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How to unlock ancient iPhone when they are deactivated and tells you to try again in years

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Let’s explain How to unlock the old iPhone They have operating system versions prior to iOS 17. From that version you can configure the iPhone so that if you put the security code bad many times you can restore it or the iPhone is reset. But with the previous versions that does not happen. In versions prior to iOS 17, if you make many mistakes with the security code the iPhone is blocked for several minutes, or even hours. And in some extreme cases, for many years. That is why we are going to tell you the alternative you have if it has happened to you on an ancient iPhone with a system before iOS 17. I already warn that it is not a perfect solution, since requires restoring the iPhone. This means that you will lose all the data in it if you did not make a backup before it was blocked. But well, at least you can use it again. Recover an iPhone blocked for years When you have an iPhone blocked completely and extremely, with a message telling you that you have to wait several years to recover it, the only easy way to recover it is Restore it completely on your ownlosing all the data that is not in a backup. For that, you will need to have a mac with macOS 10.15 Catalina or posterior and the Finder tool. If your MAC has macOS 10.14 MOJAVE or a lower version, you need to have itunes installed. You can also do it with Windowsas long as you lower the application Apple devices. Now, you have to Force the restart of your iPhonewhat is known as a hard reset. To do so, press and release the volume up button and then lower it, then hold the ignition button until the off option appears. If your iPhone has an Home buttonthen just hold the ignition button until the screen shows you the option to pay. Now, connect the iPhone to your computer with a cable. In doing so, open the application Finder, iTunes either Apple devices Depending on the computer you have as we explain at the beginning. When you access the screen, click on the iPhone icon on the list of locations. This will take you to your iPhone’s options, and you must click on Restore To do it on the device. This will begin the process of restoring the iPhone, format it to delete all data and reinstall iOS to stay as if you just bought it. It is possible that in the process you ask you to write the iPhone security code, but if you do not remember you can use other methods such as the password of your Apple account.

Apple anticipates 900 million dollars of tariff impact. It is equivalent to the cost of producing almost two million iPhone

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Apple has released the financial bomb that Wall Street was waiting for: 900 million dollars in extra costs For Trump’s tariffs. The figure, although considerable, is less devastating than feared by analysts, a possible sign of the stealthy preparation that Apple had been executing for months. The backdrop. Apple has exceeded expectations with 95.4 billion dollars in income, but The commercial war Draw a complicated horizon. Actions, in fact, fell 4% after closing. Not because of the present, above the expected, but for what will arrive after June. The market was waiting for clear answers about the future from Apple, but instead received well -calculated evasive. The money trail. Apple has also reduced its sharing repurchase program by 10,000 million compared to the previous year. It is the typical financial movement that goes unnoticed between tariff holders, but betrays a defensive position: Apple is accumulating effective before the commercial storm that is coming. The company that presumed from its treasury now protects it more than ever. Between the lines. “I don’t want to predict the future because I’m not sure what will happen to tariffs,” Cook said in The subsequent call with investors. It is not very common for a CEO to expose its uncertainty, and even less if we talk about Cook, known for its meticulous planning. Perhaps it is a symptom of the real problem: neither an all Apple can foresee the turns of Trump’s tariff policy. Emergency logistics reorganization, diverting iPhone manufacture towards India And from the rest of the products to Vietnam, it is impressive, but improvised: a plan B for which the deadlines have had to be accelerated. At stake. The battle goes beyond 900 million in a quarter: it is for the future of Apple’s business model. It is the sale of premium products with margins far superior to the average of its sector manufactured in Asia. If India is 5% or 8% more expensive than China, as analysts anticipate, it could lead to a blow to profitability. And would go far beyond a quarter. It is the first act of the threat of change for the technological value chain. In Xataka | Apple loses the war against Epic. Fortnite returns triumphant and Spotify already prepares its rematch Outstanding image | Rashed Paykary in Unspash

How to have the maps of your area on your Android or iPhone and be able to use them without internet connection

