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Chinese smartphone makers halt iPhone Air follow-up projects amid weak sales


Following disappointing sales of Apple's iPhone Air and tightening supply chains, major Chinese smartphone manufacturers have reportedly frozen or canceled their own "Air" ultra-thin phone projects. Industry sources cited by and reveal that Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and others have either scrapped or adjusted development plans for Air models, reallocating eSIM solutions originally intended for these devices to other standard product lines.

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