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I-iPhone 5c ivame ukubizwa ngokuthi yi-flop, okungenani ezinye izitolo zemidiya zithanda ukuyibiza kanjalo. Okuwukuphela kwe-iPhone yepulasitiki ekunikezelweni kwamanje kwe-Apple, okuthathe indawo ye-iPhone 5 ehlisiwe, ngokusho kukaTim Cook akazange afeze okwakulindelwe inkampani ngokwentshisekelo yamakhasimende. Bancamela ama-iPhone 5s amasha asezingeni eliphezulu, abiza u-$100 kuphela kune-iPhone 5 emzimbeni wepulasitiki (kodwa obukeka kahle).

Izintatheli ezizama ngamandla ukuthola isizathu sokuthi kungani i-Apple izobhujiswa, lolu lwazi beluqinile emshinini wabo wokugaya, futhi sifunde ukuthi kungani ukuthengiswa okuphansi kwe-iPhone 5c kuyizindaba ezimbi ze-Apple (ngisho noma ithengise ama-5s amaningi esikhundleni sama-5cs amaningi) nokuthi kungani inkampani. Bengingawuqondi kahle umqondo wefoni enesabelomali esiphansi, noma bekungeyona ingxenye yemakethe eqondiswe yi-Apple. Kodwa-ke, njengoba kuvela, i-iPhone 5c yayikude ne-flop enjalo. Eqinisweni, zonke izingcingo ezikhishwe ngonyaka odlule ngaphandle kwe-iPhone 5s kuzofanele zibizwe nge-flop.

Iseva Apple Insider ulethe ukuhlaziya okuthakazelisayo okubeka ukuthengisa kumongo. Ngeyokuqala ukukhombisa idatha etholakalayo yama-opharetha aseMelika ashicilela izinga lamafoni athengiswa kakhulu. Ngemuva kokwethulwa kwawo womabili amamodeli, i-iPhone 5c yayihlala ithatha indawo yesibili noma yesithathu, futhi okuwukuphela kocingo olwaluyishaya kwakuyi-Samsung Galaxy S4, i-flagship yakwaSamsung ngaleso sikhathi. Kodwa-ke, iMelika iyimakethe eqondile kakhulu ye-Apple futhi akulungile ngokuphelele ukuqhathanisa imakethe yaphesheya kuphela, lapho ibhalansi yamandla emhlabeni ihluke ngokuphelele futhi i-Android inenzuzo ecacile eYurophu, isibonelo.

Nakuba i-Apple ibika inani lama-iPhones athengiswe emiphumeleni yayo yezimali yekota, ayihlukanisi phakathi kwamamodeli ngamanye. I-Apple kuphela eyazi inombolo yangempela ye-iPhone 5c edayisiwe. Abahlaziyi abaningi ilinganisela ukuthi kuma-iPhones ayizigidi ezingama-51 adayiswe ngesikhathi sasebusika, abekhona ngaphansi kwezigidi eziyi-13 (izigidi ezingu-12,8) ama-5c kuphela, ama-5 kufanele ngabe bathole cishe izigidi ezingu-32 kanti okunye kufanele ngabe kuzuzwe imodeli ye-4S. Isilinganiso samafoni athengiswayo cishe singu-5:2:1 ukusuka kwentsha ukuya kwendala. Futhi kube kanjani abanye abakhiqizi nezinkampani zabo ezihamba phambili ngesikhathi esifanayo?

AbakwaSamsung abakaze bashicilele imiphumela yokuthengisa esemthethweni ye-Galaxy S4, kulinganiselwa nokho, ukuthi idayise cishe amayunithi ayizigidi eziyisishiyagalolunye. I-LG ayenzi cishe kahle nge-G2 yayo. Futhi, lezi akuzona izinombolo ezisemthethweni, kodwa izilinganiso bakhuluma ngezingcezu eziyizigidi ezingu-2,3. Ngakho-ke, i-iPhone 5c kungenzeka ithengise ngaphezu kwefulegi le-Samsung ne-LG ehlanganisiwe. Ngokuqondene nezinye izinkundla, amafoni akwaNokia Lumia aneWindows Phone athengiswa ngekota yasebusika 8,2 million, ephinde ibe nenani elingu-90% lakho konke ukuthengiswa kwefoni ngohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Microsoft. Futhi BlackBerry? Izigidi eziyisithupha kuwo wonke amafoni adayisiwe, kuhlanganisa nalawo angasebenzisi i-BB10.

Ngakho-ke ingabe lokhu kusho ukuthi wonke amanye amafulegi abakhiqizi bekungama-flops? Uma sisebenzisa i-yardstick efanayo esetshenziswa izintatheli ze-5c, yebo. Kodwa uma sihlehlisa umongo futhi siqhathanisa i-5c namanye amafoni aphambili aphumelelayo, afana ngokungangabazeki i-Samsung Galaxy S4, i-iPhone 5c bekungumkhiqizo ophumelele kakhulu, nakuba yahlala ingemuva kakhulu ekuthengisweni kwemodeli entsha engu-5s. Ukushayela ucingo lwesibili oluthengiswa kakhulu emhlabeni (ngemuva kwe-Q4) i-flop idinga inani elibalulekile lokuzincisha kokuziphatha.

Umthombo: Apple Insider
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