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Let’s explain How to have the maps in your area On mobile, both Android and iPhone. We are going to explain it step by step in two applications, which are the ones that come by default in each system. First we will tell you how to do it on Google Maps, and then we will explain it to you in Apple Maps. If we have learned something in recent days, a prolonged cut on the Internet can wreak havoc. And if this catches you when you have to use the car, then the problem is double when you cannot use navigation apps. That is why it is good to have a map of your area or that area where you are going to move, in order to use the maps without having an Internet connection. 13 tricks to get the most out of Google Maps Lower your area on Google Maps When you enter Google Maps, the first thing you have to do is press your profile picture that will appear above the right. This will take you to the options menu, where you have to click on Maps without connection that you will have with the icon of a crossed out. You will go to a screen where you can see the list of maps that you have lowered and the download recommendations of the nearby areas where Maps detects that you move. Here, click on the option Select your own map that will appear at the beginning. Now you will go to a screen where you can zoom or remove it to select the area you want to go down so that all its content is on the mobile and you can use it without connection. The larger the area plus space will occupy the data of the content within it. And that’s it, with this you can use Google Maps without connection within the area you have downloaded. Lower your area in Apple Maps When you enter Apple Maps, the first thing you have to do is press your profile photo below right. This will open the quick options, where you have to click on Maps without connection that will appear with the icon of a crossed cloud. You will go to a screen where you can see the list of maps that you have dropped. Here, click on the add a map buttonwhich will appear above right with the icon that has the symbol + sum. This will take you to a search engine where you have to Choose the area or city What do you want to download. This is only for Maps to take you, not to lower the city only, that is, write the name of yours. Now you will go to a screen with the chosen city, where you can zoom or remove it to select the area you want to go down so that all its content is on the mobile and you can use it without connection. The larger the area plus space will occupy the data of the content within it. And that’s it, with this you can use Apple Maps without connection within the area you have downloaded. In Xataka Basics | 61 European alternatives to Google, X, Gmail, Chrome, Maps, Dropbox, Google Drive, WhatsApp and other popular services

There is something Apple knows how to do very well: sell iPhone. There is also something that does not know how to do: the intermediate iPhone

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Apple has been obsessed with the fourth iPhone. A story of failures, attempts and more attempts until trying to find a key that, perhaps, does not exist. He iPhone 17 Air It will not be a commercial success, according to Mark Gurman in Bloomberg. The reason is that this model only aspires to be that intermediate iPhone that has never worked. The key is to ask why. The fourth iPhone. My partner Javier Lacort explained in January 2025. Apple does not find the fourth iPhone key. For four generations, with the launch of the iPhone 12the families of these mobiles are made up of base model, base model with a surname (Mini, Plus, Air …), and the two pro variants. With the exception of the model with last names, the intermediate, all are more than settled in sales. The mini failed. The Plus failed And, although nobody knows what will happen to the iPhone 17 Air, this model is a shot in the air. The intermediate iPhone. To understand the situation of the fourth iPhone you have to try to locate the space you try to occupy. And that space is that of the intermediate iPhone. An iPhone that does not become pro, but that offers something different from the base model. The problem is that, on that way to offer a secondary characteristic, primary specifications are lost. Battery In the case of the iPhone Mini, a adjusted price in the case of Plus models, cameras in the future iPhone 17 Air. Great sacrifices to end an intermediate model in your pocket. The question is why. The smartphone industry has been limiting and segmenting for surnames for years. But, beyond dances between pros and ultras, market analysis makes it clear what works: base (cheaper) model and premium model (the most expensive). Xiaomi understood it well, and stopped bringing the pro models of his family number (eg: Xiaomi 15) to leave a clearer photo: Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Ultra. Because no, an Xiaomi 15 Pro does not have much fit between the two. It is the same as manufacturers and Oppo. In Spain, only their Pro Flagships are sold, and not ultra, more than probably to maintain a competitive price strategy. There are no more needs to meet. The smartphone industry is going through a saturation point. And this is not something negative, it is a symptom of market maturity. Manufacturers want to revitalize sales in a market that grows very discreetly, but they run into a difficult wall to jump: all needs are covered. Trying to conquer the market with ultradelgated mobiles (a characteristic that barely responds to a real demand) generates doubts, especially at a time when the batteries live their best moment and the consumer clearly prioritizes autonomy. Only the results of the iPhone 17 Air and Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge They will clear the unknown. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Although the figures say that the iPhone 15 was the best -selling mobile in 2024, the great winner was another: China

