CALIFORNIA - After surveying a sample population of 216 mobile phone owners, Munster found a high demand for the iPhone 5, both of iPhone owners and those with other smartphones.
The high demand for the iPhone 5 are not yet certain when the launch, making analysts predict that Apple's fifth-generation smartphones are capable melesatkan company's market share up to two-fold.
iPhone 5 on high demand for smartphone
Similarly, the analysis presented Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray, as quoted by Cnet on Wednesday (03/08/2011).
Approximately 29 percent of the sample population of Munster known to already have an iPhone, while 17 percent have an Android phone and 28 percent have a BlackBerry.
Of the 29 percent of iPhone owners, 94 percent of them intend to buy another iPhone. Only 6 percent claiming to be interested in Android devices. Meanwhile, among the owners of Android, 42 percent of them thought to replace their phones with the iPhone.
In a survey of Verizon customers who do not already have an iPhone, 55 percent said they want to buy such devices, while 74 percent specifically mention his plans to buy the iPhone 5. As many as 55 percent of AT & T customers are also being forward to welcoming the latest generation iPhone.
Referring to the results of this survey, Munster believes that the iPhone 5 could boost iPhone sales prediction on the Verizon network in this quarter is higher than the initial estimate of 3.8 million units. While overall iPhone sales predicted to reach 22 million units during the quarter ended September.
Although only conducted on a small number of mobile users, but this survey showed a high enough public interest to iPhone 5. Munster believes, presumably due to the enthusiasm of people they have to wait approximately 14 months from the launch of the iPhone iPhone 4 to 5, which allegedly will be released next September, compared to the usual cycle of only 12 months.
