Introduction
Globally, sales of the iPhone 16 are sluggish. What is the reason? Also, is the iPhone 16 cheaper in Japan than in other countries? We will introduce the sales situation and price comparison of the iPhone 16 series.
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Sluggish iPhone 16 sales around the world
Price comparison of the iPhone 16 series
Relationship between iPhone market share and local average salary
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Sluggish iPhone 16 sales around the world
The decline in sales data is mainly reflected in product delivery times. This year's delivery times for the iPhone 16 series have obviously shortened compared to last year, which can be interpreted as a decline in market demand. Specifically, the delivery times for the iPhone 16 Pro Max have shortened from 43.5 days last year to 25.5 days, the iPhone 16 Pro from 32.5 days to 18.5 days, the iPhone 16 from 14 days to 9 days, and the iPhone 16 Plus from 13.9 days to 7.9 days. It is noteworthy that the delivery times for the iPhone 16 are the shortest of any new iPhone model in the past five years, which is comparable to that of the iPhone 12 released in 2019.
The possible reasons for this result are that although the iPhone 16 series offers many innovations and powerful new features, they are insufficient to attract new users, and the main reason consumers upgrade their smartphones is the obsolescence of the old model, not the desire for new features. Given the current economic downturn and other economic concerns, some consumers may tend to postpone upgrading until they actually need to replace their smartphone.
Price comparison of the iPhone 16 series
For various reasons, the selling prices of the iPhone 16 series vary around the world. MM Research Institute compared the prices of the iPhone 16 in 39 countries and regions.
As a result, for the 128GB iPhone 16, the price of Apple products in China is shown to be the cheapest in the world.
The survey compared the prices of two models of the iPhone 16 series at Apple's online stores in various regions. See the chart below.
As a result, while the global average price of the 128GB model of the iPhone 16 is 147,026 yen, the price in China is about 119,800 yen, more than 20,000 yen cheaper than the global average price.
The price for this model in Japan is 124,800 yen, making it the third cheapest in the world after Thailand.
The 256GB model of the iPhone 16 Plus is available in Japan for 154,800 yen, making it the second cheapest globally, with a price of 162,500 yen in China.
Additionally, the 512GB iPhone 16 Pro and the most expensive 1TB iPhone 16 Pro Max models are priced at 204,800 yen and 249,800 yen, respectively, in Japan, while they are priced at 223,400 yen and 284,400 yen, respectively, in China.
Relationship between iPhone market share and local average salary
From the above data, we can see that the higher the iPhone's market share in a country, the lower the proportion of the iPhone's price to the average salary tends to be.
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Overall, the current sales situation of the iPhone 16 is not ideal and has not met expectations. In addition, after analyzing and comparing prices in each country and region, we found that the price in Japan is the third cheapest. We hope this will help you decide whether or not you need to upgrade your current iPhone to the iPhone 16.
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