Tariffs force Apple to manufacture US iPhone in India. It is not a problem: it is a tactic with many advantages and few fissures

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On April 12, the US government announced that semiconductors, some electronic devices and strategic components They are exempt from tariffs. This decision has appealed to the big US technology companies, But only temporarily. And it is that the administration led by Donald Trump has also anticipated something that we should not overlook: within a period not exceeding two months will announce to what tariffs Imported chips will be subjected. As we have explained this morning, at this Apple situation he has decided to transfer all the production of The iPhone that sells in the USA to India. This strategy will allow you to cushion the impact that the short -term tariffs will have on integrated circuits and electronic devices that come from China. Of course, a plan like this cannot be executed overnight. In fact, Apple aspires to get the 60 million iPhone that sells every year in the US come from India before 2026. India is not a casual destination India’s choice, as we can intuit, is not casual. It is currently the best option for Apple in a context in which it is being dedicated to China. To understand what India’s role is in Apple’s business, we necessarily have to investigate the component and services chain of the apple company, as well as in the role of two of its most important partners: Tsmc and Foxconn companies. In Xataka Iter has faced one of the great challenges of nuclear fusion: prevent plasma from 150 million ºC to destroy the reactor Currently TSMC manufactures the chips designed by Apple in its lithographic nodes of 5 and 3 nm The first of these companies, TSMC, manufactures the chips designed by Apple. The lithographic nodes currently used to produce integrated circuits for the Cupertino company are those of 5 and 3 Nm, and during the second half of 2025 the manufacture will also begin In the new 2 nm line. TSMC produces these semiconductors for Apple In Taiwan and the USA. Its distribution network in Asia is very robust, so for this company transfer a part of the chips that come from Taiwan to India instead of China does not represent a problem. In addition, and this is the most important thing, you are already doing it. Foxconn takes care of the assembly of most of Apple’s smartphones, and has plants in India in which This work is already carrying out. Pequeatron is also responsible for assembling a part of the iPhone from this Asian country. These two companies have a very robust electronic component supply chain in Asia, so with the support of Apple they can develop their production infrastructure in India to respond to the needs of this customer. The geographical proximity of China and India helps. {“Videid”: “X81Felr”, “Autoplay”: False, “Title”: “A future without mole in China the industry changes the paradigm and we explain why”, “Tag”: “”, “Duration”: “182”} Apple would have a difficult problem to solve if it was forced to transfer all the production of Asia to another continent, but derive from one Asian country to another in which it already has a consolidated infrastructure is perfectly assumed. And in current circumstances it is evident that it is the best option. Even so, This strategy has a fissure with which you will have to deal with this plan: the manufacturing infrastructure that has deployed in China side with Foxconn will be underutilized, so that investment will have a much shorter route than the initially planned. Image | Apple More information | Financial Times In Xataka | China backs down: Loongson processors will finally sell to Russia whose export had prohibited (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news Tariffs force Apple to manufacture US iPhone in India. It is not a problem: it is a tactic with many advantages and few fissures It was originally posted in Xataka by Juan Carlos López .

