Apple's iPhone 18 Pro: New Cameras, but Slower Early Sales
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Apple has a new phone. It is called the iPhone 18 Pro. The phone has new cameras. People can now see the phone and try it.
A company called UBS looked at the new phone. UBS said wait times are 'muted' in some big markets. This means fewer people are waiting to buy it than before.
Some other new iPhones sell out fast. People wait in long lines. This time, the wait is shorter. This could mean less excitement, or just less stock problems.
But not everyone is calm about the new phone. Many celebrities and influencers talk about it online. They show the phone to their fans.
This makes some people want to buy the phone fast. This feeling is called FOMO. FOMO means 'fear of missing out'.
FOMO can cause impulse spending. This means buying something fast, without thinking much. Some fans buy the new iPhone just because others have it.
Vocabulary8 words
- iPhone
- a phone made by Apple
- cameras
- parts of a phone that take pictures
- UBS
- a big company that studies money and business
- stock
- items a shop has ready to sell
- celebrities
- very famous people
- influencers
- people who are famous on the internet
- FOMO
- feeling worried you will miss something others have
- impulse spending
- buying something fast without thinking
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Answer key
1. The cameras 2. They are muted 3. True
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Apple has a new phone. It is called the _____ 18 Pro. The phone has new _____.
A company called _____ looked at the new phone. UBS said wait times are 'muted' in some big _____.
Many _____ and _____ talk about it online.
This feeling is called _____. FOMO means 'fear of missing out'.
FOMO can cause _____ _____.
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