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I keep CIA on their toes with my pro China posting here… still waiting for them to assassinate me
iPhone 13 Launching This Week
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I have a HuaWei and an IPhone… shit both CIA and XiJP are after my head!Not necessarily.... but better not buy a Tiong brand Android phone. 小心有后门
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Actually it’s more risky playing Pokémon Go. I heard Niantic is working with CIA to track the geolocation of their perceived enemies worldwide
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It better be much better than my iPhone 12 pro max. Getting pretty sick of the lack of multi-tasking. KNN.... such a big screen but can't even split to do youtube on one half and internet on the other half.
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it will kill gopro.
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A phone is just a gadget. Far more important is the quality of the people in your contact list.
If they contribute positively to the quality of your life that's what matters. Beyond connecting you with those that matter none of the features matter.
If they contribute positively to the quality of your life that's what matters. Beyond connecting you with those that matter none of the features matter.
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If it's the NSA (not CIA) you fear, staying away from Google and Facebook wherever possible should be your priority.
Apple and Facebook are having a legal quarrel over user data privacy now... you might want to read up on that.
The more well-heeled Tiongs in mainland China always buy/use iPhones.The daft low SES ones would say 'boycott Apple' etc... sales numbers indicate a different story.
Fucking angmoh con job King.... marketing shit as gold.... 911 was a fake GOP job...
Apple was not popular phone when it started to compete with Nokia phone.
That time html5 game development just started like Mario and angry birds games getting popular in PC desktop. Developers hack Apple phone to sell their games illegally and make Apple popular....
People buy Apple to able to play gamesq on trains and buses etc..... entertainment...
Now this shit tells you can shoot movie like pro Hollywood it marketing shits can fly....
They are late comer to video technology taken over by tiktok app and Utube. Unless they buy over Tiktok app or start another app to compete with tiktok.... Huawei lead the video hardware tand and software pixel technology.... Apple is now a late comer scrapping the bottom of the barrel....
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Some of the more budget conscious iPhone users buy one generation behind e.g. buy iPhone 12 in 2021.
Some also buy refurbished or used iPhones.
Even the Banglas and the maids are using iPhones, if you factor in software support and resale value, similarly specced Android phones aren't necessarily cheaper.
P.S: I use an Android phone.
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https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Te...10&pub_date=20210929143000&seq_num=8&si=44594
iPhone 13 delivery times lengthen as COVID hits suppliers in Vietnam
Camera module constraints add more pressure as China power cuts hit supply chain
Apple's newly launched iPhone 13 has encountered production snags, partially associated with problems in COVID-hit Vietnam. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)
LAULY LI, CHENG TING-FANG, and LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writersSeptember 29, 2021 12:02 JST
TAIPEI/HO CHI MINH CITY -- Buyers of Apple's new iPhone 13 are facing longer-than-expected delivery times due to the COVID wave in Vietnam and the U.S. tech giant's deployment of a new camera feature, Nikkei Asia has learned.
The disruption is mainly associated with constrained supplies of camera modules for the four iPhone 13 models because a significant number of its component parts are assembled in Vietnam, according to people familiar with the matter.
Supply chain sources had expected this year's rollout of new iPhones to be relatively smooth, given that most changes to the updated devices are only incremental and Apple has been able to stockpile many key components.
But the company has expanded the use of its new sensor-shift optical image stabilization (OIS) to all four iPhone models when previously it was only in the premium iPhone 12 Pro Max. This has put suppliers in the position of having to ramp up production without jeopardizing production quality, against the backdrop of severe restrictions due to COVID.
Sensor-shift OIS stabilizes sensors on the camera to make images smoother and video steadier even if users are in motion, and it is an improvement on previous technology that stabilized camera lenses.
"Assemblers can still produce the new iPhones, but there's a supply gap [in] that the inventories of the camera modules are running low," one of the executives with direct knowledge told Nikkei Asia. "There's nothing we can do but to monitor the situation in Vietnam every day and wait for them to ramp up the output."