take the iPhone to India

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From ‘Made in China’ to ‘Made in India’. Apple’s plan is to migrate all the production of the iPhone that are sold in the US so that everyone comes from India. It is the less bad solution to the problem that tariffs pose, and that suddenly make the gigantic investment that Apple has made in China in time, money and resources is greatly impacted. India will manufacture all iPhone sold in the US. As indicated In Financial TimesApple hopes to migrate all the iPhone assembly that are sold in the United States to India. These measures follow the production and assembly diversification line that Apple I already had executing For a long timebut They accelerate it Notably for a single reason: the entry into force of the tariffs announced by Donald Trump. As highlighted in FT, the assembly is the last step of the production of the iPhone, which needs hundreds of components in which Apple is still very dependent on Chinese suppliers. India can take a step to take China’s witness as “world factory”. Objective date: 2026. Sources close to Apple’s plans point out that the goal is to ensure that all iPhone sold in the US are assembled in India before the end of 2026. Apple sells around 60 million iPhone in the US every year, and that objective will force India to double the current production within that period. How much migration will cost. This logistics transfer involves a massive investment in infrastructure, personnel training and adaptation of supplier and distribution chains. Apple has already managed to move part of the production, and in the 12 months that ended in March Apple assembled iPhone worth 22,000 million dollars in India, 60% more than the previous year. Foxconn and Tata prepare new factories in India. The vast majority of iPhone assembled in India are produced in the Foxconn factory to southern India, in the state of Tamil Nadu. Another suppliers is Pequeatron, which belongs to the Tata Group and that bought Wistron’s local business in that country, a plant with 10,000 employees. Bloomberg already indicated At the end of 2023 how Tata prepared a new plant in Tamil Nadu with 20 assembly lines and up to 50,000 employees. It was then expected that the factory was operational during the second semester of 2025. But he would lose. The cost of production and export to the US from India is lower than tariffs in China would mean. However, it is still superior to that of a chain that was already outraopartimized in the Asian giant. Perhaps a new tariff agreement with China raises changes in those plans. Trump also warned that could apply specific exemptions To certain companies, and Apple is one of the candidates. At the moment there are no tariffs. The Trump administration announced a few days ago that various electronic products, including smartphones and computers, would be exempt from reciprocal tariffs, something that gives a break to companies like Apple. These exemptions do not apply to additional 20% taxes that were applied to China to press Beijing for the illegal fentanyl traffic. Loss of human capital. China has been the epicenter of Apple industrial production for two decades. There a highly specialized workforce and hypeopimized processes have been created, and migration to factories in India makes part of that human capital that is hardly replicable in the short term in India. Rotations China-India prohibited. Foxconn recently stopped offering China workers to India, as indicated In Rest of the World, something that can have a clear impact on the production lines of its plants in Tamil Nadu or Karnataka … and in Apple’s plans. Those Chinese professionals supervised the production of iPhone in the plants of India. Some of those employees of continental China will be replaced by those of Taiwan, who do have permission for those rotations. What about Apple’s investment in China. In the last two decades Apple has invested billions of dollars in China to optimize its iPhone production lines there. In fact, Zhengzhou, in the province of Henan, is popularly known as “the city of the iPhone” because there is the most important Foxconn production plant for these mobiles. Apple generated millions of works in China directly or indirectly, and this new focus on India will make the structure change. But China is still crucial. Tariffs impact US imports from China, and that is where the role of India will be relevant. However, China will remain critical for Apple’s global operation, especially in the short term. The Cupertino company is making an important investment to diversify all this production and distribution chain. China may no longer manufacture the iPhone that are sold in the US, but will manufacture those that are sold in many other parts of the world. China’s role does not disappear: it is only being rebalancing. Image | Apple | Naveed Ahmed In Xataka | India is the great hope of the future of the smartphone industry. The problem: the Indians do not think the same

Five offers to take advantage of Coolmod Days. IPhone and Xiaomi mobiles, gigabyte laptops and more with very good discounts

