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Apple Drops to Sixth Place in China's Smartphone Market
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Even Apple fans like myself in the US are experiencing Apple fatigue. I've recently found myself many times wondering about alternative options for both tablets and phones. I never experienced those thoughts a few years ago.
Something seems stale and tired with Apple these days...
Something seems stale and tired with Apple these days...
"Huawei, in particular, has seen a resurgence in the high-end smartphone market, fueled by advanced chips produced entirely in China." As opposed to what - being produce in Indiana?
Nah, the three main reason have to be price, that more users in that market are using PCs (there's little reason to own an iPhone if you don't also own a Mac - which may be the largest hurdle, aside from this next point), and let's not kid ourselves - politics/egos. The US & Chinese markets are very different (not exactly breaking news). Thus, what works in the states may not work in China. And Apple has not shown interest in catering to market-specific parameters in China in any meaningful way(s). It'll be interesting to see how, or if, they react to this downturn. But wtf do I know? Little.
Nah, the three main reason have to be price, that more users in that market are using PCs (there's little reason to own an iPhone if you don't also own a Mac - which may be the largest hurdle, aside from this next point), and let's not kid ourselves - politics/egos. The US & Chinese markets are very different (not exactly breaking news). Thus, what works in the states may not work in China. And Apple has not shown interest in catering to market-specific parameters in China in any meaningful way(s). It'll be interesting to see how, or if, they react to this downturn. But wtf do I know? Little.
I'm just bored with smartphones, across the spectrum. It's a mature market and picking out a new phone is about as exciting as picking out new tires.
I'll say it again. This is what happens when accountants are in charge of tech companies. No really new stuff in a long time. Except the glasses which are so expensive no one buys them.
I think this is the main reason. I looked at some of these brands and felt that the iPhone was still stuck in its earlier 2010s. Apple is not innovating or doing anything interesting anymore, they are re-packaging the same phone over and over again and expecting people to spend 1,000+ every year for it. And FYI, adding new phone colors is not an innovation.I know people like to say that the reason the iPhone isn't doing as well in China is due to politics, but I think it's more that Chinese phone manufacturers are trying all sorts of new and interesting things and pushing the boundaries of mobile technology...
...and meanwhile, Apple is set to release the iPhone 12SSSS this year.
Not really sure what people expect at this point, this nomral and happens to every industry.
No one should be replacing their phone every year. Just like people keep computers for several years, phones should be the same at this point.
Only under the most myopic and impractical definition of the word.
I look forward to a bar-less and notch-less future. The toolbar on the iPad when it’s in a Keyboard case is even worse than this bar (though you can disable it). Apple should have moved the Home button to the side of the iPhone but even now the Home Screen is not an option for the Action button.
Apple stopped innovating in iPhones -- unless you call adding a button (wow!) innovation! They were behind with periscope lenses, they are behind with foldable phones. The only thing superior about iPhones is the software, but if everything is in WeChat, that hardly makes a difference.I know people like to say that the reason the iPhone isn't doing as well in China is due to politics, but I think it's more that Chinese phone manufacturers are trying all sorts of new and interesting things and pushing the boundaries of mobile technology...
...and meanwhile, Apple is set to release the iPhone 12SSSS this year.
And what politics? Mainly politics prevents superior Chinese phone from being sold in the US, so Apple is not pushed much to innovate.
Just as in China, there are more Windows PC users in the U.S. than Mac users (62.44% vs 24.47%) and yet iOS market share in the U.S. is greater than for Android (55.91% vs 43.77%).
What desktop/laptop OS someone is running has little bearing on what smartphone they buy.
Plus, a growing number of people are smartphone-only, meaning they own a smartphone but not a desktop/laptop computer.
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It mainly goes the other way. Chinese can buy iPhones, but Americans cannot even buy Chinese phones. Apple is shielded from competition in the US, so they are not pushed to innovate.
Seriously? Having owned an early 2010s era iPhone 4 and 5... and comparing those to my current iPhons 15 PM, that's quite amusing.
I remember back in like 2014 when WeChat did the smartest, most insidious thing I've ever seen to secure its dominance in the market;
They introduced hongbao / red packets into the chat functionality. Where families and friends already had big group chats, they could 'give' the packet to the chat and everyone would get a few RMB. It let one user who was willing enough to add their payment info into Wechat to distribute money to dozens of other people who either didn't yet know or trust that they could put money into their WeChat accounts or add debit cards.
I saw this all during Lunar New Years Eve. Suddenly in one night literally millions of people had 'free' money they they could spend in shops which were starting to use QR payments, or remove from their account if they were willing to add a debit card or just re-send to someone else as a new hongbao.
This new feature really solidified that phones in China are just portals for WeChat. Having said that I refused to do it but instead set up an Alipay account which is just as invasive.
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#7 being the only one that is actually true.
Absolutely no one cares about this.
The real story is that Apple's quality is so appreciated that it manages to stay in the top 5/6 spot in a massive country where competition is fierce from local competitors and nationalism is max.
Imagine a single Chinese vendor being number 5/6 in the United States. There would be congressional inquiries.
Imagine a single Chinese vendor being number 5/6 in the United States. There would be congressional inquiries.
I literally had to grab my phone to even see what they were talking about.. lol.
You’re wrong. I hate the white line for obscuring subtitles whenever it comes on. Like seriously give us a choice to turn it off.
The drop in China is a political one. I suspect the iphone market is increasing in India as production ramps up there with almost the same population as China.
You're the only person I've ever even heard mention it.
..I also had to physically look at my phone to see what you were talking about.