Apple sends iPhone XR marketing email blast to older iPhone users

With reports circulating that the ‘entry-level’ iPhone XR isn’t selling as well as Apple hoped, it looks like the Cupertino, California-based company is kicking its marketing machine into overdrive.

Apple is reportedly sending out targetted email blasts to users of older iPhones ranging from the iPhone 6 to the iPhone 7, according to MacRumors. One email, which was sent to an iPhone 6 Plus user, advertises Apple’s iPhone XR trade-in program. 

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The cost of the iPhone XR changes depending on the trade-in value of the older iPhone.

Below is a full list of iPhone XR price tags in CAD:

• iPhone 7 Plus — $649
• iPhone 7 — $749
• iPhone 6s Plus — $779
• iPhone 6s — $799
• iPhone 6 Plus — $829
• iPhone 6 — $879

Apple recently issued a rare earnings guidance revision, lowering its Q1 2019 revenue forecast by $9 billion USD ($12 billion CAD), amounting to $84 billion ($114 billion CAD) in revenue.

The company cited sluggish demand in China, the timing of the iPhone XS and XS Max’s release, as well as its $35 battery replacement program for the downturn in revenue. Although the iPhone XR has been criticized for its price tag, it’s one of my favourite smartphones of 2018.

I was a big fan of the XR’s colourful body, as well as the fact that it still includes most of the iPhone XS and XS Max’s key photography features.

Source: MacRumors 

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