The iPhone is basic and cheugy, no cap, bruh!

We’re a month after the introduction of the iPhone 16 and it’s time to review some surprising results for this year’s device.

First of all, what would happen if they launched an iPhone and it wasn’t immediately followed by massive reductions in supply (because no one buys iPhones anymore, they’re too popular)? In a new article on X, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo provides a variety of updates on iPhone 16 shipments:

You’re a loose cannon, Ming-Chi Kuo! You step out of the book one more time and I’ll have your badge!

The main takeaway is that the sales figures appear to be in line with expectations, with no supply chain reductions expected.

Sir, that’s not how we do things. Please refer to the script. That said: 1) introduction of the iPhone, 2) massive supply reductions. What is this nonsense of constant demand? The Macalope won’t have it. Not under his watch. We have to draw the line here! So far! No further! Etc.etc.

Well, at least one group isn’t rushing to buy the iPhone 16: those reserved, fiscally conservative teens, according to a report from Piper Sandler.

The Macalope has been known to ride a roller coaster or two, so he knows a bit about the accuracy of these things. Let’s see if you can spot where these conclusions are ahead of themselves.

About 22% of respondents said they intended to upgrade this fall or winter, down slightly from the 23% who planned to upgrade to the iPhone 15 at the end of the year. same period last year, and 24% for the iPhone 14 in 2022. .

If you answered “THEY ARE ALL ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME NUMBER!” » give yourself five points. It should be noted, however, that five is a meaningless number as it is awarded without reference to any scale and points cannot be exchanged for goods or services. Thanks for playing.

Piper Sandler’s sample size of 13,500 teens is pretty good, but even so, a 1% decrease must still be within the margin of error. (Piper Sandler does not note a margin of error in her press release.) Calling it a decline is a complete exaggeration. He could be in decline. This could also increase. But it’s probably just about keeping up.

Now, whenever teenagers arrive, two things happen: first, the Macalope jumps and asks “Where?!” Creepy. Second, the horny one thinks back to those heady days of 2013 when teenagers were supposed to hate the iPhone and that was really bad news for Apple!

…In the eyes of today’s youth, Apple’s massive popularity has watered down Apple’s coolness. “Teens are telling us Apple is done,” says Tina Wells of youth marketing agency Buzz Marketing Group.

Mmm-hmm. Of course, these teenagers are now in their twenties, so today’s teenagers are entirely new teenagers with this new teenage smell which is unfortunately the same as the old teenage smell, i.e. say body odor. However, it wasn’t true then that teenagers didn’t like the iPhone and it’s not true today. Because if interest in the iPhone 16 could whether they are a little lower (or not!), teenagers still love iPhones.

…87% of those surveyed said they own an ‌iPhone‌. Additionally, 88% of teens expect their next smartphone to be an “iPhone.”

Piper Sandler’s survey has a habit of excluding low-income teens, which might be a bit biased, but the iPhone market share in the U.S. is typically around 50%, so 30 points above is quite striking, even if it is. just middle class and rich kids. If toddlers weren’t buying all these Android devices, Apple would have an even higher market share.

Ultimately, it looks like the iPhone 16 is doing just fine. Which, the Macalope knows, is a huge surprise, right?