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Until next April 20 we can access a good assortment of offers during the Coolmod Daysa very interesting campaign because in it we see some of the best prices in weeks. In the campaign we can find many offers, so we have made a Selection of five of them very varied and interesting. Xiaomi 14t by 418.95 eurosa most interesting price considering that it is a high -end mobile. MSI MPG 275CQRXF by 299.95 eurosa curved monitor with very good specifications oriented to gaming. Gigabyte G5 by 779.95 eurosa gaming laptop with excellent configuration for the price it has. iPhone 16 by 999.96 eurosa good price on an iPhone that has not stopped receiving offers for many weeks. Keychron B1 pro by 34.95 eurosmore than 50% discount on this keyboard for Mac. Xiaomi 14t He Xiaomi 14t He has had many discounts in recent months, and Coolmod has one of the best. By 418.99 euros We have the mobile in its 256 GB configuration and stands out mainly on its screen that offers a 1.5K resolution and a good maximum brightness level, but above all it does in its Chamber section that has the collaboration of Leica. If you prefer, the Xiaomi 14t Pro of 512 GB also has an excellent value for money during the Coolmod Days campaign. The store has left it for 599.95 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review MSI MPG 275CQRXF If what we are looking for is a good gaming monitor, this MSI MPG 275CQRXF He stays with the most interesting price. With the 35% coolmod discount finally stays for 299.95 euros. Among the most remarkable of this monitor we find a 27 -inch screen that offers a QHD resolution and a refreshment rate of Up to 240 Hz. Is compatible with the image format HDR and the height and the tilt of the monitor can be adjusted both. * Some price may have changed from the last review Gigabyte G5 We can also find very good prices in gaming laptops. He Gigabyte G5 We have it for 779.95 euros In an excellent configuration: riding a good 15.4-inch screen, its processor is an Intel i5-13500h and comes with a RTX 4060 graphics card That, despite not being the most current, it offers excellent video game performance. It is also worth mentioning that it has 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage, and as usual in Gaming computers comes without Windows operating system. * Some price may have changed from the last review iPhone 16 Although the iPhone 16 It is the mobile of the current Apple generation that has received more discounts in recent weeks, this time is the iPhone 16 Pro The one we can find with a very good price. By 999.96 euros We have it in Coolmod in its 128 GB configuration. The most remarkable thing about the iPhone 16 is that it maintains the Good camera that we saw in its previous generation, includes the camera control button which has arrived in the current generation and offers excellent performance thanks to Chip A18 Pro. In addition, it is compatible with Apple Intelligence. * Some price may have changed from the last review Keychron B1 pro Finally, if the Logitech keyboards do not convince you for Mac, although this specifically can also be used in Windows, Coolmod has a very good price – with a discount of 56% – the Keychron B1 Pro, since it has dropped to the 34.95 euros. It is a fairly compact and thin keyboard (in fact, in design it is very similar to Logitech MX Keys Mini), its battery offers, according to the brand, a Autonomy of up to 1,200 hours with a single loadallows connecting the keyboard to up to three devices at the same time and comes with keys dedicated to being used in a Mac or Windows. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Xataka (header), Xiaomi, MSI, Gigabyte, Apple, Keychron In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | Best gaming laptop in quality price ratio. Which to buy and seven recommended models

Bose quietcomfort headphones at demolition price, sales in the Xiaomi 14t Pro and iPhone 16 Pro and more offers. Hunting bargains

