Demand for the iPhone 5 Nearly Doubles Previous Demand for the iPhone 4S

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Posted October 12, 2012 at 6:29pm by iClarified

A survey of consumers finds interest in the iPhone 5 is almost double the interest in the iPhone 4S after it launched.

ChangeWave reports that nearly one-in-three consumers (32%) says they're Likely to buy the iPhone 5 in the future (19% Very Likely; 13% Somewhat Likely).

That compares to 10% Very Likely and 11.5% Somewhat Likely for the iPhone 4S after its launch.

Demand for the iPhone 5 Nearly Doubles Previous Demand for the iPhone 4S

The survey also looked at iOS 6 Maps to see if it affected demand for Apple's new smartphone. Nine-in-ten users (90%) reported it was No Problem at All or they Haven't Experienced Any Problem, while 3% characterized it as a Very Big Problem and 6% said it was Somewhat of a Problem.

"Despite the media attention surrounding both the Apple Maps issue and the Apple Lightning port issue, neither has had an impact on the massive numbers of buyers queuing up to buy the iPhone 5," said Dr. Paul Carton, ChangeWave's VP of Research. "Rather, the survey results show both issues hardly rank as bumps in the road."

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el jefe - October 13, 2012 at 4:50pm

when do the new phones get shipped out?

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JailIphone5 - October 13, 2012 at 12:13pm

If there was a jailbreak Apple will triple that. They should pay someone to have their devices jailbroken, Apple sells more Iphones when the jailbreak is available. I wouldve upgrade my 3 account with all 32Gig iphone5s if there was a jailbreak I like my iphone4s for now I am not buying shit untill the jailbreak comes out.

NoGoodNick - October 13, 2012 at 3:16pm

I've always contended that Apple should quit fighting the inevitable, and simple leave a single gateway into their devices specifically for Jailbreakers. That way, if someone wants to jailbreak it, and screw up their 'warrenty', they can, but then they won't have everyone working so hard to uncover all of Apple's vunerabilities. It would also allow anyone who doesn't want to JB to 'shut off' the Jailbreaking vulnerability making their devices MORE secure. It would be a win-win for everyone!

Buster Cherry - October 13, 2012 at 4:20am

Maps on ios6 is a completely different issue than iphone5. I have 4s with ios6. First off, maps controversy is overblown. Works fine for me. I don't listen to turn by turn directions and turn off the road into a river when it says to. If its that important to you, spend some money on a real GPS app. The ios6 was free so don't complain. Plus it will improve. To not buy an updated phone because the iOS has "inferior" map program is ridiculous.

Tee - October 12, 2012 at 11:16pm

The world is not USA people!

Walt - October 12, 2012 at 8:12pm

Sorry cant buy an iPhone 5. You so all the polling you desire there are no phones to buy.

David - October 13, 2012 at 12:31am

New Zealand has lots of unsold iPhone 5's Vodafone and telecom only allowing them to be sold with a contract, nobody is buying them

NoGoodNick - October 13, 2012 at 3:21pm

Haven't checked the Aussie iPhones (assuming NZ and Australia have similar situations), obviously, but what I suspect is happening is that Apple is building each phone to ONLY work for a specific 4G network (hence the tie-in). However, if you're willing to pay the non-contract price $650-850, then you CAN run it on ANY 3G network, which makes sense, since it DOESN'T support the 4G available in Australia, anyway.

tdtran1025 - October 12, 2012 at 8:06pm

Yeah, I forgot this is thr strategy employed by 3rd world gov to quelch uprising by breeding confusion. I'd to make some $, hehe. Nothing I say will sway enthusiast anyway. My experience with iOS is far more satisfying than that with Android, just to clarify.

evale - October 12, 2012 at 7:35pm

Stats like this can be very misleading if not read carefully. ~1 in 3 32% Consumer is a combined Info of 19% and 13% if you combine 10% and 11.5% of 4S its 21.5% then it doesn't look almost double anymore Does it?? 32% from 21.5%, a sharp increase no doubt but not close to Double in demand. Now if you Look at the Problem of Antena and Maps comparison, Antena Problem was a Hardware/Design issue, PROVEN FACT still 64% said they had no Problem at all. I guess they were all Holding it Right Way. No Problem with the Maps does not Surprise me. iPhones biggest buyers are still either not of age to Drive or still to own a car that would need to use the Map. the 3%er and 6%er and 1%er combined 10% of the users who are getting lost Left Right and Centre [somewhat Literally] are the actual people using the Map. even as a total, 1 in 10 that is about Half a Million [10% of 5m units sold] users Mostly in North America are UNHAPPY. to me thats something Apple should take into consideration before they decide to do Premature Radical Changes.

Nedrith - October 13, 2012 at 3:34am

I personally think you are blowing out of proportion the whole map issue. even out of those 10% what were they doing before their Iphone 5. They either had another GPS program(and still do most likely) or knew how to get to the locations they were getting to or can find a alternate way to get there. I believe most people who are having the maps issue would rather have that issue than their phone dropping calls. As for the whole 32% vs 21.5% vs. doubling is just mincing words. it's clear they were looking at the 19% vs. 10% which is practically doubled. And either way a 10% increase is quite impressive, especially with the galaxy S III coming out at around the same time and the number of people who are switching to android.

NoGoodNick - October 12, 2012 at 6:56pm

I think a better question would be: Would you already HAVE an iPhone 5 if you were able to purchase it? ;)

Glocknine - October 12, 2012 at 6:55pm

Oh well another marketing propaganda by crApple!

hubertus - October 12, 2012 at 6:53pm

every lie just to pick up sales, how much changewave is paid by crapple ?

They're all Paid TROLLS - October 12, 2012 at 7:49pm

NoGoodNick, you are absolutely correct my friend. It's amazing how many companies have been hired by Samsung, Google, etc to get on any internet forum they can and spam the boards. It's just as bad as review tampering for App Store apps in the Android and iOS App stores. My brother's girlfriend made about 15$/hr sitting behind a computer screen from 9-5 bashing or endorsing products all over the internet. It makes me sick that these people that these people support themselves in such a deceiving way. The paid internet TROLLS are REAL and only serve as a confusion for what is good/bad in today's society of technology.

Fahad - October 12, 2012 at 6:39pm

It is very good.