Apple iPhone 5c sales fall short of expectations, Tim Cook admits

28 January, 2014
The stock took some beating in after-hour trading after iPhone sales missed analysts' expectations.

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AnonD-27765, 28 Jan 2014Define "high-end product." There's no smartphone ... moreOK ever heard of HTC ONE, XPERIA Z and Z1, NOKIA 920, NOKIA 925, NOKIA 1020, LG OPTIMUS G ?

They feel more "premium" than iphone.

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    • Ki}
    • 28 Jan 2014

    With this kind of spec + little features + high hell price still manage to achieve this much sales, to me is actually can be considered as a miracle.....

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      • AnonD-210527
      • YT7
      • 28 Jan 2014

      For look and feel i think my lumia 1020 wins. But performance and developers support and optimizations, Iphone 5s is undisputed champion.

      Most apple haters have not used Iphone. I don't hate iphone but i like windows phone more. Even with all the advantages of iphone 5s, its still overpriced and undersized. But yeah iphone performance is top notch(Experience from iphone 4s and 5s).

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        • f0I
        • 28 Jan 2014

        AnonD-201148, 28 Jan 2014tim cook...isnt he is the one that said nokia died becoz it... morelol

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          • AnonD-56158
          • t7X
          • 28 Jan 2014

          Touch iD was not the reason the 5s was more desirable than the 5c, it's the Price of 5C was too high!

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            • AnonD-135156
            • f0I
            • 28 Jan 2014

            nothing new, apple go back to your drawing boards, and INNOVATE!

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              • Anonymous
              • vGQ
              • 28 Jan 2014

              The Iphone looks really dated now

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                • Anonymous
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                • 28 Jan 2014

                AnonD-168372, 28 Jan 2014There are a lot of cases broken 5c's there are lots of cases of broken fones from all different manufacturer... what point are you trying to make ?

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                  • AnonD-201148
                  • XN{
                  • 28 Jan 2014

                  tim cook...isnt he is the one that said nokia died becoz it didnt innovate...

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                    • vj1
                    • 28 Jan 2014

                    the_seba, 28 Jan 2014Apple consumers expect a high-end price not a high-end prod... moreDefine "high-end product." There's no smartphone with a more premium look and feel to it and a topnotch performance than an iPhone 5s.

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                      • AnonD-168372
                      • vpH
                      • 28 Jan 2014

                      There are a lot of cases broken 5c's

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                        • AnonD-27765
                        • vj1
                        • 28 Jan 2014

                        The iPhone 5c was released to boost the sales of the iPhone 5s. And Apple succeeded with this strategy.

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                          • 28 Jan 2014

                          EAST, 28 Jan 2014Apple consumer need high end product, not middle and low en... moreApple consumers expect a high-end price not a high-end product. A chunk of melted down soda cans doesn't really spell high-end. If you actually think an iPhone is high-end then you need to do some market research dude.

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                            • 28 Jan 2014

                            do you think people dumb to buy 2 years old phone? cmon apple...u just think profit..profit...u must pleased the customer..use new technology..not just add some cosmetic....look the nok** before..rite now i see u in that way.....

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                              • the_seba
                              • mN}
                              • 28 Jan 2014

                              Why buy the 5c - which I actually like because it's nice and colourful - when one can simply get the old 5 from any retailer at a lower price? It might not be in stock over at Apple stores but independent chains still carry it in all imaginable flavours.

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                                • t1$
                                • 28 Jan 2014

                                Lol. It's the iPhone 5C. This was expected from such phone.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Hxg
                                  • 28 Jan 2014

                                  Anonymous, 28 Jan 2014The iphone is terrible. What did they expect?I think it's less of iPhone 5c being terrible, and more of it being wrongly priced as a lower end phone. They should have priced it lower, or should have made it more appealing. Either one.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • s1c
                                    • 28 Jan 2014

                                    The iphone is terrible. What did they expect?

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                                      • ub9
                                      • 28 Jan 2014

                                      Apple consumer need high end product, not middle and low end product.the sales was short is expected.

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                                        • N9@
                                        • 28 Jan 2014

                                        Well what was he expecting. The price of the 5c was not.... ideal.