I flat out refuse to buy and support a Chinese phone manufacturer. Especially with the rhetoric they use against my country Australia.
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iPhone Shipments Down 9% in China's Q1 Smartphone Boom
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What a ridiculous, incorrect and foolish statement.
Techno is totally not representative for decent brands like Xiaomi, Oppo, HND, Motorola, Huawei, etc. You could have saved yourself even more money and by one by Welcome
When buying a model for your market they have to oblige by the same consumer protection regimes and commit to ongoing updates.
Sure, but your iPhone 11 Pro wasn't $300
You can get a really good Motorola that blows it out of the water. Except for the eco system.You don't have to buy them, why be happy when others who do, no longer have the choice?
Hmmm
I loved my 13 Pro, then I upgraded to the 15 pro and that was much better and lighter, so I fail to see how a 16 pro Max is not a Wow?
However, every iPhone is only a wow, for a week, after that, we do the same things as we did on the older one, they're just slightly better and slightly quicker, but that soon becomes the norm and then we think, why did I upgrade? 🤣 (that's just human nature) the grass always seems greener on the other side.
Foldables, are a niche product, don't sell very well at all, not sure why Apple would want to enter that space?
Yeah it was something close to 1300$ I guess, don’t remember the exact price. Basically 300$/year. But why create e-waste by buying new phone every year? Also, as a plus, the old iPhone doesn’t just die after these years, I still get some use of those old phones such as taking photos, storing data instead of flash drives or just donate to someone in need, thanks to build quality it actually lastsSure, but your iPhone 11 Pro wasn't $300
Smartphones are a commodity device now, there is a feature parity, the iPhone does not have anything special or exclusive anymore, except the locked down ecosystem (and I would say the animations and motion is still ahead of Android), which for many is actually a disadvantage, so other properties come into play.
Given everything else is pretty much the same, the Chinese are choosing to support the domestic brands. The current political situation just exasperates that, I expect the Q2 results to be even worse.
Given everything else is pretty much the same, the Chinese are choosing to support the domestic brands. The current political situation just exasperates that, I expect the Q2 results to be even worse.
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Bc like AI, it’s overhyped and I’m so tired of hearing about it.
Let it go the way of 3d phones.
Unfortunately Apple is entering that space.
That being said I’d probably buy an Apple foldable.
But Android foldable are gimmicky and all hype
Eh I wouldn’t be too sure. The 16e seems to be quite popular.
This is sort of where I’m at. I’d be willing to try something else, but Apple has done an Amazing job with the ecosystem. Between HomeKit, Apple TVs, MacBook, iPads, iCloud…switching to something else sounds very daunting.
I can't speak for Xiaomi, but Huawei make excellent phones. I still have a P30 pro that I drag out every so often, and it's still great 6 years on. In fact, to be honest I prefer the UI to my current Samsung. It, or some other Huawei, would still be my daily driver if there wasn't a great big crack in the screen and the US hadn't driven Huawei out of the market in Europe and the US. The cameras are still superb, and while they have been surpassed by this stage, it's not by much.
Obviously if you buy a cheap phone it will be poor, but the higher end phones are fantastic.
“Apple has now had seven straight quarters of decline.” This is why you should never trust this kind of studies (also the positive ones). Apple announced iPhone sales grew in China in Q2 2024. This is false.
I'm glad you mention that, using Google services on a Chinese brand phone (outside of China of course) or another country is not moving away from US big tech.
To be expected, as iPhones are prohibited in quite a few jobs and those new 145% tariffs…
They're made IN China - the Chinese don't pay tariffs on iPhones.
When the commenter said, "Chinese phone manufacturer", I think the commenter meant a company headquartered in China (e.g., Xiaomi, OPPO, Honor, Huawei), rather than avoiding anything made in China. Companies like Apple, Samsung, Sony, LG, and Asus would not be considered "Chinese phone manufacturers".
"Apple has now had seven straight quarters of decline."
That is a bad trend for any company that makes a good chunk of their profit in China. My guess is this, more than anything is what is prompting apple to (allegedly) make their first folding phone next year. Apple needs to give Chinese consumers something new to consider.
That is a bad trend for any company that makes a good chunk of their profit in China. My guess is this, more than anything is what is prompting apple to (allegedly) make their first folding phone next year. Apple needs to give Chinese consumers something new to consider.
I've just changed over from a 15 Pro to an S25+. What would you recommend changing in the camera settings? Haven't really used it yet. Already changed the display palette to natural from vivid which looks better.
Cook said that iPhone sales increased during that quarter, but revenue was still down YoY. Comparisons are always made YoY due to the seasonal cycle.
Even though Apple devices have the fastest chips and FaceID that is more secure than other companies Authentication they are lagging behind other companies hardware….does that not sound ridiculous? I’m not saying there aren’t some really nice options if iOS is boring to you, but with the exception of folding devices I don’t see what metric Apple devices aren’t at least equal.