Ola17:

I have both 6+ and 6. Got The 6 a little below $1k, maybe $950 but the 6+ is above $1k. This was immediately after they were released.

damaray:



GOD BLESS U, U must be an ECONOMIST, Iphone is a Luxury good, should incase the price decrease the demand will also decrease.

windows98:
Sorry to bust your bubble, been using iphones for about 7years now and apart from price, your comments dont hold water. I do all of the things the iphone "cannot do" on my phone on a regular.

greenhulk:


U are also right to some extent. Don't forget one thing, lots of people who buy these iPhones in the USA buy them on 2 year contracts to make it affordable (that has stopped recently with the introduction of the iPhone 6s). Even at that the starting price of $650 upwards is affordable to many as their economy is way better than ours.

Now lets come back to nigeria which the topic is based upon, would u buy an infinix note if it is sold for the same price as an iphone in Nigeria? If iPhone price drops, then majority of Nigerians will use the iPhone, I also agree that a drastic reduction in price will probably stop celebrities and co from using the iPhone and it might affect their sales in other countries, but in Nigeria? No no.. It will rather turn the iPhone to tecno, the highest selling phone brand in Nigeria.

Djangocode:
The Price is definitely the issue here..

Sell Iphone 5 brand new for 35K and watch Dudes sell there Gionee or Infinix or Samsung etc..

Iphones are way too sleek bro.. Every Phone Ninja in town Dreams of getting an Iphone Someday..

iamgiggssleaky:
if the price of the Iphone drops to the extent that anyone can afford it then the phone would lose its value and blv it or not, the population of those that would use it in Nigeria won't Increase rather it would reduce.

so the major reasons IPhone is surviving in the market is because only one model is produced over a given period of time, Its OS is exclusive to the brand alone and its pricing is well tailored.

now reverse these things to be different models at a given time, OS availability isn't exclusive, prices vary.. then no prestige attached and the brand loses its value.

This completely explains the "Whatsapp over BBM" theory as well. Although, people rushed to check out the app when it was finally released on andriod and ios, the comments that followed weren't so cool. most people were like "so is this the bbm we were always always hearing of? " "nothing special". n now 1 out of 7 people use whatsapp. why not bbm that opened it to other users?.

shotgun22:
you're everywhere!! always first to comment..

greenhulk:


Abeg tell them. Only poverty will make a man say he prefers a Toyota corolla to a g wagon, but he will change his mind the moment g wagon starts selling for the same price as a corolla.

ritababe:

shotgun22:

Reporter: So Ritababe, we've discovered you're everywhere on nairaland not that alone but always the first to comment.. how do you do it??

damaray:



GOD BLESS U, U must be an ECONOMIST, Iphone is a Luxury good, should incase the price decrease the demand will also decrease.

Djangocode:
The Price is definitely the issue here..

Sell Iphone 5 brand new for 35K and watch Dudes sell there Gionee or Infinix or Samsung etc..

Iphones are way too sleek bro.. Every Phone Ninja in town Dreams of getting an Iphone Someday..

greenhulk:
There is only 1 reason.....

PRICE.

If the iPhone sells for the same price as infinix hot note, then trust me people will say 'to hell with customization or tweaking or inability to transfer files'.

If the iPhone sells for the same price as gionee m5, then u will know customization, tweaking, changing of imei doesn't mean sh*t.

ollah1:


The prices of high end androids are somewhat similar with the prices of the recent iphones. You wouldn't judge me for picking up a top tier android phone in place of the iPhone .

Wherent Nigerians buying high priced blackberry phones. In fact there were more bb touch, bold 5 than curve 4 et al

ritababe:

well because an always online

ollah1:


This analogy doesn't hold water. It doesn't even correleate. So you that bought ur S6 at that high price made a mistake or what r u saying ?

emtimes:
what if highend galaxy series should sell at that price dont you think at least they will roughly share the same number of buyers with the iphone.

greenhulk:


I chose a galaxy s6 an iPhone 6s for personal reasons. Reasons that don't mean sh*t to others, so I can't choose for them.I switched from iPhone 5s to lg g3 before galaxy s6. Would I buy an iPhone 7? I don't know but there are more chances I would buy a galaxy s7 than iPhone 7.

