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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims in his latest investor note that Apple might see in iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 shipments this year. According to Kuo, his supply chain sources suggest that and the company might experience the steepest decline in smartphone shipments among the other major phone makers this year. Kuo says and consumers' preference for foldable phones pose "structural challenges" for Apple.  The paradigm shift in the high-end smartphone segment includes , which arch rival Samsung has an edge over the iPhone maker. adopts that brings such as Edit Suggestion, Generative Edit, Instant Slow-Mo, Live Translate/Interpreter and Circle to Search with Google. Samsung continues to hold the top spot in the foldable space and stands to benefit from over the next four years.  and , Kuo believes Apple will continue to see a decline in iPhone shipments in the Chinese market.  Coupled with Kuo's expectations that the iPhone 16 and AI features, it is sufficient to say Apple faces an uphill task in convincing consumers why the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 are superior to the ever-growing list of foldable phones and AI-powered Android phones. Source: