Apple drops the price of the iPhone 8, the iPhone XR and the iPhone XS in China | Cellphone

According to the specialized Web site Phone Arena the iPhone 8 is the model that is experiencing the biggest price drop, from 5,099 yuan (about R $ 2,807 a day) to 3 999 yuan. $ 2,202), while the new iPhone XR cost 6,499 yuan (3,578 rand) to 5,399 yuan (2,972 rand). The US company CNBC announced that the most powerful model, the iPhone XS Max, stood at 9,699 yuan ($ 5,340), while the original price was 10,999 yuan ($ 6,055) ) for the storage edition. 256GB.

Recall that since late 2018, Apple has encountered resistance in the Chinese market. First of all, in December, the company had banned by law from selling some of its handsets in the country as a result of a lawsuit filed by Qualcomm.

Some companies have even banned employees from using Apple cell phones. The decision was made after the US government banned the use of smartphones made by the Chinese brand by officials of the intelligence community, including the FBI and the NSA.