Sources say Apple will break with convention and make South Korea one of the first markets for the iPhone 16 series

According to news on August 7, although the iPhone series mobile phones have steadily occupied a market share second only to Samsung in the Korean market, Apple has always released the first batch of new phones in South Korea several weeks after they were released, which has caused great dissatisfaction among Korean Apple users. According to reports from multiple Korean media including the Korea Times, Apple is considering launching the iPhone 16 series in South Korea ahead of schedule due to declining demand in the Chinese market. If the news is true, this will be the first time since the launch of the iPhone 3GS in 2009 that South Korea will be one of the launch locations for a new iPhone.

1. Counterpoint Research data shows that Apple’s Q1 market share in South Korea is 24%, and Samsung Electronics’ share is 75%.
2. Canalys data shows that Apple’s market share in China has shrunk to 14% in the second quarter of this year from 16% in the same period last year.

Analysts said that Apple’s market share will increase significantly every year, and they believe that the release of the new iPhone in September will be reflected in the data.

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