The situation may improve as soon as around mid-October as production at one of the key iPhone camera module manufacturing facilities in southern Vietnam has gradually resumed in recent days after several months of on-and-off disruption, another executive familiar with the situation told Nikkei.
The current waiting time for an iPhone 13 Pro Sierra Blue with 512 gigabytes (GB) of storage is up to five weeks in China -- Apple's third-largest market -- while waiting time for the same model is also five weeks in Japan and four weeks in the U.S., according to the company's website. Even waiting time for the iPhone 13 mini, which comes with the smallest screen of the four new iPhones, is seven to 10 days in China and the U.S. and up to 15 days in Japan.
Apple declined to comment for this story.
Vietnam, an emerging tech manufacturing powerhouse, has been suffering from a surge in COVID cases since April. © Getty Images
Like other companies, Apple has been wrestling with unprecedented chip and component shortages for the whole year that have held back its revenues. It has diverted some chips meant for its new iPads for use in the iPhone 13 series, which has also led to longer-than-expected delivery times for the new iPad and iPad mini, one of the people with direct knowledge said. Apple has limited consumers in China to a maximum of two iPad purchases for the newly launched models, its website showed, a sign that these supplies are also constrained.
Meanwhile, many Apple suppliers are now scrambling to respond to a widespread production stoppage this week in several Chinese cities in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces -- home to many tech manufacturers. Beijing's tightening control of energy consumption has led to a halt in industrial power supply across the provinces.
So far, key iPhone assemblers Foxconn, Pegatron and Luxshare have not yet been significantly affected by the power cuts, Nikkei learned. But still unknown is the scope of a potential chain reaction from production halts at the makers of materials, components, modules and parts. Suppliers are worried about another wave of unexpected power supply stoppages next month.
Vietnam, an emerging tech manufacturing powerhouse that has received a boost from the U.S.-China trade conflict, has been suffering from a surge in COVID cases since April. The southern part of the country, including Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong Province, where some tech suppliers are based, has been heavily hit by the delta variant.
Suppliers for the likes of Apple, Netflix, Nike and Ikea were forced to suspend production in mid-July as the government imposed strict measures to contain the deadliest wave of the virus so far. Companies could stay open only if workers lived on-site, although it has since allowed more factories to reopen if workers are vaccinated, tested regularly and living in uninfected areas.
The U.S., European and South Korean chambers of commerce in Vietnam -- all representing key foreign investors -- earlier this month voiced concerns to the Vietnamese government that overly strict COVID lockdown measures could risk businesses' willingness to invest in the Southeast Asia nation. One survey showed 20% of companies have already shifted production abroad.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday said the government aims to bring the country back to something resembling normal by the end of this month.
"There's indeed a constrained supply of camera modules for the iPhone 13 series due to the pandemic, but the impact on the shipment of the new iPhones should still be manageable," Eddie Han, a senior analyst with Isaiah Research, told Nikkei Asia, citing his supply chain checks.
Han said it would be worrisome if the power supply restrictions in China continue to affect printed circuit boards, materials and petrochemical suppliers, as then it will likely impact component supplies for iPhones in the coming quarter.
iPhone 13 delivery times lengthen as COVID hits suppliers in Vietnam
Camera module constraints add more pressure as China power cuts hit supply chain
Apple's newly launched iPhone 13 has encountered production snags, partially associated with problems in COVID-hit Vietnam. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)
LAULY LI, CHENG TING-FANG, and LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writersSeptember 29, 2021 12:02 JST
TAIPEI/HO CHI MINH CITY -- Buyers of Apple's new iPhone 13 are facing longer-than-expected delivery times due to the COVID wave in Vietnam and the U.S. tech giant's deployment of a new camera feature, Nikkei Asia has learned.
The disruption is mainly associated with constrained supplies of camera modules for the four iPhone 13 models because a significant number of its component parts are assembled in Vietnam, according to people familiar with the matter.
Supply chain sources had expected this year's rollout of new iPhones to be relatively smooth, given that most changes to the updated devices are only incremental and Apple has been able to stockpile many key components.
