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so apple is wrong when they say the strongest demand is coming from larger screens?


They don't say that. They say that the strongest growth is coming from larger screens.


On slide #3 they do.

Their exact words are "Strongest DEMAND coming from less expensive and larger screen smartphones.


Fair point, however this indicates nothing about most Android phones sold having larger screens. Most of them are simply less expensive.


you really should look a the slides created by apple


I have looked at the slides. Look at the last one. By far the most growth is coming from < $300 phones, which are distinct from the >$300, >4" phones, where there is also strong growth.

Therefore most Android phones sold to meet this demand are < $300, and not >4"

As I said, most Android phones are not large screened.


the < $300 is distinct from > $300 & > 4".

My Nexus 4 for example retailed for < $300 and is > 4"


Yes, and it doesn't fall into either of the categories that Apple's slide says are in demand.


huh


Which incidentally is consistent with the fact that the Nexus 4 was never a big seller outside the tech community.


I think you said read the slides again


I am clear on what they say. What point do you think I have misunderstood from them?


The part where you think the nexus4 wasnt part of the < $300 group


Fair enough but for that to imply anything about 'most android devices having large screens' you'd need to show that most devices in the < $300 group also have large screens.

The existence of one such device that is known to have sold poorly, even though it was a good product doesn't tell us anything about that group.

Apple's documents do not show that most Android phones have large screens. That is the original claim you made.


I suggest you re-read what I wrote.


Oh, I see you edited your earlier comment. In any case your edited version is still not supported by Apple's slide.


I didnt edit my comment


It's still not supported by Apple's slide.


What isnt supported by Apple's slides?

40% of the growth came from phones > $300 and > 4 inches. Only a couple more million units > 4 inches is required from the < $300 group to be the majority. Apple's next phone will have a larger screen because that is where the majority of the growth is coming from.

the nexus 4 is 5 inches and < $300 by the way. 4 inches is quite small in todays market




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