Latest iPhone Report Highlights Apple's Lack Of Innovation

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The latest details have been revealed by industry specialist Ming-Chi Kuo, and noted by Chance MIller:…the 2019 iPhone models will retain the same screen sizes as the iPhone XS and iPhone XR. Given Apple's recent issues around battery capacity a better question might be if the battery will still be delivering solid performance in 18 months time. The former will give Apple a small advantage in Western markets, but that advantage is diminishing. And a look at Apple's poor performance Chinese market, where these iPhone advantages do not exist, should be keeping Tim Cook and his team awake at night. Now read how the iPhone's performance of China is a worrying look into the future…

IDC: Apple's iPhone Sales in China Are Getting Crushed -- The Motley Fool

Apple does not break out iPhone revenue by geography, but total iPhone revenue was also down 15%. We're now getting some third-party data that shows just how bad iPhone sales in China were last quarter. iPhone unit volumes fell 20% in the fourth quarterMarket researcher IDC has just released some fresh estimates regarding the Chinese smartphone market, and they show the broader market is contracting. Finally, for perspective, despite the challenging December quarter, our revenue from China grew slightly for the full calendar year. Shortly after the quarter ended, Apple had started cutting iPhone prices in China in an effort to bolster demand, acknowledging that its high prices were hurting sales.

Here's why Apple's coming streaming video service won't rescue it from plunging iPhone sales

according to Apple's coming streaming video service won't do much to boost the company's flagging financial fortunes, even if it's wildly successful. The iPhone maker is just one of numerous companies that have or plan to launch streaming video services in the near future. Already Netflix has balked at being a part of Apple's service, and HBO has yet to commit to it, CNBC reported. The decline of the iPhone business is really hurting AppleBut even if Apple overcomes such obstacles, it faces an even bigger problem: the iPhone. But right now, the deterioration in the iPhone business is overwhelming everything else.