Since its well-received launch, the iPhone 15 family has been plagued by hardware and software issues that have erased the veneer from Apple’s collection of nifty launch videos. This trend continues with the latest disappointing sales figures from China.
Bloomberg reports that analyses by Counterpoint Research and Jefferies’ Edison Lee show a sharp drop in iPhone 15 sales compared to the iPhone 14 twelve months earlier. Counterpoint’s figures are more conservative, but still show 4. 5% year-over-year. year-over-year decline during the first 17 days of sales.
Huawei’s Mate 60 Pro beat Apple’s flagship; a $960 phone with 12GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and support for satellite calls. IDC predicts that the phone will sell 15 million units, double the number of every Huawei smartphone sold in the first part of 2023.
Counterpoint Research also cites the economic situation in China, which has not fully recovered from the effect of the coronavirus pandemic. As Apple faces pressure from the Chinese government, iPhones are no longer allowed to be used through an increasing number of government agencies. and state-owned enterprises.
The Chinese figures contrast with the US figures. The iPhone has the edge in this field, and after two weekends, it is expected to “show double-digit growth,” according to analysts at Jefferies. This will reduce Chinese sales figures, but the U. S. numbers want to be impressive in order to remain global. Stable sales.
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