Apple cuts iPhone 13 production estimates due to chip shortage

13 October 2021
It's expecting to be able to make around 10 million less devices this year.

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Anonymous, 15 Oct 2021Samsung released 3 updates to Galaxy S models even many yea... more” Aple meanwhile releases what, 4 phones a year? It's why they are capable of supporting them for so long.”

This is not the reason, reason is that Apple have their ecosystem which makes money from users as long as they keep using device. Others don’t have that, they want you to buy new device because that’s all the money others phone companies are getting, they don’t benefit if you keep your same phone years. So they just don’t update your perfectly working phone. But like the sales show, Android people have had enough with this and Android flagships are selling very poorly compared what they sold earlier, they are switching to iPhones.

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    • 15 Oct 2021

    Anonymous, 15 Oct 2021Samsung released 3 updates to Galaxy S models even many yea... morePeople are simply not interested in iOS updates where it takes 10 years for widgets, app drawer and always on display to arrive.

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      • 15 Oct 2021

      maybe they force you to pay more by buying pro model or pro max model

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        • 15 Oct 2021

        Curious, 14 Oct 2021I think you are still stuck in 2016, a time when even some ... moreSamsung released 3 updates to Galaxy S models even many years ago. No, I'm not stuck anywhere, all the Chinese brand sare absolutely terrible at it and they are the ones that just spam phones like rabbits. They have zero intention to support 100 models released every year for any kind of period of time. Aple meanwhile releases what, 4 phones a year? It's why they are capable of supporting them for so long.

          Grow up, 14 Oct 2021Wtf is going on in the comments here? How is any of this re... more” Wtf is going on in the comments here?”

          Just a normal day, insecure and bitter Android boys filling Apple article comment section as always.

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            • 14 Oct 2021

            Wtf is going on in the comments here? How is any of this relevant to the article about the components shortage. If you like apple phones great, if you like android phones great, just buy whatever you can afford and want. Stop flaming each other for phone choices, seriously how is this even a problem for anyone? It’s just personal preference.

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              • 14 Oct 2021

              -Trix-, 14 Oct 2021Quite pathetic to get only two updates, but it's great... moreAndroid phones are maybe getting "just" two updates instead of five for your almighty iPhone but remember, it doesn't come cheap. Android phones cost way lesser than iPhones so that's okay and as for me, Android is the way. If I get a free iPhone, I'll get rid of it and get an Android for just one reason: is better

                Anonymous, 14 Oct 2021Yep. Those days been long gone when Android phones hardly g... moreQuite pathetic to get only two updates, but it's great to see people are waking and people don't see value in Android flagship phones anymore. Can't blame them, Android phones hardware is perfectly capable to run newest OS for many years, but OEMs only don't give it to you because they don't want you to keep same phone for long time, because they don't have ecosystem which makes money when you use your phone. So they have to sell you new one. But like the sales shows, people aren't falling for it anymore, they buy iPhone instead.

                And we didn't even mention the fact how Android users have to wait months to get the update after it's been released

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                  • 14 Oct 2021

                  Curious, 14 Oct 2021I think you are still stuck in 2016, a time when even some ... moreYep. Those days been long gone when Android phones hardly got any update. This phone that I am using got two Android updates and this is a 2017 phone. The other I bought in 2018 also got two updates and so did all my phones so far. At least two OS updates were there. A OnePlus phone I have got 3 OS updates

                  Moreover, every Nokia phone whether budget or flagship gets at least 2 updates. The xr 20 mid-ranger will get 3 os updates

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                    • 14 Oct 2021

                    Ali2020, 13 Oct 2021That doesn't sound realistic to me, I'm an androi... moreSame, I only am into buying Android flagships, it's not about I can't afford iPhones or anything, just that I prefer a better phone and software

                      Anonymous, 13 Oct 2021Nah mate you got it all wrong about this. Samsung sale fall... more"Nah mate you got it all wrong about this. Samsung sale falling is not because of their phones but there being many flagship phone brand out there."

                      No you got it all wrong, Apple by themself outsell all those brands flagship phones combined by big margin.

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                        Anonymous, 13 Oct 2021I think you don't have the slightest clue what you... moreI think you are still stuck in 2016, a time when even some Samsung phones only got 1 year of update. Nowadays, even Chinese brands are improving on software update frequency and longevity. For example, both my 2019 phones from Xiaomi (Mi 9T and Redmi Note 8) got 2 Android versions and still getting security update even though they more than 2 years old. These are relatively cheap models, so flagships are getting even better support.

