The release of iPhone 17 is more than expected by industry insiders. There are currently two views. One is that domestic mobile phones may be over 4,000 yuan, and there is no competition. The other is that Mate80 will make it impossible to find it.
As soon as Apple opened the iPhone 17 press conference, the digital circle started to quarrel. Before, domestic phones were on high-sink screens, and many people complained that "the parameters have not been won, but the actual experience is not good." But now iPhone 17 has been on high-sink, which is called the conscience of the industry and Android is about to be cool.
The iPhone 17 was released unexpectedly. This time it received many positive reviews due to several significant upgrades:
First, the chip is stronger. The iPhone 17 chip uses the latest third-generation 3nm process A19 chip, the camera is better, the main and secondary cameras of Pro/Pro Max have been improved, and the main camera is also equipped with variable aperture. Huawei was the first to introduce multiple variable apertures, but now the entire industry has followed suit.
Third, the upgrades shown in AI this time have been relatively large, increasing the memory and refresh rate. Standard iPhone users can finally use the high refresh rate that only Android 1,000 yuan phones can achieve, which is undoubtedly beyond the expectations of Apple fans.
In addition, it is more recognizable, especially the iPhone Air is the thinnest iPhone to date. You can tell at a glance that you are using the new model.
Although the iPhone 17 is still squeezing toothpaste this time, it exceeded many people's expectations. It believes that the new iPhone this year, with the increase in volume and no price increase, is the most worth buying iPhone in recent years.
In this case, many industry insiders belittled the domestic mobile phones. Digital blogger Chenfeng once said in a live broadcast that if the standard iPhone version is high, Android will be half of the bankruptcy.
Now the iPhone 17 is really high-speed, and the storage space is increased to 256GB, which is 1,000 cheaper than the previous generation. Hu Chenfeng believes that Android manufacturers can completely give up the mobile phone market of more than 2,500 yuan, and the iPhone 17 will launch a nuclear strike against the mobile phone market of more than 4,000 yuan. Next year and next, the second-hand iPhone 17 will launch a nuclear bomb attack on the mobile phone market with a price of more than 2,500 yuan.
The problem is, if the iPhone 17 is increased in volume and price, will the domestic mobile phone market be over 4,000 yuan?
There are also different opinions at present, and some well-known digital bloggers expressed their views - Mate80 has already beaten the Fruit 17 series in some aspects, even though Huawei is limited by external factors. Even without Huawei, domestic flagship phones are not inferior to Apple in all aspects. He also emphasized that domestic flagships are no longer inferior to Apple.
He also said: Why do you think the standard version of Apple 17 from 5499 can be used as domestic products? You can buy domestic Pro or even Ultra version in this price range. Can you use the standard version to use the same price? Do you really think it is invincible?
The current two views are confronting fiercely, the former believes that Apple will regain the market it once lost.
Data shows that high-end models above 4,000 yuan account for 35% of the overall market, of which Apple dominated the ultra-high-end market with a share of more than 6,000 yuan, with more than 70%. Huawei, Apple, Xiaomi and vivo are competing fiercely in the 5,000-6,000 yuan price range, and the proportion of domestic mobile phones in the high-end market is increasing year by year.
Now that iPhone 17 has reduced its price and upgraded it, and he also has Android, so it can be used to make calls with domestic mobile phones.
But "the factory director is Guan" represents another opinion group and does not agree with it. He said that Apple's popularity is not only strong, but the United States uses its big hands to suppress Huawei and support Apple. In addition, some domestic companies are keen on fighting, so some people feel that domestic products seem not strong, but in fact, we are a group of strong ones.
To some extent, this sentence pointed out some of the current situation of domestic mobile phones competing with Apple. It is because domestic mobile phones lack Apple's brand filters, and innovations are ignored or ridiculed. Although the Phone 17 series has made progress, the high-brush and fast charging provided by the standard version have long been popularized. But once Apple takes it over and uses it, it's amazing. Apple followed up and the industry standards and product textures are different.
But this is actually not fair to domestic mobile phones, and the innovation and progress of domestic mobile phones also need to be seen. As some netizens said, Although everyone thinks that toothpaste is crowded, these upgrades should have been available three years ago. Shouldn’t high-brushing be standard? Shouldn’t the dual camera 4800w be equipped with standard? Shouldn't 256gb be standard? In 2025, Apple finally popularized the 120Hz high-refresh screen, which is the rest of the domestic mobile phones to play in 2019.
From the past, Chinese brands such as Huawei, vivo, and Honor have challenged Apple in the fields of imaging technology and AI functions. To be honest, Apple's AI is really a problem, and its actual functions are already too far behind those of its competitors.
The same is true in terms of imaging. Huawei Pura 80's "one-spectrum" design, vivo X200 Ultra's 200 pixel periscope telephoto, and Honor Magic7 Pro's AI Hawkeye camera are all challenging Apple's traditional advantages.
Of course, the industry is more concerned about the competition between iPhone 17 and Mate 80. It is rumored that the domestic Huawei Mate 80 will use Kirin 9030 and a bunch of new features. It is difficult to compare Huawei and Apple directly, but it is undeniable that Huawei has indeed caught up in recent years.
It can be said that the high-brush on the iPhone 17 has caused a boiling wave in the digital circle. It is normal or abnormal to think about whether the view of domestic mobile phones being able to give up the 4,000 yuan market. In addition, whether it is necessary to finish the domestic mobile phone or whether the iPhone 17 that Mate80 can't find can't be found in North, both of these views are too extreme.
Especially, the iPhone 17 series has obvious shortcomings this time. For example, in terms of battery capacity, a core indicator related to user experience, the Chinese consumers buy the most in the country's iPhone 17 Pro series. The battery capacity parameter is the most "shrinkable" among all versions in various regions and regions around the world.
In addition, as of 2025, the application of eSIM in the Chinese market is still in the stage of "steadily advancing but not fully popularized", mainly focusing on the fields of wearable devices, the Internet of Things and tablets, and mobile applications are just starting. Although the three major domestic operators have relevant technical reserves, China Unicom is the only one who dares to promote it on a large scale. In some cities, China Unicom has opened its eSIM pilot business. This time, China Unicom has become the only iPhone Air that supports eSIM. It has increased the difficulty of promoting eSIM, which is also a sales problem for the iPhone 17 series.
After all, what we are looking forward to is not "who defeats whom", but hopes that the market will have less brand filters and emotions, and make more decisions about the matter. Only when Apple squeezes toothpaste is no longer touted, the entire industry will move towards healthier competition. Judging from the changes in the iPhone 17 series, the development of domestic mobile phones no longer allows Apple to continue to adopt the strategy of squeezing toothpaste to compete.
And it is obvious that Apple adopts a late-transmitting strategy and constantly integrates Android's already popular functions into new phones as a selling point. When Apple also plans to launch folding screens next year, we have seen a very obvious trend, that is, smartphones are developing, but Apple is no longer leading the innovation of the industry.
Author: Wang Xinxi TMT Senior Commenter This article is not allowed to be reproduced without permission
