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This is the market where Apple has experienced a revenue decline for 8 consecutive quarters. Currently, the price of a brand-new iPhone 16 Pro (128GB) there is $750, even with discounts applied - regardless of whether national subsidies are included. I question whether Apple's branch there can continue this approach.

It's on sale in Xianyu, like Chinese Craigslist. You can buy one if you like now. Many engineering samples, DVTs, are available there and Apple does nothing. I think Apple designed the original Vision Pro cable for a standalone compute device not just the battery. However they decided to put the compute unit within, and haven't change the cable. The wide Lightning-like connector seems to support USB 3 at least. This new cable is simply a cost-down variant, you don't need that much pins to deliver power.

Apple is doing surveys for users bought iPhone 16 recently, asking why they choose 16 over 16e. I don't want an iPhone that looks like 2 years earlier. iPhone 16 was already a cut-down from its pro, which is unacceptable already, and they're doing it again on 16e. Remember when Apple made entry-level products from ground up? Learn from Pixel 9a.

Great article. iPhone 16e is simply the worst targeted Apple product in these years. If its price were $399, I won't say anything. But you can get iPhone 16 at $649 in third-party already, $549 for iPhone 15, and the cost-down variant is set on that ridiculous price. Only market will this model be popular may be Japan or I don't know where. They could just make an iPhone 16 - Ultra wide camera - design, but they have decided to start over and scrape some crap together.

At least it's not sending encrypted data to FBI servers......