题型:阅读理解 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
福建省龙岩市一级达标校2018-2019学年高二下学期英语期末考试试卷
The iPhone has been called a magical product because of its success over the years. However, now the iPhone seems to have lost its attraction.
Apple recently announced its financial results for the company's first quarter of 2019, with a total income of $84.3 billion. It's the company's worst performance in about a decade. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, explained that the decline(下降) was mainly because of the weaker demand in China.
However, people believe that Apple itself is largely responsible for the decline. Gene Munster, from US research company, told CNN that "one- third of the issue" comes from the company's move to sharply increase the price of its entire new products. This has made people less willing to change to the latest iPhones. For example, iPhone Xs Max, one of the company's latest smartphones, costs $1,450 in the US before tax, and costs much more in other countries. Apple has also failed to introduce features that excite consumers in a forward-thinking technology market. The iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max are being criticized for lack of any real notable new software features, reported CNBC.
Meanwhile, Apple also faces challenges from smartphone makers in China such as Huawei and Xiaomi, which have introduced less expensive but still quality smartphones. In 2018, Huawei introduced a triple-lens(三镜头) camera on its P20 Pro. The triple-lens camera is a popular feature that the iPhone lacks.
"In the past few years, the technology in Apple's phones has not had any big breakthroughs, while the technology in domestic(国内 ) phones has gotten better and better," Feng Yin, a 32-year-old engineer in China, told The New York Times. "The difference is getting smaller."
It's not just Chinese consumers that have developed belief in domestic smartphone brands. Gregory from Paris bought his eighth Huawei phone in 2018. He also successfully persuaded his 56-ycar-old aunt, Jankowski, to buy one. "I wasn't really worried about the fact that it was a Chinese brand," Jankowski told The New York Times about her Huawei phone. "We know that they make amazing technological products."
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