Apple’s newest model of its iPhone has gone on sale in Japan.
Customers who preordered the iPhone 13 streamed into an Apple Store in central Tokyo when it opened at 8 a.m. on Friday.
The new handset has improved digicam capabilities and battery life, however an unchanged design.
A 21-year-old male college pupil stated, “I update to the latest model every year to see how much it has evolved.”
The iPhone accounted for 48 % of smartphone shipments in Japan in fiscal 2020, in line with MM Research Institute.
But competitors is intensifying. Samsung Electronics is ready to launch new variations of its foldable telephones. Other manufacturers similar to Germany’s Leica and Japan’s Balmuda are making forays into the market.
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