IPhone 13 sales could grow in China and the US due to lack of Android chips
Strong iPhone 13 sales expected in China and the US as Android manufacturers face chip shortages --9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2021/09/16/strong-iphone-13-sales-expected/
Apple's initial iPhone 13 pre-orders in China surpass last year's as market offers fewer premium handsets amid Huawei's decline | South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3149025/apples-initial-iphone-13-pre-orders-china-surpass-last-years-market
According to the South China Morning Post , the iPhone 13 series will sell for 300-800 yuan (about 5,000-14,000 yen) cheaper than the iPhone 12 series in China.
In addition, Apple's official online store on JD.com, a major Chinese e-commerce site, says that as of September 16, 2021 (Thursday), the number of pre-orders for the iPhone 13 series has exceeded 2 million. is. In addition, it seems that the number of pre-orders for the iPhone 12 series released a year ago was 1.5 million, which exceeded this number in just three days after the announcement.
One of the reasons for the strong pre-orders for the iPhone 13 series is that Huawei, which is popular in China, cannot offer the same attractive high-end smartphones as the iPhone 13 series. The South China Morning Post analyzes that this has put the iPhone 13 in a situation where there are few competitors for smartphones sold in China.
In addition, Tmall , China's largest online shopping mall operated by Alibaba Group, will start pre-ordering the iPhone 13 series from September 17, 2021 (Friday), so the number of pre-orders for the product may increase further in the future. Sex is suggested.
Ethan Qi, a senior analyst at market research firm Counterpoint Research , said, 'There are no smartphones on the market that threaten the iPhone 13 series that exceed the price range of 5,000 yuan (about 85,000 yen).' 'Old Huawei No other product has as high specs as the Mate series, 'he said, pointing out that there is a shortage of high-priced, high-spec smartphones in the Chinese market.
In July 2021, Huawei launched its flagship products, the P50 and P50 Pro. However, Huawei has not been able to achieve 5G support with these flagship products due to US trade sanctions. Huawei has continued to lose its market share based on smartphone shipments in China since the third quarter of 2019, reaching 15% in the most recent first quarter of 2021.
In addition to this, research results have been announced that sales of the iPhone 13 series will be strong in the United States. According to the 'Survey of 37 salespeople at smartphone stores' released by research firm Wave7 Research , 70% (26) of the surveyed people reported smartphone inventory shortages as of August 2021. It seems that it is doing.
'In the smartphone market, especially Samsung and other Android makers are running out of stock more seriously than the iPhone, and we expect this to continue until the holiday season,' said Jeff Moore, president of Wave7 Research. It suggests that the shortage of semiconductors due to the coronavirus pandemic may boost the sales of iPhone 13.
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