Less than half a year after the iPhone 15 series was launched, the news of the iPhone 16 series has spread widely on the Internet. Unexpectedly, many **gave pessimistic ** ahead of time for the iPhone 16 series. According to Mobile China, some German media issued an article pointing out that "thanks to" the old design and the missing AI, the iPhone 16 will be disappointing, and Apple is facing a crisis.
iPhone 16 hypothetical picture German media said that as in previous years, Apple will show its ** smartphone in September, and this year it will be the iPhone 16 series. But analysts warn that Apple and its fans will be disappointed.
It is reported that Apple has reduced the delivery of key components of upstream semiconductors this year. Specifically, production in 2024 should be around 200 million units, a decrease of about 15% from the previous year. Analysts believe that in 2024, Apple may have the biggest decline among the world's major mobile phone brands. The crisis doesn't stop there, and the existing iPhone 15 series sales will drop by 10% in the first half of 2024. In the second half of the year, this crisis will worsen further, specifically by 15%. This means that the iPhone 16 series will not provide any noticeable sales impetus and, on the contrary, will make the crisis worse.
Related reports German media said that the reason for this is that the iPhone is facing structural challenges, which will lead to a sharp decline in sales in 2024, including sales in the Chinese market.
According to the report, Apple's response to these changes will come, but only for the iPhone 17. Among the issues that Apple needs to address are providing AI capabilities on smartphones and responding to the increased demand for foldable devices. Since major design changes and integration of AI features won't happen until 2025 at the earliest, iPhone sales and the growth of Apple's ecosystem could suffer until then.