iPhone 6 Plus Is Hurting Tablet Sales

The huge iPhone 6 Plus may be selling very well, but it is hurting the tablet market which Apple excelled at with the release of the iPad in 2010. It is believed that the iPhone 6 Plus is largely contributing to the swift fall in sales of the iPad. In the week leading up to Christmas, tablet activations represented just 11 percent of newly activated mobile devices. Just one year ago, they represented 17 percent.

Perhaps Apple waited three years to launch the iPhone 6 Plus because they feared it would hurt the tablet market. In 2011, Samsung launched the Galaxy Note. Most thought the device would be a failure. Needless to say, they were wrong. Now, Apple has pulled ahead of Samsung in sales with the iPhone 6 Plus. As CNET notes, the 6 Plus, along with the regular iPhone 6, have spiked a huge increase in Apple sales worldwide.

The iPhone 6 Plus has received excellent reviews with some giving the 6 Plus a perfect 5-star rating. Sean Hollister from Gizmodo was, perhaps, the most enthusiastic reviewer.

“At a glorious 5.5 inches diagonal, Apple’s giant new handset has practically everything a modern Android lover adores: a giant 1080p screen, a crazy-fast processor, an impressive camera, a battery that doesn’t quit, and yes: a landscape keyboard. If you’re already an Apple iPhone owner lusting after a Samsung Galaxy Note-sized screen, there’s little question that you should buy an iPhone 6 Plus.”

A month after the iPhone 6 Plus came out, Apple released the iPad Air 2. The review from Tech Radar pretty much summarizes how critics and consumers feel about the tablet.

“It was hard to see how Apple could improve the first iPad Air – arguably the finest tablet ever produced. And then it went and did it with the iPad Air 2. You can talk all you like about what counts as “too thin” but there’s no denying that this new tablet is a feat of engineering that again pushes the limits of what makes a premium slate.”

The iPad Air 2 is an outstanding tablet, but the iPhone 6 Plus can do just about everything the iPad Air 2 can. This is why, despite excellent reviews, the iPad Air 2 isn’t flying off shelves. The reason people bought tablets was because smartphone screens were too small. However, the iPhone 6 Plus solves that problem. It’s the perfect combination of a smartphone and tablet.

Do you have the iPhone 6 Plus? Tell us how you like it in the comments section.

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