On March 24, market research agency Canalys pointed out in the report that global smartphone shipments in 2021 will be 1.35 billion units, an increase of 7% year-on-year, and the average selling price of smartphones will rise by 10%.
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Even without looking at the data, Xiao Lei clearly felt the change in domestic smartphone prices. Four or five years ago, more than 5,000 yuan of models only the iPhone is optional (not the price, but the experience), and later joined the Samsung S, Note, folding screen flagship and Huawei Mate, P series of mobile phones, today, Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, and even some small brands with low sales, have a price of more than 5,000 yuan models.
Of course, they are still different from Apple, the iPhone is piling up materials, but it is only in the stacking, never competing with Android phones in hardware configuration or appearance, and it is safe to do its own ecology in order to achieve high-end fame. Android manufacturers are very strong, today you 100W fast charge, tomorrow he 120W, the day after tomorrow there will be 150W, in the day after tomorrow to collectively customize the sensor, screen.
For consumers, this is also a good thing, at least we have more choices, and the flagship market is no longer monotonous. Xiaomi digital series, OPPO Find X series, vivo X series, the configuration is more and more high-end, the experience is getting better and better. As for some people who are dissatisfied with Android mobile phones can also be sold at high prices, it is not a good thing that mobile phones are getting more and more expensive, in fact, mobile phone manufacturers are not providing us with low-end models.
Redmi, OPPO, vivo, realme, moto and other brands have launched a lot of low-end models, and now mobile phone manufacturers are becoming more and more fierce competition, many mobile phones equipped with flagship cores and Samsung AMOLED screens, the price is within 2,000 yuan. What's more, today's Moto Edge S Pro has been reduced to 1599 yuan.
The main reason for the increase in the average selling price of mobile phones is the increase in consumption levels and the impact of inflation. The consumption concept of global consumers is changing, especially in China, more and more people pay attention to the present, no longer think about the distant future, and are willing to spend money to improve their living standards.
Of course, compared with the global average wage increase, the increase in mobile phones may still be too high. Nowadays, mobile phones of about 2,000 yuan will not be stuck in a few years, and when buying mobile phones, they still have to carefully consider their own needs, and there is no need to blindly pursue high-end.