Old design, missing AI, foreign media: iPhone 16 is disappointing, Apple faces crisis

[Mobile China News] Less than half a year after the iPhone 15 series was launched, news about the iPhone 16 series has already spread widely online. Not only that, many media have given pessimistic predictions for the iPhone 16 series in advance. According to Mobile China, some German media published an article pointing out that "thanks to" the old design and missing AI, the iPhone 16 will be disappointing and Apple is facing a crisis.

Imaginary picture of iPhone 16

German media said that as in previous years, Apple will show off its new smartphone in September, and this year it will be iPhone 16 Snapdragon. But analysts warned: Apple and its fans will be disappointed.

It is reported that Apple has reduced the delivery of key upstream semiconductor components this year. Specifically, production in 2024 should be around 200 million units, a decrease of about 15% from the previous year. Analysts believe that Apple may have the largest decline among the world's major mobile phone brands in 2024.

The crisis doesn’t stop there, sales of the existing iPhone 15 series will drop by 10% in the first half of 2024. In the second half of the year, this crisis will worsen further, specifically by a 15% decline. This means that the iPhone 16 series will not provide any significant sales boost, but will, on the contrary, further worsen the crisis.

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German media said that the iPhone faces structural challenges, leading to a sharp decline in sales in 2024, including the continued decline in sales in the Chinese market.

Reports suggest that Apple will respond to these changes, but only for iPhone 17. Issues Apple needs to solve include:

1. Providing AI capabilities on smartphones
2. Coping with the increased demand for foldable screen devices

Since major design changes and AI feature integration won’t happen until 2025 at the earliest, Until then, iPhone sales and the growth of the Apple ecosystem may suffer.

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