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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

At the time, Lopez Research Analyst Maribel Lopez predicted the product would be expensive over the short haul: “We’re talking about brand-new materials that have been made for this, and also a new manufacturing process,” she told Reuters. The electronics company also rolled out flexible mobile screen technology for its foldable phones.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Citing IDC, Bloomberg reported the smartphone market in China contracted 9.7 The hefty price tag of Apple’s newest iPhones, coupled with an economic slowdown and extending smartphone replacement cycles in China has been hurting the smartphone maker.

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MAY 5, 2017

As recently as last fall, Apple’s smartwatch sales were officially tanking — with IDC reporting a 51.3 But Neil Mawston, the executive director at research firm Strategy Analytics, noted that the growth recovery is slight, largely driven by seasonal demand and product launches, not an actual buck-up in consumer appreciation.

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