Apple iPhone 5S shows ‘staying power’ in buyer survey

By | March 3, 2014

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Demand for Apple’s (AAPL) flagship iPhone 5S smartphone remains strong six months after its launch and a month before the debut of rival Samsung’s Galaxy S5 handset. A survey of U.S. smartphone shoppers last week by Piper Jaffray showed that the iPhone 5S has “staying power,” Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said in a research report Monday. Among consumers planning to buy a new smartphone in the next three months, 33% expect to purchase an iPhone 5S, compared with 35% in December and 38% in September, immediately after the phone’s launch, Munster said. “We believe the positive news from our survey is that the iPhone 5S seems to be holding its ground well even though we are approaching six months in age (half life in terms of timeline to the next launch),” Munster wrote. “We believe this is an indication that Apple’s position as top player in the high-end… Scalper1 News

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