Falling Behind: How Apple and Samsung Surrendered US Innovation to China

US consumers are buying smartphones with inferior battery and camera capabilities compared to global competitors, a gap driven by Apple and Samsung's conservative approach to hardware innovation. Chinese manufacturers have adopted silicon-carbon battery technology and advanced camera systems that remain absent from the US market, widening the performance divide. With hardware veteran John Ternus taking the Apple CEO helm from September, there's potential for market-leading innovation to resume and close the gap.