Interestingly, iPhoneHacks reveals the launch can begin in China before the tip of the month. Apple (which has ne'er used the Product(RED) complete in China thanks to political taboos) can arrange to woo Chinese patrons by line the end ‘China Red’.
While the stigmatization is wise, the prioritisation and temporal arrangement - that is sooner than any previous Product(RED) upgrade - are telling given Apple’s recent struggles within the country.
As for the remainder of the globe, traditionally Apple brought the Product(RED) end to the iPhone seven in March 2017 and also the iPhone eight in 2018, that the launch ties in well with the company’s push for a mid-cycle sales boost. With Samsung additionally stepping up the launch of its 10th-anniversary Galaxy S10, Apple’s breakthrough are even a lot of welcome by the company's governance.Needless to mention, a replacement color choice (no matter however common or technologically complicated) is unlikely to unravel all Apple’s issues, particularly since China-specific value cuts seem to possess created no distinction and also the aluminium-based iPhone XR launched with a Product(RED) choice. That said, each iPhone and Product(RED) stay massively common in Europe and also the USA. thus with Tim Cook talking up any world value cuts, the mixture may still move the needle.
If not, Apple's restricted time iPhone seven and iPhone eight hardware upgrades look ripe for gray market imports...