A report by Reuters, later corroborated by Fortune, confirmed the longstanding rumors that people aren't buying the iPhone 8. Reuter's report quoted the chief executive of Canada’s largest mobile network as saying that sales of the new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have been "anemic." The iPhone 8 is a placeholder phone released just for the sake of releasing something because Apple can't produce iPhone X in high quantities fast enough. Part of the reason nobody cares about the iPhone 8 is that the iPhone X is so intriguing. And who knows, maybe by mid-2018 when Apple drops the prices of the iPhone 8, enough budget-conscious consumers will give that phone a look.

Source: Forbes October 23, 2017 04:55 UTC