Amazon.com passport rating vs iPhone 6 plus rating
- Hello CB fellows,
I went to amazon.com and found out that passport average ratings are much higher iPhone 6 plus rating. Also, passport has more reviews too! I am shocked!
Posted via CB1006-01-15 05:15 PMLike 0 -
Can't wait to compare to the Passport, for sure, though I'm not surprised the Passport has such high average ratings - it looks like a fabulous device!!OfficerRandall likes this.06-01-15 05:43 PMLike 1 - This is because BlackBerry owners are more likely to want to justify their purchase.
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Posted via CB1006-01-15 06:32 PMLike 0 -
With the Passport, owners usually research the product first. With no/few units in display and no marketing, users knew about the passport from their own research. If you researched the product you know what to expect from it. Such that when you buy the product and your expectations are met, you are satisfied.
The Passport is a great device and I love my Passport, but I also know that it's not for everybody specifically because of some missing apps (even with the Android app compatibility).
I've had the iPhone 3G, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5s and sadly each iteration is like buying the same product with a very very slight improvement. Am a mobile phone junkie and I also have Android (Samsung S3, S5) and WP (HTC 8x, Lumia 1020) phones but this is the first time I had a Blackberry and I was amazed by what it could do. If Blackberry marketed the product more it would sell more but expect the ratings to go down (see my expectations versus delivered features theory above).
Posted via CB1006-01-15 08:42 PMLike 0 - Look at the numbers of reviews. The number of reviews given by BlackBerry purchasers is totally out of sync with the volume of sales of the device. All recent BlackBerry devices have large numbers of reviews even when compared with the most popular phones within the Amazon trading area. BlackBerry fans are the best ... perhaps not their phones.kirson likes this.06-01-15 09:21 PMLike 1
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- I think it's more than owners wanting to justify their purchase. Consumer ratings is usually more about users' expectations versus what the product actually delivers. And usually when you do lots of marketing, the hype and expectations of the product goes extremely high to the point that even when the product is good is becomes a disappointment.
With the Passport, owners usually research the product first. With no/few units in display and no marketing, users knew about the passport from their own research. If you researched the product you know what to expect from it. Such that when you buy the product and your expectations are met, you are satisfied.
The Passport is a great device and I love my Passport, but I also know that it's not for everybody specifically because of some missing apps (even with the Android app compatibility).
I've had the iPhone 3G, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5s and sadly each iteration is like buying the same product with a very very slight improvement. Am a mobile phone junkie and I also have Android (Samsung S3, S5) and WP (HTC 8x, Lumia 1020) phones but this is the first time I had a Blackberry and I was amazed by what it could do. If Blackberry marketed the product more it would sell more but expect the ratings to go down (see my expectations versus delivered features theory above).
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Posted via CB10QNX4all likes this.06-01-15 10:16 PMLike 1 - Look at the numbers of reviews. The number of reviews given by BlackBerry purchasers is totally out of sync with the volume of sales of the device. All recent BlackBerry devices have large numbers of reviews even when compared with the most popular phones within the Amazon trading area. BlackBerry fans are the best ... perhaps not their phones.
I actually got curious and tried to filter the reviews by verified purchases (meaning they actually purchased from Amazon the device). 78% of the Passport reviews are verified purchases. 70% of iPhone 6 Plus are verified Purchases and 80% of iPhone 6 reviews are verified purchases.
So I guess the numbers aren't really that much skewed by non-purchasing reviewers. It's just a matter of other phones having a much broader sales channel. It's true that we really don't know the actual volume of Amazon for the iPhone but I do believe the Passport was one of their top sellers for a few months after it's release.
Posted via CB10Bbnivende likes this.06-01-15 11:02 PMLike 1 - Actually the number of reviews are just about right. We have to consider that iPhone have a lot more sales channel thus most would not buy over Amazon and post their reviews there.
I actually got curious and tried to filter the reviews by verified purchases (meaning they actually purchased from Amazon the device). 78% of the Passport reviews are verified purchases. 70% of iPhone 6 Plus are verified Purchases and 80% of iPhone 6 reviews are verified purchases.
So I guess the numbers aren't really that much skewed by non-purchasing reviewers. It's just a matter of other phones having a much broader sales channel. It's true that we really don't know the actual volume of Amazon for the iPhone but I do believe the Passport was one of their top sellers for a few months after it's release.
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The Z30 is a fantastic bargain out there, is my review.06-01-15 11:40 PMLike 0 - 06-02-15 04:01 PMLike 0
- And with the constant Apple bashing on this forum you don't think that the same holds true for people reviewing the iPhone and wanting to bring the reviews down?06-02-15 09:19 PMLike 0
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And if you filter the reviews to only those with verified purchases the ratings more or less hold true for both devices.
Posted via CB1006-03-15 06:39 AMLike 0 - I believe that each one of us have specific use of our mobile devices. I own a passport. Ipad and a samsung phone. BlackBerry is used for messaging and mails which others cannot beat. For other purposes the other os may be better. So it's a matter of utility.
Posted via CB1006-03-15 07:36 AMLike 0 - I would agree that it has something to do with expectations. BlackBerry isn't something you just buy. Most people will do at least some research before buying a device like the Passport. The will already know that the ecosystem is not great for example.
And then, of course, the Passport actually deserves great reviews. Any major flaws come down to the BlackBerry ecosystem in general, which is indeed poor. But the device as such is great. Awesome battery life, enough performance, good screen, superb keyboard, excellent build quality, great OS for most needs.
If people buy a device that raises questions in public, they want to explain why they find it great.
Posted via CB1006-03-15 08:27 AMLike 0 - As rightly said, who used almost all mobile devices in the market wants a change in display,battery,solid performance, they prefers passport.. it is like earn it.. I have used all os andriod,ioS which cannot at with BlackBerry os and passport..u will be unique and different from others. Everybody will have iphone,Samsung.. passports are mostly used by professionals who know it capacity and use..
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