Apple’s iPhone 17 Air Opens a New Test for Luxshare and Foxconn

Apple’s iPhone 17 Air opens a new test for Luxshare and Foxconn

Apple's iPhone 17 series has arrived to kick off the next global upgrade cycle, with early sales showing healthy traction. Preorders in China even pushed some models into shipping delays. But the headline model, iPhone 17 Air, has stumbled before it even got going. Its e-SIM-only design doesn't pass local regulatory muster, effectively locking it out of the world's largest smartphone market. For Apple, that's not just a sales snag; it's a strate…

Apple’s iPhone 17 Launch in China Draws Long Lines in Sluggish Economy

The iPhone 17 series launched in China on Sept. 19 with booming sales. Hundreds of people lined up outside Apple’s flagship stores in Beijing and Shanghai, waiting to buy the latest model, even amid China’s sluggish economy and overall weak consumer demand. The design updates of the new iPhone models attracted the Chinese consumers, especially the models with 512 GB memory and above. iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max are the most popular. However, as wi…