There’s no question that people are excited about the iPhone announcements coming on September 10th, but the number of existing iPhone owners who are already prepared to upgrade might surprise you. In a survey of more than 4,000 current iPhone owners conducted by Ask.com, the results of which were provided by VentureBeat, 46% plan on picking up an iPhone 5S or iPhone 5C as soon as they hit store shelves. The survey also revealed that more than 60% of current iPhone owners are more interested in the high-end iPhone 5S than the budget-priced 5C. In terms of potential features users are hoping to see in the new iPhones, improved battery life received 40% of the vote, while the recent fingerprint scanner leaks have clearly made an impact, as 34% of current iPhone owners are looking forward to thumbprint unlocking.
Survey: Half of current iPhone owners will upgrade to iPhone 5S or iPhone 5C immediately
Published Sep 6th, 2013 9:00PM EDT
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Jacob Siegal is Associate Editor at BGR, having joined the news team in 2013. He has over a decade of professional writing and editing experience, and helps to lead our technology and entertainment product launch and movie release coverage.
