isn't much. ($10?)
 

pc747

Regular Member
Rescue Squad
Joined
Dec 23, 2009
Messages
25,489
Reaction score
6,865
I think most people are waiting for the iPhone X. Most people don't care about the total price of the phone, and the difference between the monthly payments on an 8 vs X isn't much. ($10?)
You make a good point, most of the customers are not going to pay attention to the full retail. The difference over a 2 year period will be about $10 at the most. Then likely the carriers will do some sort of cone trick to get the people in the stores signing that deal. I'm thinking something like trade in a top conditioned phone (likely wanting a Samsung or Apple) that is within x year and get $50-$100 off your purchase. Sign up for DirecTV (if you're on att), or some other pushed service, and they'll waive the activation fee.

Best buy will likely do a gift card deal again.

By the way, ever since people like me been using that $200 gift card to drop the price of the phone, I noticed Best buy slyly changed the stipulations to only be used on accessories or some other thing other than being allowed to drop the price of the phone.

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
 

New2u

Super Moderator
Joined
Oct 25, 2009
Messages
3,692
Reaction score
69
Location
Tallahassee, Fl
Out of all the people i know that have iPhones, a lot of them were staying with the 7 unless it broke for some reason and then they would upgrade to the 8. A few others were upgrading to the 8. And no one i know was waiting for the X. Everyone i know was not happy about the removal of touchID, or thought it was just too expensive of an upgrade. Time will tell what the true story is.
 

hammerhead13

Gold Member
Joined
Jan 25, 2010
Messages
1,359
Reaction score
580
Location
Florida
Current Phone Model
Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
Honesty I really wonder who is going to buy the iPhone X. To me it seems like its going to be purchased more for a Status Symbol than because of it Features.
 

bkdodger

Administrator
Staff member
Joined
Dec 13, 2011
Messages
15,364
Reaction score
12,443
Location
Staten Island, New York
Current Phone Model
Note 10+
Honesty I really wonder who is going to buy the iPhone X. To me it seems like its going to be purchased more for a Status Symbol than because of it Features.
Me me lol... I'm not doing it for status though... I just need to try the latest lol.. If it's a smaller phone build with larger screen real estate I'm in... Hehe

Sent using Tapatalk
 
Top