The imitation iPhone Xr has a 6.1 inch notch screen, poor appearance, runs on Android, and is selling at VND2.5 million.

VietNamNet Bridge - iPhone sales agents in Vietnam say that after iPhone XS hit the market, the sales of iPhone X increased by 40 percent.

 Apple has remained silent amid complaints that its new iPhone XS and XS Max smartphones fail to charge consistently when plugged in.

VietNamNet Bridge - Private shops stopped using Apple’s logo after the smartphone manufacturer’s representative in Vietnam sent a letter to them warning about intellectual property infringement two years ago.

VietNamNet Bridge - The price of previous-generation iPhones such as IPhone 6 and 6S continues rising, while the newer models have not changed in price.

 Apple has become the world's first public company to be worth $1 trillion (£767bn).

 Apple sold fewer iPhones than expected in its most recent quarter but higher selling prices meant the tech giant still beat Wall Street forecasts.

 Apple will attempt to frustrate tools used by Facebook to automatically track web users, within the next version of its iOS and Mac operating systems.

VietNamNet Bridge - The declining popularity of several familiar brands has given opportunities for ‘rookies’ to squeeze into the domestic smartphone market.

VietNamNet Bridge - With support of The Gioi Di Dong, the largest mobile phone distribution chain in Vietnam, Nokia is expected to make things happen again in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The demand for iPhones in Vietnam are high, but 40 percent of iPhones sold come from unofficial import sources, leaving room for new distributors. 

 Apple sold slightly fewer iPhones in the final three months of 2017 than it did the year before, but higher prices compensated for the dip.

VietNamNet Bridge - iPhone X products are still selling like well in Vietnam, though international media report that poor sales because of its high price, about $1,000.

VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung, Oppo and Apple topped the list of the best selling smartphones in the Vietnamese market in 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese have joined the community of iPhone users filing lawsuits against Apple for intentionally slowing down the phones as the devices' batteries aged. 

iPhone users commenting on internet forums say that Apple is ‘selling batteries at a low price’ instead of correcting the fault of slowing down older iPhones as the battery ages. 

 Apple has said that all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers are affected by two major flaws in computer chips.

 Apple has apologised after facing criticism for admitting it deliberately slows down some ageing iPhone models.

 Two class action lawsuits have been launched against Apple in the US following the tech giant's admission that it slows down older models of the iPhone as they age.

 Apple has said it is working to fix a serious bug within its Mac operating system.