Apple’s iPhone Steeply Discounted in China on Weak Demand

  • Latest price cut is deeper than February discounts a year ago
  • Apple’s sales in China in the past quarter missed estimates
iPhone 15 smartphones on display at an Apple store in Beijing.Photographer: Andrea Verdelli/Bloomberg

Apple Inc.’s resellers in China are slashing the price of iPhone 15 models by as much as $180, signaling an unusually prolonged slump in demand.

iPhone 15 Pro Max handsets are now selling at prices 1,300 yuan ($180) lower than their original on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Tmall. It’s a steeper drop than the roughly $120 discount the company offered on its smartphone lineup around the same time last year, and there are similar reductions on JD.com Inc.’s online platform. Apple’s own store is selling the devices at original prices.

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