Don’t be so sure about an Apple iPhone ‘super cycle’: opinion


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 12 Apr 2017

Customers take pictures of a red iPhone in an Apple store in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, March 25, 2017. Picture taken March 25, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.

This year will be a test of Americans' appetite for even more costly smartphones. That makes it tough to be confident in predictions of a smartphone rebound.  

The US starting price for high-end smartphones such as Samsung's Galaxy line and Apple's iPhones had settled around US$650 (RM2,880). Not anymore. 

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