iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus announced

[SeRpEnT]

Such fun conversations with you

Lotsa fun!
But you have to agree that the Apple fans have been waiting for a long time for bigger screened phones.
The massive increase in demand/pre-orders can almost be compared to the massive increase in screen size.

 

[faniebraai]

And the price difference between the 5c and the S4 mini?

Vodacom:
5C - R9649
S4 mini - R5269

Kalarhari:
S4 mini - between R4200 - R5200
5C - R7700 (3rd party listing)

Takealot:
S4 mini - R4200
5C - R8500

Not really comparable is it?

 

[faniebraai]

Of course he is. It's just money that's the factor. The S5 Mini and the 5c are currently on the same pricing tier, and equivalently specced inside as well.

Look at my prices comparing the S4 mini and the 5c.... still think it's the same guy looking at them?

 

[bwana]

Vodacom:
5C - R9649
S4 mini - R5269

Kalarhari:
S4 mini - between R4200 - R5200
5C - R7700 (3rd party listing)

Takealot:
S4 mini - R4200
5C - R8500

Not really comparable is it?

Of course not now - but lets try again when the 5S isnt the latest model.

Or we can compare overseas prices

 

[faniebraai]

Of course not now - but lets try again when the 5S isnt the latest model.

Or we can compare overseas prices

Is the 5C and the S4 mini not about the same age?

 

[cerebus]

Look at my prices comparing the S4 mini and the 5c.... still think it's the same guy looking at them?

I'm talking about S5 Mini vs 5c. I guess the S4 Mini would be on the same tier as the 4S.

Is the 5C and the S4 mini not about the same age?

Yeah but remember the S4 (not mini) was the flagship, vs the iPhone5. But they stagger their phones by like 6 months, so each phone straddles half the life of the other.

 

[faniebraai]

I'm talking about S5 Mini vs 5c. I guess the S4 Mini would be on the same tier as the 4S.



Yeah but remember the S4 (not mini) was the flagship, vs the iPhone5. But they stagger their phones by like 6 months, so each phone straddles half the life of the other.

Don't think you can compare a brand spanking new phone with a phone that's a year old already. that's point 1. S4 mini same tier as 4S? Dafuq? No, 4S was a flagship phone, S4 mini was never meant to be a flagship. Just because the S4 mini is as powerful as the 4S flagship, is not the point

Stagger phones by 6 months? No they don't, 1 flagship a year. Or am I misunderstanding you here?

 

[bwana]

Is the 5C and the S4 mini not about the same age?

I don't know how old the S4 Mini is - but what you said was With the iPhones there is not really an option to get a cheaper phone with the same besics as the top phone.

 

[faniebraai]

Added the S5 mini

5C - R9649
S4 mini - R5269
S5 mini - R6579

Kalarhari:
5C - R7700 (3rd party listing)
S4 mini - between R4200 - R5200
S5 mini - R5999

Takealot:
5C - R8500
S4 mini - R4200
S5 mini - R5929


Actually, you can get a S5 now for the price of a 5C!!! That's just bananas...

 

[faniebraai]

I don't know how old the S4 Mini is - but what you said was With the iPhones there is not really an option to get a cheaper phone with the same besics as the top phone.

OK, so look at the prices of my previous post... is the 5C an option?

 

[Park@82]

Kalarhari:
5C - R7700 (3rd party listing)

I see the S5 mini is R5,999 with them.

S5 mini vs 5C
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=6252&idPhone2=5690

S4 mini vs 5C
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5375&idPhone2=5690

 

[cerebus]

Don't think you can compare a brand spanking new phone with a phone that's a year old already. that's point 1. S4 mini same tier as 4S? Dafuq? No, 4S was a flagship phone, S4 mini was never meant to be a flagship. Just because the S4 mini is as powerful as the 4S flagship, is not the point

You're not getting it. There's two different strategies here.
Apple's strategy is to take their current flagship and move it down the pricing tier when the next phone comes in. So now it's iPhone 6 + (most expensive), iPhone 6, iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c (cheapest); previously it was iPhone 5s (most expensive), iPhone 5c, iPhone 4s (cheapest).
Samsung makes one flagship, takes away last year's model, and introduces a range of variations on that one phone. So at the same time that the 4s is being sold, the equivalent priced iPhone is the 4s; and currently the equivalent to the S5 Mini is the 5c. That's how you need to compare pricing at any point in time.

Stagger phones by 6 months? No they don't, 1 flagship a year. Or am I misunderstanding you here?

I'm talking about release dates. Apple is like now, late September, and Samsung is February.

 

[faniebraai]

@bwana and @cerebus

Takealot:

Galaxy S5 - R8500
iPhone 5C - R8500

Which one would you get?

 

[faniebraai]

I see the S5 mini is R5,999 with them.

S5 mini vs 5C
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=6252&idPhone2=5690

S4 mini vs 5C
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5375&idPhone2=5690

@bwana and @cerebus

Takealot:

Galaxy S5 - R8500
iPhone 5C - R8500

Which one would you get?

price wise, which one? rhetorical question i know...

 

[cerebus]

@bwana and @cerebus

Takealot:

Galaxy S5 - R8500
iPhone 5C - R8500

Which one would you get?

Me? I'd get the S5. Why do you think I have a G2 and not a 5s? I'm quite price conscious.

 

[faniebraai]

You're not getting it. There's two different strategies here.
Apple's strategy is to take their current flagship and move it down the pricing tier when the next phone comes in. So now it's iPhone 6 + (most expensive), iPhone 6, iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c (cheapest); previously it was iPhone 5s (most expensive), iPhone 5c, iPhone 4s (cheapest).
Samsung makes one flagship, takes away last year's model, and introduces a range of variations on that one phone. So at the same time that the 4s is being sold, the equivalent priced iPhone is the 4s; and currently the equivalent to the S5 Mini is the 5c. That's how you need to compare pricing at any point in time.


I'm talking about release dates. Apple is like now, late September, and Samsung is February.

OK, I see. Samsung is more like April/May (don't confuse announce and release)

So ok, let's compare the S5 mini with the 5C... price? big difference. Specs? Haven't read the comparison yet...

 

[bwana]

OK, so look at the prices of my previous post... is the 5C an option?

If you're going to compare phones currently offered in SA then you should add the 4s to the list as the bottom of the range iPhone.

 

[faniebraai]

I see the S5 mini is R5,999 with them.

S5 mini vs 5C
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=6252&idPhone2=5690

S4 mini vs 5C
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5375&idPhone2=5690

having just a look at hardware, the S5 mini is probably marginally better.

 

[faniebraai]

If you're going to compare phones currently offered in SA then you should add the 4s to the list as the bottom of the range iPhone.

Couldn't find a 4S on Vodacom or Takealot. 1 used one on kalahari for R4,900.

So don't think we can count it in.

 

[cerebus]

having just a look at hardware, the S5 mini is probably marginally better.

Well, when my wife's upgrade came up last month the 5c was r300/month with 1gb. The same contract now for S5 Mini is R349. So in the end for most people you compare contract prices not cash, and she got pretty good value for the 5c. For me, I went with cash to buy and I got such a good deal on the G2 (R3000 with a cover), that nothing else came close.