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Hartley Charlton @ MacRumors 2 place · today 10:34 EDT

iPhone Air's Poor Sales Spook Rivals Into Ditching Ultra-Thin Phone Plans

A Weibo leaker today suggested that Apple's iPhone Air 2 may be the only next-generation ultra-thin flagship smartphone from a major brand, after the original model's poor sales performance appears to have led competing manufacturers to abandon plans for their own follow-up products.


The leaker known as "Digital Chat Station" today posted on Weibo, claiming that the ‌iPhone Air‌ barely surpassed 700,000 unit activations even after multiple rounds of price reductions.

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