Foxconn Reports First Ever Profit Decline on Back of Slow iPhone Sales in 2016

I'm still with iPhone 6... with today's inovative Apple (and rumors for the iPhone 8) I just can't wait to skip it too..

Everything hits a peak. Everything.

That's what happens when you deviate from the previously successful policy of updating the iPhone design every 2 years. I couldn't see a single reason to upgrade my iPhone 6 to the 7.

More colors. They obviously need more phone colors.

Have we finally hit peak iPhone? Maybe Apple will give some attention to the Mac now?

Foxconn should credit itself for constructing such a quality iPhone 6 that I didn't feel compelled to upgrade! That said, my phone was replaced after just under 2 years due to a dodgy battery. Thank you EU consumer law (while it lasts in the UK)! But yes, perhaps it's also the fact that the iPhone 7 was wholly 'uncompelling'.

Dont see a surprise. Apple is not hungry anymore, If they don't come hard this year its over. look at amazon and google. The Alexa is killing Siri.

Apple need to justify the constant price increases.

The 7 is a really good phone but compare it to the OnePlus 3T (in fact, compare the 7, S7, Pixel, all these high priced phones) and suddenly "value for money" becomes an issue.

The hardware needs to change from a rectangle to a..... rectangle?

I think the point is, this is the first time we're seeing Apple go on 3 years with the same design implementation.

Nobody is saying they need to change shape. But there's very little compelling about the 7 if you're already on the 6s, and possibly the 6.

The design of the two. from a visual perspective is identical, except for slightly adjusted lines. So here Apple released a new full version number (and not an S cycle) product, that shares the same visual design as the last version.

this is something they hadn't done in the past. It's been Apple's history that new numbered version also coincided with a visual re-design. if you look at the 1-3g-4-5-6, each one was visually unique from the ones previous. If you look at the 6-7, it's nearly identical. This is the sort of change that is more in line with the "S" cycle launches, and not new version.

But the new 7 does all that while also being controversial by removing the headphone port (yes, this is still a pain point). So, to most users, no new design. Less "functionality", same (or higher price depending where). it's a very VERY tough sell for those who are alreadyon a 6 or 6s.

What's the tentpole feature of the 7 that props it up above and beyond the 6 series? Where's that one feature that makes you go "dayum, that phone is SOOO much better than the 6s!".

this isn't discounting that the phone is a lot faster. there's nothing wrong with the internals of the iphone 7. But the point of diminishing returns is past with CPU performance, especially bound by limitations of iOS, that the faster CPU alone isn't really going to convince people en masse to go out and spend $1000 on a new phone.

IMO: The iPhone 7 is a misstep. and hopefully Apple follows up with the iPhone 8 in 2017 (earlier the better) that gives a real compelling reason for iphone 6 users to move. Whether that be OLED, return of the headphone port, higher display resolution for VR/AR compatibility, more storage as default. But the iPhone needs SOMETHING more than what was delivered in the iPhone 7 for there to be dramatic adoption

Hummm... I feel like MacRumors has turned into AppleBashers.

I'll be the first to say I wish they would have done XY or Z over the past years. I too scratch my head over technologies like Siri not maturing as fast as competitors... but I still think overall, Apple has one of the best solutions out there when you consider everything.

But... it sure would be nice to see some fire burning in Cupertino. Maybe this will be the year? Crossing my fingers.

We're all Apple customers so the proliferation of negative comments is a sign of just how unhappy many Apple users are right now. High prices, poor quality, frequent problems and a general lack of hardware updates.