Apple's iPhone still holds commanding lead in smartphone sales in Japan

While Apple's shipments in the Japanese smartphone market dipped 10.5 percent year-over-year in the December quarter, the iPhone still enjoys overwhelming popularity there, according to new research data.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 8

Apple's latest iPhone XS & XR ad 'Bokeh'd' plays with social downsides of Depth Control

Perhaps signalling that it's embarking on a broader campaign, Apple has released a second ad promoting Depth Control on the iPhone XS & XR, "Bokeh'd."

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 24

Apple extends Chinese iPhone XS & XR trade-up offers through March 25

Apple is extending a Chinese promo in which shoppers get better credit for old iPhones put towards the cost of an iPhone XS or XR.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 0

iPhone XS 4G speeds at least 26 percent faster than predecessors, study shows

Apple's 2018 iPhone models — particularly the XS line — offered the first significant boost to 4G data speeds in several years, according to research firm OpenSignal.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 24

Apple supplier Japan Display gets $723M bailout amid weakening iPhone sales

One of Apple's key suppliers, Japan Display, is getting a bailout of 60 to 80 billion yen — up to $723 million — as it copes with soft iPhone demand and competition from Chinese panel makers.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 10

New iPhone XS & iPhone XR ad sells Portrait Mode's background blur

Apple on Thursday premiered its latest iPhone ad, trumpeting Portrait Mode on both the XS and the XR.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 2

Apple goes behind the scenes of 'Shot on iPhone' film celebrating Chinese New Year

Two weeks after releasing director Jia Zhangke's "The Bucket," a short film commemorating Chinese New Year, Apple on Tuesday posted a video that goes behind the scenes of the "Shot on iPhone" production.

AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 0

Chinese iPhone sales up following price cuts on local shopping sites

Apple is already lowering iPhone prices in China and seeing some return on the tactic, at least according to two online retailers.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 10

Apple posts video shot on 32 iPhone XRs, plus behind-the-scenes footage

In a departure from its usual advertising style, Apple on Monday posted a new video to YouTube called "Full Circle," which showcasing some of the wilder video possibilities of the iPhone XR.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 11

Comparing the iPhone XR with the iPhone 8 Plus in the real world

The iPhone XR has been available for around three months now, and there are still many users reluctant to upgrade from their old iPhones. AppleInsider compares the real-world differences between the iPhone XR and the iPhone 8 Plus, to see if those using the one-year-older model would stand to benefit from trading up.

Vadim Yuryev 7 years ago 16

iPhone XR best-selling iPhone model, claiming 39 percent of US sales in December

In line with claims by Apple, estimates published on Thursday suggest that the iPhone XR was the best-selling iPhone model in the U.S. during the December quarter.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 29

Apple in 2019 and the case of the expensive iPhone

A glance at the writing that passes for financial news headlines today might make it appear that Apple is entering 2019 with troubled sales, intense new competition emerging in China, and a weakening economy where nobody can afford to buy its expensive products anymore. The solution held up by many pundits is so old that it sounds comfortably soothing: iPhones should be cheaper! But they're wrong, here's why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 56

2020 iPhone lineup appears set to use OLED screens across the board

A report into the misfortunes of LCD supplier Japan Display claims that the company is in trouble because of slow sales of the iPhone XR and will not recover because Apple is moving to OLED for all its phones in 2019.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 12

Hands on with Apple's new Smart Battery Case for iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR

Apple has released a new Smart Battery Case for the latest iPhones. Here are our first impressions of the newly updated accessory.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 21

2019 iPhone XR may get same antenna tech that's in the iPhone XS

Whatever it is ultimately named, the successor to the iPhone XR expected later in 2019 will be equipped with a 4-by-4 MIMO antenna for better wireless connections.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1

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