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Apple says some 2018 iPad Pro units ship with bent chassis, not considered a defect

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December 2018

It's clear these devices are easy to bend and now even more worrying they are bending during manufacturing too.

Apple are cutting corners in an attempt to sustain their profits, it's a sad indictment of shareholder greed.

High iPhone XR sales in China not enough to stop iPhone production estimate cuts

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November 2018

Apple iPhones have no differentiator over their android counterparts. I agree the bionic chip is fantastic but your paying for something that in the real world makes no difference to most mum's, dad's and their kids. I bought my son a Brand new Honor 10, 4GB RAM, with 128GB storage for £219 British pounds in the recent sales. It does everything he needs and plenty more, so why would the majority of parents in the world buy an iPhoneXR for their kids at over £715? It's why android won the war, and why it's too late for apple to gain anything other than a niche following in China and India. Will that trend start in other countries too, will have to wait and see. If prices keep going up, we could even see iPhone sales start to slump in trump land.

OnePlus plus has bit into Apple in India, and things may only get worse

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November 2018

gmgravytrain said:

It's unlikely Apple will ever stand a chance in India within the next five years. The way Apple keeps jacking up iPhone prices, I don't see how anyone in that country can afford or even want to buy an iPhone when they have so many less expensive Android smartphones to choose from. The Apple ecosystem is probably non-existent in India because there likely aren't many Mac desktops or laptops being sold in the country. I've already faced the fact that Apple will not make any headway in any of the BRIC nations. Apple basically said to all the Android manufacturers, "These countries are completely yours to take 98% market share to our 2%." That's a really discouraging thing for Apple shareholders to have to hear. It's a crushing defeat by all Android manufacturers. Four huge countries and Apple can't even get a teeny, tiny worth of a grip in terms of market percentage. It's no wonder Wall Street has given Apple such a kick in the nuts for the last week or so. Now, Apple has to be the only tech company struggling to make share gains while the FANGS and Microsoft are freaking knocking it out of the ballpark.

I always hear about reversals of fortunes and now Apple is on the negatively receiving end of said reversal. Everyone is always happy to see Apple stock end up in the toilet and now they're all having a good laugh at the former trillion-dollar company. They were all sure it wouldn't last for Apple and now they're right. I'm not actually worried as long as I'm receiving my fine Apple dividends. It just kind of hurts how Apple is being left out in the cold while the rest of the tech stocks are burning hot. Only Apple has to worry about things like peak iPhone every single quarter. There hasn't been anything close to an iPhone 'supercycle' in the past few years, so why do some people keep talking about it happening.

The party's over... dum-de-dum-dum. (sung in a wistful voice)

Blame Tim Cook and the rest of the apple board who aren't interested in anyone who hasn't got a big bank balance, they aren't interested in the "junk market" so they said.

Android is the phone of the people, just as Toyota is the king of cars worldwide. Not everyone has to drive around in a mercedes to get from a to b.

OnePlus plus has bit into Apple in India, and things may only get worse

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November 2018

bloggerblog said:

Dual SIMs are very important. Until Apple's implementation works well and with every network provider, it'll be an uphill battle.

It's nothing to do with dual sims, this is all about value for money. Apple have increased prices and nipped and tucked to create maximum profit for their share holders. Apple prices in the UK are around 20% higher than this time last year, because they think rich people will just keep paying the extra, making up for reduced sales. You have to remember most indians first smartphone will have been android. Those that moved to apple realise the grass isn't always greener and therefore have no issue switching back. Once switched back to something like a OnePlus 6T they won't be switching back again, as the iPhone is not worth nearly double the price and you still don't get a fast charger or a full HD screen in the box.