Weekly Review: iPhone 17 Price Drop, Apple Intelligence in Vietnamese

(Dan Tri) - Outstanding technology news last week included iPhone 17 price reduction, Apple Intelligence in Vietnamese, and Vietnam entering the top 10 countries with the fastest Internet speed in the world.

iPhone 17 price suddenly reduced

The iPhone 17 and iPhone Air product lines have been on shelves in the Vietnamese market since the morning of September 19. After only 3 days, some authorized Apple dealers have suddenly adjusted the selling price of the standard iPhone 17 model.

Some dealers suddenly adjusted the price of iPhone 17 (Photo: GSMArena).

Specifically, the 512GB version of the iPhone 17 is being offered for VND 31.19 million, a VND 300,000 discount compared to the listed price from Apple. Meanwhile, the 256GB version has the same price.

According to dealers, sales of the standard iPhone 17 have grown significantly compared to the iPhone 16 in the same period last year. However, the purchasing power of this product cannot be compared with the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max duo.

Apple Intelligence in Vietnamese

In the iOS 26.1 Beta update, Apple has added Vietnamese language to the Apple Intelligence artificial intelligence toolkit. This is considered good news for iPhone users in the Vietnamese market. In the near future, when the company releases the iOS 26.1 update, users can officially use this feature.

In the iOS 26.1 Beta update, Apple has added Vietnamese language to the Apple Intelligence artificial intelligence toolkit (Photo: Apple).

On iOS 26.1, Siri with Apple Intelligence in Vietnamese will also become smarter with a new response. In addition, Siri can transfer complex requests such as searching and in-depth content analysis to ChatGPT.

Currently, iOS 26.1 only supports the beta version for developers. In the next few weeks, Apple may expand the public test version so that users can experience the new feature.

Internet speed in Vietnam is in the top 10 fastest in the world

According to SpeedTest, the average global fixed-line internet connection speed is 104.43 Mbps for download and 56.59 Mbps for upload; the average global mobile network speed is 90.69 Mbps for download and 13.06 Mbps for upload.

Fixed-line internet speed in Vietnam entered the top 10 fastest countries in the world for the first time, more than twice as fast as the global average speed (Illustration: Internet).

Notably, the average internet speed in Vietnam, both fixed and mobile, has continuously improved, helping Vietnam's ranking increase in SpeedTest's rankings.

Specifically, Vietnam's fixed internet network in August reached an average download speed of 261.80 Mbps and upload speed of 237.66 Mbps, increasing by 3 places and ranking 10th in the top 10 countries with the fastest fixed internet speed in the world. This is the first time Vietnam has been on this list.

Robot vacuum cleaner supports fast charging

Ecovacs Deebot X11 is equipped with the ability to continuously charge many small times. Specifically, the robot will be quickly charged every time it returns to the station to empty dust, change water or wash the mop. Ecovacs said that with each 3-minute charge, the battery increases by nearly 6%.

Deebot X11 will be quickly charged every time it returns to the station to empty dust, change water or wash the mop (Photo: Contributor).

Normally, a robot vacuum cleaner works for about 3 hours, with a cleaning area of ​​120m2, the battery will run out. The company said that Deebot X11 can clean a house with an area of ​​up to 1,000m2 after each full charge. With this feature, Deebot X11 is suitable for houses with large areas.

Qualcomm launches new chip

Qualcomm has just officially launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, the most advanced mobile chip for Android smartphones expected to appear later this year and early next year.

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is a mobile chip model that will be equipped on high-end smartphone models launched later this year and next year (Photo: Qualcomm).

This is considered a bold move by Qualcomm when using the 3rd generation Oryon architecture developed by the company itself, instead of depending on ARM as before.

According to the announcement, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 has 2 cores running at 4.6GHz and 6 high-performance cores running at 3.62GHz, promising a 16% increase in overall performance and 35% energy savings compared to the previous generation.

iPhone 17 straps are out of stock in Vietnam

At the iPhone 17 launch event, Apple not only introduced a new product line but also introduced many accompanying accessories. Notably, the first appearance of the iPhone cross-body strap attracted great curiosity from users.

Apple has repeatedly caused controversy by selling accessories at high prices (Photo: Gizmodo).

It is worth mentioning that this accessory is offered by Apple at a price of nearly 1.7 million VND in the Vietnamese market. Initially, many opinions said that this was an unbelievable price for a strap and predicted that this accessory would be difficult to sell in Vietnam. However, the reality is completely opposite.

Currently, when you buy an iPhone crossbody strap from Apple’s online store, you’ll have to wait 4-5 weeks for it to arrive. Many different versions of the strap, including orange, blue, light blue, and sienna brown, are not available for shipping.

iPhone 17 has error again

According to a report from MacRumors, many iPhone 17 users have encountered an unstable WiFi connection problem. This problem has been recorded on the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone Air.

Many users have encountered WiFi connection problems on Apple's new product line (Photo: Gizmodo).

Specifically, those affected reported that the WiFi connection was frequently temporarily disconnected. The WiFi only worked again after the user unlocked the iPhone. The CarPlay system also depends on the WiFi connection, so this problem caused many CarPlay users to be disconnected.

All four new iPhone models are equipped with Apple's own N1 chip, supporting WiFi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread connectivity. Meanwhile, previous iPhone models still rely on Broadcom chips for wireless connectivity.

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