Why Is iPhone 16 Demand so Soft in China?

Mizuho Analyst Jordan Klein joins joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow to discuss buyside sentiment on Apple and how it "could not be any worse related to weak iPhone 16 checks." He speaks on "Bloomberg Technology."
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[ToshisanMotonaka]

Because it’s disappointing. I have an iPhone, and this release feels lackluster—there’s nothing innovative about it. While AI is interesting, it’s not a game-changer until it can truly operate without constant prompting. What people really care about are improvements in battery life and fresh designs, and this update misses the mark on both.

[hokroeger]

Chinese are free to buy Huawei phones. So, why the heck would they buy iPhones?

[Humanityinthe]

What a boring analysis. China is years ahead in Mobile phone, camera technology. look at Xiaomi, Vivo, Huawei.. End of story…

[ArthurJason-Constantine]

People who are still buying iPhone in this era really have intellectual problems.

[ignore-fvrc]

Under Jobs, Apple offered consistent and obvious excellence in three areas: Innovation, Engineering and Customer Experience. Under Cook, that's not the case, and the world knows it.

[godzillamothra]

Because it is a crap, simple as that.

[windsongwong]

Some Apple phones are being made in India …..and you expect Chinese consumers to fall head over heel in love with a foreign product.
Apple is no longer Chinas son…..

[Fear.of.the.Dark.]

Do you buy new laptop or new car every year? Phones are at this point now. There is nothing more to massively improve now. Maybe foldables area is one area left to innovate but that is also a small market as they are more expensive.

[JSPH_]

Doesn’t help that the main selling point of the phone isn’t even live

[Treywaylife]

Apple you need different phone not same phones every year

[ednan]

These analysts were predicting super cycle - no retracing it - these clowns

[snow-uqgx]

Easy


Don't need.an essay.about this topic 🤧