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We return another Friday with a hunting bargains of the most complete. This week we have seen many discounts on all types of devices, so we have gathered in this article five good offers to take advantage of the discounts of the week. In this case, we will see discounts on mobiles, headphones, televisions and more. Xiaomi 14t Pro by 599.95 eurosan excellent price for the pro version of the Xiaomi 14T in its 512 GB configuration. iPhone 16 Pro by 999.96 eurosa price that so far we have rarely see in this model. LG 65QNED85T6C by 699 eurosa good price if we are looking for a 65 -inch television. Xiaomi Pad 6 by 249.99 euros150 euros discount on a tablet that now has even a better value for money. Bose quietcomfort ultra by 359 eurosa good price taking into account everything these headphones offer. Xiaomi 14t Pro He Xiaomi 14t It has been one of the mobiles of the brand that we have seen the most times in recent weeks. On the other hand, this time we find reduced is the Xiaomi 14t Prospecifically in its 512 GB configuration, and can be bought in Coolmod by 599.95 euros. He Xiaomi 14t Pro It is an excellent high -end mobile that we have rarely seen at such a low price. It stands out mainly for its 6.67 -inch AMOLED screen that offers a 1.5K resolution, for its processor MEDATEK DIMENSITY 9300+ and for their cameras that have the collaboration with Leica. * Some price may have changed from the last review iPhone 16 Pro If what you are looking for is another mobile that is inside the Apple ecosystem, much eye with the iPhone 16 Pro of 128 GB that we have rarely found it with such a big discount. Also in Coolmod is offer for 999.96 euros. He iPhone 16 Pro It is a very good purchase option if what we are looking for is a greater power than the one that has the iPhone 16but without increasing the screen size too much. Comes with an excellent screen Super Retina XDR of 6.3 inchesincludes the camera control button which has been introduced into this generation and its processor is the Apple A18 Pro. In addition, it is compatible with Apple Intelligence. * Some price may have changed from the last review LG 65QNED85T6C If we go to El Corte Inglés, we can also find very good offers, although in this case, above all, on televisions and headphones. By 699 euros We have a TV LG 65QNED85T6C with 65 -inch QNED screen. It reaches 120 Hz, includes filmMaker mode (in addition to 10 more image modes), integrates the voice assistant Alexa And it is compatible with both HDR10 as with AMD Freesync. LG 65QNED85T6C (QNED, 65 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi Pad 6 PCComponers has a very good price an excellent tablet for day to day, especially if we want to see multimedia content: the Xiaomi Pad 6. Has dropped price until 249.99 euros in its configuration of 128 GB and where it stands out is in its 11 -inch LCD screen which offers both a 2.8K resolution and a 144 Hz soda rate. Its battery is 8,840 mAh and supports fast charging of 33W and its processor is the Snapdragon 870 of Qualcomm. * Some price may have changed from the last review Bose quietcomfort ultra Returning to El Corte Inglés, if what we want are excellent Bluetooth headphones, Bose quietcomfort ultra have dropped from 519 euros to 359 eurosalthough at the time of writing these lines are slightly cheaper in Amazon. The most remarkable thing about these headphones is that they offer both great comfort and excellent audio quality. They offer top -level noise cancellation, they come with a Silence mode With stronger high tones, with a Aware mode to listen to the audio without losing detail of what happens around and with a immersion mode that combines both the cancellation of noise and the immersive audio of Bose. If you prefer, also in the English Court we can find the Bluetooth headphones Bose Quietcomfort for a lower price of 245.03 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Xiaomi, Apple, LG, Bose In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K In Xataka | Best wireless headphones. Which to buy and 19 models from 20 euros to 450 euros

Apple has been obsessed with the Iphone Premium for years. All I needed was a good and cheap

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Apple has managed to fulfill a historic yearning. For the first time in its history it has become Global Sales Leader in the first quarter of the course. In a context of growth content of the territory of the smartphones, and with downward forecasts for the following quarters for the context of tariff war, the American company rises to the podium thanks to a model with name and surnames: the iPhone 16E. Apple as the first manufacturer. Apple leads global sales of smartphones in the first quarter of the year, in a market that grows a 3% content thanks to the impulse of China and emerging countries. The company enjoys a 19% market share, 1% more than the rival to which it has exceeded: Samsung. Apple grows 4% year -on -year, Samsung continues to chain falls, in this case 5%. The key markets. Apple has been looking for a way to lead the global market. Counterpoint’s report shows that one of the keys to achieve it was to stop focusing on the United States, Europe and China, to focus both in Japan and emerging countries and India and part of Southeast Asia. While the sales trend has been flat in the first three countries mentioned, growth has risen to the double digit in Africa, the Middle East, Japan, India and a good part of Asia. Being Premium is fine, lowering the price is better. Apple has been growing the aspirational brand image, one that only sells premium product. But the key lies right there: the Premium product does not have to be linked to an exorbitant price, and the 16E iPhone is the test. Your star product, the iPhone, It has been playing sales for yearsand bet on the same strategy does not work. The company has been centered on the high ticket iPhone for years, although year the market reports sign up for a clear trend: The standard iPhone (no pro) sells, much. Further reducing the toll of entry to the Apple universe with a 599 dollars product has been the only thing I need to lead for the first time in a first quarter. The brand image. Apple needed to say goodbye to the iPhone SE, an obsolete telephone in design and specifications, to hug the iPhone 16E. An entrance model to the iPhone family, with much inherited from previous models, but with a more current line, a first -line processor and compatibility with Apple Intelligence. In other words, an iPhone that continued to protect brand exclusivity, despite giving up a high ticket. The marketing of this model is simple. Despite its hardware differences, it has a surname that sells: it is still an iPhone of the 16 family, but much more affordable. Already in March the trend was seen, this phone was selling 60% more than the iPhone se de 2022according to IDC data. A new growth lever. Just five years ago, countries like India were just a market for Apple. In 2023 the company opened its first two Apple Store In the country, and is beginning to become one of its main levers to boost iPhone sales. The key to winning in emerging markets is mainstream. For the most Techies The 16E iPhone is a mediocre product. For the global market, the iPhone they had been asking for years. Image | Xataka In Xataka | I have tried the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro. I have very clear which one would buy me

