Apple's folding screen plan
Many people are very much looking forward to Apple's iPhone making big changes, such as the now popular folding screen design, but Apple seems to have no interest in folding screens, and has not launched any folding screen devices so far.
Apple has been developing foldable iPhone and Mac products for a long time, and has registered a large number of patents on folding screen designs, but there are no plans to launch them.
According to the latest news, a number of iPhone folding screen prototypes that Apple is secretly testing have serious crease problems, and Apple believes that there are still many problems with folding screen technology.
Judging from analysts, Apple will not have any plans to launch a folding screen iPhone in the future, and most likely it may launch a folding screen Mac with an 18.8-inch folding display after the end of 2027.
In addition to technical problems, the folding screen iPhone is also very awkward in terms of market positioning, if it is only a small fold, then the practicality is not large, and a large fold is easy to encroach on the market positioning of the iPad.
As can be seen from the current news, there is almost no possibility of launching a folding screen iPhone, and if you want a folding screen phone, you don't need to wait for Apple.
iPhone16 需求暴跌
Everyone knows that this year's iPhone16 sales are not as good as before, and even after a few days of going on sale, it has been broken in stock, and it is sold in stock everywhere, and the official website has also begun to provide spot pick-up.
According to the latest supply chain news, some of Apple's suppliers in Taiwan have been cut, and the production of about 3 million pieces of key semiconductor components for the iPhone has been canceled by Apple, the main reason may be insufficient demand.
In the past, Apple would adjust the output of its supply chain around October according to the first launch, but this year, it is clear that sales are not as good as expected, and Apple has begun to reduce the production of the iPhone 16.
In addition, the Barclays report also maintained an underweight rating on Apple, adjusting Apple's stock price target from $233 to $186, which is the lowest price target at present, mainly due to the lack of optimism about Apple's future sales.
Analysts believe that the unavailability of Apple's AI in China and the European Union is the main factor affecting sales, and Apple has not yet given a specific support time.