The initial euphoria over Apple's new iPhone 5 seems to have ended soon in the United States. The main suppliers in the country are already starting to offer discounts due to low demand. And it is that in the remainder a new model already sounds that could appear in the markets in the middle of next year. It would be the iPhone 5S.
Just three months ago, the new model of Apple's famous smartphone was put on sale: the iPhone 5. Its screen lengthened –that did not widen–, getting four inches diagonally. However, in addition to the size, few other improvements brought the new mobile. Of course, a thinner design and a new connector called Lightning , which forced current owners of accessories to start looking at an adapter.
But beware, sales should not go too well: ABC2News commented that it is a situation never seen before with an iPhone model, hence, discounts are beginning to be offered when purchasing it. It was expected that at this time discounts would begin to be seen on models such as the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, while on the part of tablets, a reduction could be considered on the iPad 2. To give an example: the Best Buy chain offers a discount of 50 dollars (40 euros at the change), looking towards a possible sale for the Christmas holidays. It is also indicated that the steps of the known chain will be followed by other providers.
On the other hand, analysts give several explanations for this situation: first, the threat of a newer model appearing in the coming months; There are already several specialized media that point to a possible presentation of a hypothetical iPhone 5S throughout the month of June 2013. On the other hand, battery improvements and possible integration of NFC ( Near Field Communication ) technology are expected, a standard that is present in many Android devices such as Samsung models.
Finally, another of the improvements that many users are asking for every time is a radical change in the user interface used by the iOS mobile platform today. And, although new functions have been added and some additions such as the upper notification center, the general appearance of the operating system is still more or less the same as it could be seen in the first iPhone models.
But be careful, because the sales problems are not only the new iPhone 5. The nearly 10-inch iPad models are apparently being affected as well. But in this case, due to an internal decision: the launch of an iPad mini is tarnishing the sales of its older brother, which was updated with a new connector. To give a piece of information: in the last four months there was a decrease in sales of 14 percent, while its adversaries "" in the form of Android tablets "" are recovering ground and already have slightly more than 40 percent of market share. Especially in the sector of seven-inch tablets that tend to have a lower price than what Apple offers in its products.