That I use android doesn't mean I don't appreciate iOS. I see the good and bad side of both OS

shotgun22:
cool... when I grow up I wanna b like you..

djraymy:
no come dey form anything for here jorr. Na Infinix Hot2 you dey use

Konpresor012:
Donwise1

Op we have iOS gurus in this house ooo, first lemme start to introduce myself as iOS developer in profession.



You made mention of price, this one I will not argue because iPhone is meant for big people



Who told you iOS lack of total customization? Do know I can customize the theme of iOS device into that of android? As far as your device is jailbkroken you can customize your iDevice the way you want it --------FALSE:



Yes you're right, iOS has less free browsing tweak because it IMEI can't be changed. But come to think of this dude, iOS encrypt IMEI for our own safety. For example, if someone stole/lost my iPhone I can easily locate and retrieve it using IMEI, and if the person that stole your iPhone is in a unknown location, you can easily format your iPhone in other not to have access to some of your important informations. Or u can easily lock the iPhone, it will become useless to him. Reserve the case for android, when someone stole your android phone and changes the IMEI, then that is it.




It can happen to any phone brand, I don't know what you're talking here :/ -----FALSE



As I said earlier, once you jailbreak your iDevice, there's nothing you can't do with it. Those app you mentioned tell me what they do and I will tell you a tweak in cydia that does the same, and you made mentioned of paid app, they are so many cracked app that enables you to download paid apps for free, eg AppCake ------ FALSE:



Very very very untrue, who told you you can't download stuffs from unknown resources? I can mention more than 10 AppStore app that enables you to download everything you see on Internet, eg, iDownloader, Download HD, TDownloader, etc ------ FALSE:




OP who told you that you cant transfer stuffs from iDevice to other phones? We have xender in the AppStore and there is a tweak that enables you transfer files through Bluetooth ------FALSE

Conclusion: OP you just created this thread base on your ignorance for iOS.
Cc; mods, Lalasticlala take note, I may create a thread to counter this thread, we the iPhone users we cant just sit and watch android users spreading lies on us.

cirmuell:
isi gini? speak for yaself abeg. Even if the price tag reads 15K there's no way in God's earth I'm buying that piece of crap. iPhone is highly overrated, over here I believe people buy it just for show off.

There are a million and one thing you can do on Android OS that's you can't do on iOS (for those who know what using a smartphone is all about). I'll rather spend my money on high-end Android phones than use same to get an iPhone.

greenhulk:


I chose a galaxy s6 over an iPhone 6s for personal reasons. Reasons that don't mean sh*t to others, so I can't choose for them.I switched from iPhone 5s to lg g3 before galaxy s6. Would I buy an iPhone 7? I don't know but there are more chances I would buy a galaxy s7 than iPhone 7.

That I use android doesn't mean I don't appreciate iOS. I see the good and bad side of both OS

greenhulk:


If iPhone 6s and galaxy s6 sell for the same price in Nigeria, people will stil buy more of the iPhone.

ollah1:



What is your proof??

greenhulk:


Do u have a proof that galaxy s6 edge will sell more than the iPhone 6s if both are the same price? But for the fact that most rich folks and celebrities use iphones is enough reason to prove that if both phones are cheap, more people will choose the iPhone. If otedola wears a Rolex watch and u have an opportunity to own the exact same watch, u will definitely brag that u are using the same watch as otedola. OK maybe u don't care, but for every one of u that don't care, there are 20 people that care. Get the logic?

If u don't believe then let's create a thread on nairaland with the topic ' if u have an oportuniy to choose between an iPhone 6s and Samsung galaxy s6 edge, which will u choose? Let the moderators take it to front page and let's see the result.

ritababe:
well because an always online