New iPhones Under Criticism

Many technology websites have criticized the high prices of Apple's new products and the lack of new innovations in these products. This criticism has reached a point where two Chinese mobile manufacturers, who currently hold a significant share of the global smartphone market, have mocked Apple. Xiaomi, which has seen remarkable growth in the market in recent years, has offered its customers an interesting alternative instead of buying the new iPhone XR. The price of the iPhone XR in China is $945. The company has proposed a package named XR to its customers in China, which costs the same and includes the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE smartphone equipped with six gigabytes of RAM and 128 gigabytes of internal storage, a 12.5-inch Mi Notebook Air laptop, a Mi Band 3 smart bracelet, and a Bluetooth headset. With this package, the company tells its customers how much profit Apple, whose products are made in China, makes from a single phone, while with the same money, so many other things can be purchased. Huawei has also mocked Apple for its lack of creativity and advised them to watch the unveiling of their upcoming phone if they want to see innovation. Meanwhile, Apple has been criticized for removing its lower-priced products. In the past, one could buy an iPhone SE for over $300 or, with a little more payment, acquire an iPhone 6 from Apple. However, Apple has now removed all these products from its sales site, and the cheapest current product from Apple is the iPhone 7 with a low 32-gigabyte memory, priced at about $450 in the US and about 550 euros in Europe. Currently, Apple's most extensive product is iOS. The company has announced that over two billion devices, including iPhones, iPads, and iPods, use this operating system. This is while this operating system is exclusive to Apple, and no other company manufactures phones on it. This means that people who have used this operating system for years are forced to buy more expensive phones to continue using it, and Apple has eliminated affordable options for these customers by introducing its new product series. The company claims that the iPhone XR or XS models have been introduced so that those who cannot afford the iPhone XS or XS Max can buy this phone. However, the price of this product in Europe starts at 890 euros for the 64-gigabyte memory, which is more expensive than many other flagship models on the market. The situation worsens for the iPhone XS Max. This phone with 512 gigabytes of memory costs $1,500 in the US and about $1,600 in Europe. Meanwhile, an iPad Pro tablet with 512 gigabytes of memory costs about 1,100 euros in Europe, and even with the addition of a keyboard and a stylus, its price remains below 1,500 euros. An Apple MacBook Air laptop also costs about 1,300 euros in Europe for its most expensive model. Excessive prices have led many experts to suggest that iOS users should keep older iPhone models or, if they want to buy a new phone, opt for the 7 or 8 models. These experts say that by purchasing the iPhone 7 or 8, one can still use iOS 12. Most of these experts state that the processors of older models still have the necessary performance, and Face ID is not practical enough to justify spending several hundred extra dollars on it. However, these reports and negative feedback have caused serious concern among Apple’s partners and component suppliers. Lower-than-expected pre-orders for the iPhone XS and XS Max could pose financial risks to companies like Foxconn and Pegatron, which are heavily reliant on Apple.