“HTC’s lowered fall outlook may be a sign it expects to take a blow from the iPhone 4S, analysts pointed out Monday,” Electronista reports.
“Its expectation that it would only move 12 to 13 million phones, down from 13.2 million, was likely factoring in the effect of a Sprint iPhone on its sales, Baird analyst William Power said,” Electronista reports. “HTC may consider Sprint its most important customer in the US and would want to reflect that in expectations, which were much lower than the 14.5 million phones that Wall Street had expected.”
Electronista reports, “Mike Abramsky of RBC Capital echoed this and noted that iPhone 4S sales were still “very strong,” cutting into HTC’s share. He added that there was a likely extra harm to RIM’s BlackBerry.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Dan K.” and “Edward Weber” for the heads up.]
Android handset makers are eating into each others’ sales. This could be the effect of Samsung taking away HTC sales. How many times can you run BOGO before saturation occurs?
Apple offers a complete ecosystem. And so the walled garden around iDevices is higher than say Android or BB. Apple offers me everything I need in one complete system and I don’t need to look outside of that for my mobile solution because whatever shortcomings there are with a 3.5″ screen, those are easily overcome by other aspects of the complete system, like iCloud syncing which is far superior to Google sync.
I think the iPhone could do with a couple of improvements: battery life on the 4S is terrible apparently (I don’t know, my iPhone 4’s battery has been quite stellar after upgrading to iOS 5) and a bigger screen. Definitely 4″ would be uppermost on my to-do list.
Other than that I’m good to go for iPhone 5.
The current iPhone screen is perfect for me to use one handed, if the screen gets any bigger I’d have a very difficult time using it. The battery on my 4S has been outstanding.
I’m definitely in the camp that prefers a larger screen, and wish Apple would offer such an option on the iPhone. One current design issue on the iPhone that makes this challenging is the button — it takes up a lot of real estate on the phone. I currently have a Motorola phone that is nearly identical in LxW to the iPhone (thickness is less than the 3G but more than the 4/4S). But the screen on the Motorola is 4″ compared to the iPhone 3.5″. This is accomplished by having a relatively thin row at the bottom for the Android navigation buttons. Hence, I get a larger screen size for a phone that is nearly the identical dimension of the iPhone.
I’d actually like the screen just a bit bigger than my current phone. Maybe 4.3″ or perhaps 4.5″. But, like you, I don’t want the physical size of the phone to get much bigger. To make this happen, there are two things that need to be changed: 1) less wasted space around the screen (i.e., edge to edge screen would be awesome), and 2) redesign of where the buttons go. In the new version of Android they’ve addressed item #2 by moving to soft buttons rather than physical buttons (i.e., it remains to be seen how well that will actually work). But phone makers still need to address item #1 by stretching the screen closer to edge-to-edge. I’m sure sure must be fairly challenging or someone would be doing it already.
I hope for the iPhone 5 that Apple is working on this issue — I’d really love to see an iPhone with a bigger screen, but not end up with something too monstrous to hold and use with one hand.
Rick, you get above 3.5 and most people can get across the entire screen with their thumb. (ie one handed operation)
get above 4 and almost no one (short of gorilla handed people) can.
The only reason for a large screen (with the same resolution) is people who need reading glasses, but are to either in denial (about needing them) or are too proud/embarrassed to wear them.
typo:
you get above 3.5 and most people can’t get across the entire screen.
PS the button is on the bottom the problem with one handed operation is the width, the “too large” 😉 button you complain about has no affect on reaching across the screen with your thumb, however making the case wider (larger screen width) would.
The iPhone 4s battery is not terrible. I have no issues other than a little less battery life than a 4. Still far better than any Android device.
Some people do have issues which appears to be a bug in location services that can easily be fixed.
Yeah I have to agree with iSteve, what up with all the wining BLN?
a 3.5 is great ergonomically (and a 4″ isn’t as you can’t “thumb” operate one handed) The only advantage to a 4″ (assuming the same resolution) would be that aging yuppies wouldn’t have to pull their reading glasses out as often.
You an aging yuppie BLN?
No, I’m not. Far from it. I have no problems reading text on the iPhone per se. But I receive lots of email a day that contain attachments. These are usually in PDF form with embedded fine line drawings showing equipment schematics and occasionally detailed technical line by line product specification that come in Word format. Rarely in Pages. I also receive overview drawings and Excel spreadsheets. The constant pinching and zooming to read parts of documents that are obscured by the smallness of the screen makes this an exercise in frustration.
wait… unless you eyes are weak, simply stretching the same resolution from 3.5 to 4 will do next to nothing. And it would make it impossible to get to the upper corner with one hand.
Wait are you one of those late thirty-somthing guys that pretends he isn’t getting old and doesn’t want to pull out reading glasses?
Why should we all be deprived of being able to operate our phones one handed, because you have weak eyes?
Would a 4″ screen do any better? If you need to do these things most of the time go to the iPad. A phone is just a stop-gap measure.
Ca,t sell them give them away. Just saw a Quicken Loans advertisement. Free android phone. Wasn’t clear if you had to actually close on the loan to get the free phone or you get it just for applying.