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Apple’s Stalled Revenue Growth Puts Focus on Prices
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The pressures on Apple to reduce prices and margins in 2016 with the slowdown in sales. Apple also has to deal with the impact of a stronger dollar with a large part of sales coming from overseas.
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Xiaomi has in the four years since its start in 2011 gained 13.7% market share in China, only 1 percentage point below Apple and passing Samsung at 9.7% (for 1st quarter 2015, source: IDC). It does not incur marketing costs by selling online and generating user interest through its fan clubs. Contract manufacturers provide phones of high quality, often using the same parts used in iPhones. Xiaomi focusses on design and software. A 64 gigabyte Mi Note Pro from Xiaomi costs 2999 yuan or $489 in China, compared to Apple 64 gigabyte Apple iPhone 6 at over twice the price at 6088 yuan, and the Samsung Galay S6 at 5288 yuan 76% above the Mi Note Pro. By offering similar quality features at these prices Xiaomi has particularly hurt Samsung sales in China.
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