AI summary
Summary of article:
A Huaqiangbei blogger’s comment sparked controversy over the National Bank and the configuration of the US version of the iPhone Duo. Some differences were accused of circumvention, but it was later confirmed that most of them were due to regulatory restrictions, which still raised questions about price cutting and transparency.
Apple’s first folding machineiPhone Since the Duo went on sale, broken screens and other issues have been reported online from time to time. Huaqiangbei blogger Yang Changshun disassembled the National Bank version and compared it with the US version of the iPhone Duo, saying that he found that the Chinese version lacks 6GHz for four kinds of hardware, including satellite communication modules and Wi-Fi antennas, the price of the National Bank version should be reduced from 800 yuan (RMB, about 120 US dollars, below) to 1,000 yuan. This caused an uproar among users and public opinion. He angrily accused the Chinese and American versions of having the same price but different configurations, including serious cutbacks, and scolded Apple as the number one hot search. Although it was later confirmed that almost half of the cuts were due to Chinese regulations, there were still users who angrily canceled orders, demanded price cuts, and questioned Apple’s quality and lack of information transparency.
According to reports from Kuai Technology and NetEase, late on October 31, “Apple Duo China version accused of cutting corners” reached the Internetweibo There was a relative decline on the day of hot search, trigger sales.
On October 23, Apple’s first foldable screen iPhone Duo was officially launched. Huaqiangbei teardown blogger Yang Changshun took the lead in completing the first teardown on the Internet. He compared the motherboards of the Chinese version and the American version side by side. This gap appeared in the free space on the motherboard. Based on this, Yang Changshun believed that the Chinese version lacked some components, including satellite communication module, 6GHz Wi-Fi antenna, 25W wireless charging circuit and related radio frequency components. Yang Changshun believes that without these components, the price of the National Bank version of the iPhone Duo should be 800 to 1,000 yuan cheaper to be more reasonable.
After this conclusion was released, it triggered widespread heated discussion among netizens on the Internet. Many netizens questioned why the Chinese and American versions of the iPhone Duo had the same price but different configurations. The Chinese version involved cutting corners and materials, and was criticized as Apple’s hot pursuit.
However, later when industry insiders checked the details one by one, they found that many of the contents were actually misunderstood by Apple. Earlier widely circulated statements that the Bank of China version uses UWB chips have been directly proven false by specifications made public on Apple’s official website in China.
Most of the remaining functional differences between the Chinese version and the US version found during the disassembly process are due to mandatory restrictions imposed by relevant domestic regulations. Cutting hardware to reduce costs is not a unilateral decision by Apple.
The first is satellite communication work. The US version of the model can send SOS distress signals and real-time location sharing directly to areas where ground operators have no signal. The National Bank version has built-in hardware modules, but it is restricted by domestic communication regulations and cannot enable related services. The hardware itself has not been removed. In terms of 6GHz Wi-Fi function, the National Bank model is currently unavailable due to domestic radio management regulations; In terms of wireless charging power difference, the National Bank version of MagSafe wireless charging can only reach a maximum power of 15W, while the US version model can reach a maximum of 25W. The parameter difference is also due to the frequency specification requirements related to home wireless charging.
However, despite this, the complaints of netizens have not subsided, questioning that although some of the reduction is due to compliance, the starting price of 15,999 yuan in the National Bank should still be reduced, and the compliance cost should not be paid; And the differences in version configuration were not clearly disclosed before sales, causing serious damage to the trust of high-end products. This is not the first time that Apple has not been transparent with information.
Apple has not officially responded to this, but customer service has refuted rumors of lowering quality inspection standards, emphasizing that all products leave the factory and undergo strict quality inspection. There are reports that due to the controversy over allocation cuts and quality control issues at the time of the first launch, the price of the iPhone Duo dropped by a premium of thousands in less than three days after its release, and a large number of orders were canceled.
Summary FAQ
-
The reason was that Huaqiangbei blogger Yang Changshun, after disassembling and comparing the National Bank and the American version of the motherboard, pointed out that the National Bank lacked satellite communications, 6GHz Wi-Fi and other hardware, and he believed that the price should be reduced from 800 yuan to 1,000 yuan, which immediately aroused heated public opinion.
-
Subsequent investigations revealed that the original most widely circulated statement that the Bank of China harvested UWB chips has been proven false by official specifications; Most of the differences in satellite communications, 6GHz Wi-Fi, and some wireless charging are restricted by Chinese regulations and are not a unilateral cut by Apple.
-
This is because consumers believe that the National Bank’s starting price of 15,999 yuan should still reflect the actual available functions and not pay for compliance costs; Also, version differences are not clearly announced prior to sale, which is considered opaque, further weakening trust in Apple’s high-end machines.