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                          Anonymous, 13 Oct 2021"Meanwhile Apple is having close to record iPhone sale... moreThat doesn't sound realistic to me, I'm an android user and I don't want anything that is not a flagship phone. I have never considered an iPhone at all, only android.

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                            • 13 Oct 2021

                            -Trix-, 13 Oct 2021Samsung sales are coming from low-end phones, their S21 lin... more"People who want something better buy iPhone"
                            Nope, they buy the FOLD or the Note, but since the Note hasn't been updated, they buy other phones as well like mi11 Ultra, Find X3 Pro, etc

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                              • 13 Oct 2021

                              Anonymous, 13 Oct 2021I think you don't have the slightest clue what you... moreYou are absolutely wrong about the Android updates.
                              My $150 phone that I used before got 2 OS updates. Yes, you read that right, 2, for a budget phone. If you still don't believe me, just look up the article from this very site and admit your utter lack of any information

                              https://m.gsmarena.com/nokia_22_the_latest_to_receive_android_11_update-news-48630.php


                              This years old cheap and budget Nokia got Android 11 this year, which is its second or third update. So clearly not just one, according to your highly inaccurate info
                              Once again, stop embarrassing yourself, oldman

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                                • 13 Oct 2021

                                -Trix-, 13 Oct 2021Samsung sales are coming from low-end phones, their S21 lin... moreNah mate you got it all wrong about this. Samsung sale falling is not because of their phones but there being many flagship phone brand out there. If there were that many iOS selling companies, Apple sales would not be left to even half of that 15 million

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                                  • 13 Oct 2021

                                  -Trix-, 13 Oct 2021Samsung sales are coming from low-end phones, their S21 lin... moreThe issue with Samsung is how they are cheapening on the vanilla Galaxy S models. Plastic back on a 850€ phone... It's absolute madness. If I'm going to shell out that kind of money I may just as well buy an iPhone and get amazing metal and glass construction that feels incredible in hand. The moment Samsung puts back glass backs on ALL their Galaxy S models, I'll consider it again. Until then, not a chance. And I think a lot of people think this way, which is why the sales of Galaxy S are so sad.

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                                    • 13 Oct 2021

                                    Anonymous, 13 Oct 2021Clearly you are misinformed and quite heavily. A lot of And... moreI think you don't have the slightest clue what you're talking about. No, Android phones do not get "years of updates". Cheap ones get just 1 major update and security updates. Slightly more expensive ones 1 major update and 1 extra year of security updates. Very few get 2 major updates and 1 extra year of security updates. And at 3+1, there is just Samsung. I think you're mixing up GooglePlay app updates and few components like WebView with actual monthly security updates. Meanwhile all iPhones since 2015 still get major OS updates and security updates. Which they'll continue to receive for few more years and then stop receiving them as well. Maybe it's you who doesn't know anything about updates and you'll be lecturing me here. Lol much?

                                      Anonymous, 13 Oct 2021"Meanwhile Apple is having close to record iPhone sale... moreSamsung sales are coming from low-end phones, their S21 line is massive flop with only 15 million sales. Samsung have never sold that few galaxy S series phones, it just shows that people don’t want to buy Android high-end phones anymore, not even Samsung loyal users. People who want something better buy iPhone, most others just buy Android because it’s their only option because of the price.

                                      ” The day Apple allows iOS for adoption by other brands, they are over. Sales you brag will easily go down” but why would Apple do that? They already own the market by themself while Android companies are fighting for leftovers. Also if Apple would give iOS to other brands Android would be pretty much dead after that. Pretty sure many Android companies would make iOS phones instead Android if not all of them.

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                                        • 13 Oct 2021

                                        -Trix-, 13 Oct 2021” Android and it's phones have been growing by leap an... more"Meanwhile Apple is having close to record iPhone sales"


                                        Record sales in comparison to their own sales figures, meanwhile Samsung does highest sales and beats by far Apple's figures. Also they do that in Android space where there are hundreds of other companies, so lots of competition while Apple is literally just one brand to sell iOS phones so of course they will have sales since people that prefer iOS have no other option to choose from but to go to Apple for iOS phones

                                        The day Apple allows iOS for adoption by other brands, they are over. Sales you brag will easily go down

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