Reuters: The surprisingly cheap iPhone 11 did not move Asian users

The iPhone 11 was released on September 11 in the US for $ 50 cheaper than the XR. However, Reuters news agency said users of Asian social networks – where Huawei and Samsung are dominating – were not very interested.

The lowest price cut is a rare step for Apple, showing efforts to attract customers in China, where the company has to yield to Huawei because domestic users support Huawei before the US-China trade war.

Despite this, the iPhone 11 and the high-end iPhone 11 Pro are also not expected to make a difference in Asia. Analyst Park Sung Soon of Cape Securities commented that Apple’s new phone is not surprising. The most obvious change is the addition of a camera.

iPhone 11 has a dual camera, priced from $ 699. iPhone 11 Pro uses 3 cameras, priced from $ 999. iPhone 11 Pro Max costs from $ 1,099.

A Chinese user wrote on Weibo: “If you have to wait another year for 5G, why not buy Huawei (phones) immediately.” Huawei and Vivo have both launched 5G smartphones in China, while Samsung has launched in South Korea.

Naver Korean user sarcastically: “Apple just added a lens and call this new feature but the price is too expensive.”

Is the feature good for the price?

Counterpoint analyst Neil Shah said the iPhone 11’s lowest selling price is still high compared to rivals. Combined with not supporting 5G, the new iPhone is less appealing to Chinese users. He predicted that Apple could sell 30-35 million iPhones this year, down from 63 million in 2015.

According to market research firm Canalys, Apple’s market share in China in the second quarter of 2019 decreased to 5.8% from 6.4% a year earlier. It also lost market share in South Korea, falling from 12.5% ​​to 11.2%, according to Strategy Analytics.

In India, the Apple market is considered important for growth, the response to the new iPhone is also quite apathetic. Navkendar Singh, research director of IDC India, doesn’t believe customers will buy more iPhones just because they have more cameras. Instead, they will want to buy discounted older models, such as the XR.

However, some experts believe that the price reduction of the new iPhone is a positive move of Apple. This is also the most discussed topic on Weibo on 9/11. Analyst Angelo Zino said that the iPhone 11’s discount compared to the XR and the old exchange program will help encourage upgrades, especially in China.

iPhone 11 for order from 9/13 and start shipping from 9/20.