The 16E iPhone looked like a stumble. In the end it has been decisive for Apple to achieve an unpublished milestone in its history

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Apple has been in the smartphones market for almost two decades, but I had never managed to lead global sales in a first quarter. That has just changed. Between January and March 2025, the Cupertino company has been at the top of the world ranking, ahead of Samsung and with Xiaomi completing the podium. Counterpoint Research has been in charge of putting figures and context to the new Apple milestone. The keys? An unusual launch calendar for the company, a solid growth in emerging markets and a good global behavior just before the earthquake of the tariff war driven by the United States. At the top of the podium. Apple led global smartphones sales in the first quarter of 2025 with a 19% market share. In addition, it achieved a 4% increase in units sold compared to the same period of the previous year. In second position Samsung appears, which obtained 18% and experienced a 5% drop in units sold. Xiaomi, meanwhile, maintains third place with sustained growth. Its evolution has been progressive: in the first quarter of 2023 it had 12% of the market, in 2024 it rose to 13% and in this start of 2025 it has reached 14%. Although its position has not changed, the constant improvement in quota reflects a difficult to ignore rise. An unusual launch. A key part to understand Apple’s leadership This quarter is at the launch of the iPhone 16E. The device was announced on February 19 and reached stores just a week later. Although it is not usual to see new iPhone in this section of the year, there are precedents: The iPhone is original It was launched in March 2016, And the third generation also did it in March, but 2022. An iPhone discussed, but sold without brake. Although the 16E iPhone has not fully convinced those who expected a more competitive proposal in quality-pricethe truth is that its market performance has been remarkable. It is a model with a more accessible approach, but with a hardware reinforced to be compatible with Apple Intelligence. Despite doubts, its launch has had a strong reception. A trimester of contrasts. The global market grew by 3% year -on -year in this first quarter, promoted by China, where “public subsidies reactivated demand, and for recovery in emerging markets such as India, Southeast Asia or Latin America. On the other hand, markets such as Europe, the United States or even China showed signs of exhaustion, according to the analysis firm. A market that does not stop. Samsung started the year with a slower pace due to the delay of Galaxy S25but sales rebounded after its launch and that of the new A. Xiaomi series, meanwhile, reinforced its presence in both new markets and in its country of origin. Vivo became the brand that grew most among the top five, while Oppo maintained fifth place thanks to good results in India, Latin America and Europe. Other manufacturers also gained ground, although they were out of the top five. Huawei was the largest seller in China during the quarter. Honor and Motorola also grew strongly in several international markets, intensifying competition in segments where great global brands predominated. Tension on the horizon. Although the quarter leaves positive figures, the immediate future is not clear. The threat of new tariffs, driven from the United States, has forced brands such as Apple to move file quickly. The company came to charter flights from India to mitigate possible problems. At the moment, exemptions have appeared on stage, but uncertainty persists. Images | Thai Nguyen | Medhat Dawoud | Ricardo Aguilar (Xataka) In Xataka | If the question is “who will win if prices for tariffs up” the answer is: “Second -hand mobiles”

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