But the company has expanded the use of its new sensor-shift optical image stabilization (OIS) to all four iPhone models when previously it was only in the premium iPhone 12 Pro Max. This has put suppliers in the position of having to ramp up production without jeopardizing production quality, against the backdrop of severe restrictions due to COVID.
Sensor-shift OIS stabilizes sensors on the camera to make images smoother and video steadier even if users are in motion, and it is an improvement on previous technology that stabilized camera lenses.
"Assemblers can still produce the new iPhones, but there's a supply gap [in] that the inventories of the camera modules are running low," one of the executives with direct knowledge told Nikkei Asia. "There's nothing we can do but to monitor the situation in Vietnam every day and wait for them to ramp up the output."
The situation may improve as soon as around mid-October as production at one of the key iPhone camera module manufacturing facilities in southern Vietnam has gradually resumed in recent days after several months of on-and-off disruption, another executive familiar with the situation told Nikkei.
The current waiting time for an iPhone 13 Pro Sierra Blue with 512 gigabytes (GB) of storage is up to five weeks in China -- Apple's third-largest market -- while waiting time for the same model is also five weeks in Japan and four weeks in the U.S., according to the company's website. Even waiting time for the iPhone 13 mini, which comes with the smallest screen of the four new iPhones, is seven to 10 days in China and the U.S. and up to 15 days in Japan.
Apple declined to comment for this story.
Vietnam, an emerging tech manufacturing powerhouse, has been suffering from a surge in COVID cases since April. © Getty Images
Like other companies, Apple has been wrestling with unprecedented chip and component shortages for the whole year that have held back its revenues. It has diverted some chips meant for its new iPads for use in the iPhone 13 series, which has also led to longer-than-expected delivery times for the new iPad and iPad mini, one of the people with direct knowledge said. Apple has limited consumers in China to a maximum of two iPad purchases for the newly launched models, its website showed, a sign that these supplies are also constrained.
Meanwhile, many Apple suppliers are now scrambling to respond to a widespread production stoppage this week in several Chinese cities in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces -- home to many tech manufacturers. Beijing's tightening control of energy consumption has led to a halt in industrial power supply across the provinces.
So far, key iPhone assemblers Foxconn, Pegatron and Luxshare have not yet been significantly affected by the power cuts, Nikkei learned. But still unknown is the scope of a potential chain reaction from production halts at the makers of materials, components, modules and parts. Suppliers are worried about another wave of unexpected power supply stoppages next month.
Vietnam, an emerging tech manufacturing powerhouse that has received a boost from the U.S.-China trade conflict, has been suffering from a surge in COVID cases since April. The southern part of the country, including Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong Province, where some tech suppliers are based, has been heavily hit by the delta variant.
Suppliers for the likes of Apple, Netflix, Nike and Ikea were forced to suspend production in mid-July as the government imposed strict measures to contain the deadliest wave of the virus so far. Companies could stay open only if workers lived on-site, although it has since allowed more factories to reopen if workers are vaccinated, tested regularly and living in uninfected areas.
The U.S., European and South Korean chambers of commerce in Vietnam -- all representing key foreign investors -- earlier this month voiced concerns to the Vietnamese government that overly strict COVID lockdown measures could risk businesses' willingness to invest in the Southeast Asia nation. One survey showed 20% of companies have already shifted production abroad.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday said the government aims to bring the country back to something resembling normal by the end of this month.
"There's indeed a constrained supply of camera modules for the iPhone 13 series due to the pandemic, but the impact on the shipment of the new iPhones should still be manageable," Eddie Han, a senior analyst with Isaiah Research, told Nikkei Asia, citing his supply chain checks.
Han said it would be worrisome if the power supply restrictions in China continue to affect printed circuit boards, materials and petrochemical suppliers, as then it will likely impact component supplies for iPhones in the coming quarter.
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It costs these young people about a month's salary to buy the latest Apple phone. This isn't because they are rich, but because they are used to this kind of spending. Statistics show that about half of the post-90s in China have substantial debt. These young people pursue a high quality of life, buy luxury handbags, dine out at popular online destinations, drive the trendiest cars, and even live in luxury homes.
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Limpeh prefer the pineapple phone. More sleek design and better startup tune.
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