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‘Apple has the ability to make or break the foldable industry’ – ‘raw’ foldable iPhone could destroy franchise, says head of Strategy Analytics
As Neil Mouston, director of research at Strategy Analytics, said, it’s not yet clear whether Apple will ultimately help solidify the concept of foldable devices or decide to skip this stage.
Apple has the opportunity to make or break the foldable device industry of the future. If released too early, an unmarketable foldable smartphone could destroy the entire iPhone franchise. If by 2025, when industry revenue is approaching tens of billions of dollars, Apple doesn’t have a foldable iPhone or iPad on sale, then we’ll start to worry a little.
After Google unveiled the Pixel Fold at yesterday’s launch, Apple is the only global leader in the smartphone market that doesn’t have a foldable phone. And while Apple began work on the foldable iPhone years ago, the company has been in no hurry to release it.
This approach is not new to Apple, which often takes its time and then just releases products in an already existing product category. The company dominates the premium smartphone market, but according to Bloomberg, Apple could be years behind the competition in a promising new segment. Although this segment appeared in 2019.
Foldable phones still make up a small share of the market, but they sell at higher prices and allow different brands to enter the premium range. Analysts expect this segment to be the fastest growing segment of the smartphone market, which is shrinking overall.
Apple did not respond to a request for comment.
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March 28 is a holiday for all users of the Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Ultra. On this day, One UI 6.1 is released for smartphones
Samsung promised to release the latest One UI 6.1 firmware for Galaxy S23 series smartphones at the end of March, and now a specific date has been announced: a big event for all users of last year’s flagship line of the Korean company will take place on March 28.
This date was confirmed by the Chinese office of Samsung (Galaxy S23 users began receiving notifications about the release of One UI 6.1 on March 28), as well as by the moderator of the official Samsung forum.
It should be noted that not all Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Ultra will simultaneously and immediately receive the latest firmware. Typically, a company starts with several countries (China is apparently one of them), and then gradually expands its geography and user coverage.
Let us remind you that it became known earlier that smartphones of the Galaxy S23 line will receive all the AI functions (Galaxy AI) available for smartphones of the Galaxy S24 series.
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The official application for controlling Xiaomi SU7 is already available on iPhone
The official Xiaomi Auto app is currently available on the Apple App Store.
This application allows you to prepare for the release of the Xiaomi SU7 car. It contains the characteristics and technical parameters of the Xiaomi car.
Users of the application can book a time for a test drive, select and order their Xiaomi car, and track the status of the order.
In addition, the application turns the smartphone into a remote control for most car functions and allows you to receive prompt information about battery charging and other parameters.
The application requires an iPhone with iOS 13.0 or a newer operating system.
Sales of Xiaomi SU7 will begin on March 28.
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The iPhone 16 Pro will be released only in six months, and the first test results of the Apple A18 Pro have already appeared on the Internet
The first results of testing the Apple A18 Pro single-chip system, which should be installed in the iPhone 16 Pro, appeared today on the Internet.
The device running Apple A18 Pro scored 3570 and 9310 in Geekbench 6 single-core and multi-core tests, which is 22% and 28% faster compared to the A17 Pro. In Geekbench 5, the Apple A18 Pro scored 2571 and 7359, which is 20% and 38% higher than the A17 Pro.
In the second leak, the results are somewhat closer to the A17 Pro. The future chipset scored 2822 and 8571 points in Geekbench 6, as well as 2517 and 7359 points in Geekbench 5.
The Weibo user who shared the comparison testing results says that these only show the state that current prototypes are in. This is because Apple and other companies allow their chipsets to perform at their maximum potential. OEMs then work to achieve a balance between performance and energy efficiency. We will find out what the real performance will be closer to the release of new products.
The Apple A18 Pro chip is expected to be based on TSMC’s 3nm process. According to rumors, it will consist of two powerful processor cores and six low-power cores.
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