Old iPhones continue to drop in price

Some retailers said that June is the low season of the phone market as people shift their spending to tourism and entertainment activities. Meanwhile, attractive products are often launched at the end of the year, so stores have to implement incentive programs. In addition to some Android phoneolder iPhones also dropped in price in the first week of June.

At FPT Shop, iPhone 11 was adjusted to 11.9 million dong, down nearly one million dong from the previous month and 10 million dong lower than the price when it first went on the shelves. If applying some more promotions such as payment by e-wallet, users will be reduced by 500,000 VND, to about 11.5 million VND.

Mr. Nguyen The Kha, mobile telecommunications product manager of FPT Shop, said: “Immediately after the price adjustment, the system recorded an increase in sales of iPhone 11, because this model still fully meets the needs of customers. user demand”.

Meanwhile, iPhone 12″ The system has also lowered the price to the lowest level since it was launched in Vietnam. In mid-May, this model was sold at VND 16.2 million. Up to now, the product continues to be reduced by 700 thousand VND, to 15.5 million VND.

According to Mr. Nguyen Minh Tuan, representative of Minh Tuan Mobile, the discount program this time is due to the self-balancing systems to deploy incentive programs to welcome the summer. “Compared to the beginning or the end of the year, market demand is quite stable. However, after the event WWDC 2022 just took place on 6/6, combined with the promotion program, Apple products may explode in sales in the near future,” said Mr. Tuan.

Sample iPhone 12 mini once disappeared on some genuine administrative shelves also reappeared for 14.5 million VND for the 64 GB version, and the 128 GB version was more expensive by one million VND. Compared to when it first hit the shelves, the iPhone 12 mini was reduced by 5.5 million VND. Mr. Nguyen Lac Huy, representative of CellphoneS, said that the current supply of iPhone 12 is relatively abundant, so the systems strongly apply promotions. As a result, sales of iPhone 12 in the system have doubled compared to the previous month.

Meanwhile, major dealers continued to record good purchasing power for iPhone 13″ although there is no preferential policy like the old model. Mr. Huy explained: “iPhone 13 was once adjusted in price at the end of March and continues to be searched by many people. However, the supply currently only meets 40-50% of the market’s demand. iPhone 13 Pro. Max is one of the most popular models even though the price is up to nearly 30 million VND.

Similarly, Mr. Nguyen The Kha affirmed that iPhone 13 is still the smartphone with the most stable attraction even though it has been released for half a year. “Even in the months when there are not many sales expectations, the iPhone 13 still recorded good purchasing power. Currently the supply of iPhone 13 is still facing many difficulties related to production activities, but we are looking for ways to ensure enough. machine to the user,” he said.

Mr. Huy assessed that the smartphone market in general is still in a gloomy period. It is expected that by August-September, shopping demand will be active again.

Khuong Nha