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Apple’s Latest iPhones Sell at Rare $100-Plus Discounts in China

  • Apple may see its sales decline again in the current quarter
  • The global smartphone market is set to contract in 2023
The Apple iPhone 14 Pro.

The Apple iPhone 14 Pro.

Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg

Apple Inc.’s latest iPhones are selling at discounts of more than $100 in China, an unusually steep price cut just months after launch that suggests dwindling demand for even its highest-end devices.

JD.com Inc. and state carrier China Mobile Ltd. are among the retailers taking 800 yuan ($118) off the iPhone 14 Pro range over 11 days. Retailers in the southern electronics hub of Shenzhen have also begun cutting prices for the same handsets by 700 yuan, the official China Securities Journal reported after visiting outlets around the city. Apple’s own local website, meanwhile, continued to offer devices at regular prices.