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Sina Digital News on the morning of July 1st, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s latest article pointed out that from the perspective of dealers and retailers, the Chinese market may have stronger demand for Apple’s iPhone 14 series than the iPhone 13 series.
Ming-Chi Kuo posted on social networking sites that his latest investigation showed that in order to ensure sufficient supply of iPhone 14, some Chinese dealers, retailers and scalpers had to pay the highest down payment in history, which means that the demand for iPhone 14 in the Chinese market is Most likely higher than expected.
Apple’s iPhone 14 shipments are expected to be around 100 million and 90 million, judging by the findings of component suppliers and logistics, analysts report. This means that the strong demand for the iPhone 14 in the Chinese market may offset market concerns about the decline in orders for the iPhone 14 after it goes on sale.
Despite the global success of the iPhone 13 series, iPhone sales in China fell 4% year-on-year. Even so, according to data from Strategy Analytics, a third-party market research firm, Apple was still the biggest winner in smartphone sales during June 18. The shopping festival generates more revenue than Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Amazon Prime Day combined abroad.
For the iPhone 14 series, Apple is expected to bring a very important upgrade. With the new Max model, it will bring a standard model with a larger battery and a larger screen (i.e. the iPhone 14 Max), plus, according to market rumors, the iPhone 14 Pro series will usher in a number of upgrades. The iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max are rumored to feature a new design, an improved main camera, a new front-facing camera, and an A16 chip.