With the arrival of the Year of the Dragon, many brands around the world have launched dragon Year limited and China limited products containing "dragon elements".

Recently, Apple also put a New Year of the Dragon phone case on the official website, priced at 498 yuan, suitable for the iPhone 15 series. It is understood that this series of mobile phone cases comes from OtterBox, a manufacturer that creates protective cases for iPhone, iPad and other Apple products all the year round, and is drawn by well-known illustrator Yulong Lli.

As can be seen from the product diagram, the phone case is based on red, drawing a entrenched dragon around Apple's exclusive logo, and the New Year atmosphere is rich. According to the product overview on Apple's website, the case "celebrates the Year of the Dragon with the OtterBox Lumen series MagSafe case, designed specifically for the New Year." "With the gorgeous peony fireworks pattern, curly flowing lines and bright colors, the dragon's brave spirit is vividly displayed, implying happiness and luck."

However, many netizens pointed out that the dragon in the painting has only four claws, which contradicts the traditional Chinese saying that "five claws are dragons and four claws are pythons".

January 22nd. # Apple Year of the Dragon phone case was teased referring to python as dragon # on the hot search, causing hot discussion. Some netizens joked directly: "So you are not an apple, but a python fruit." Some netizens focused on the price: "Draw the wrong, draw the wrong, also 498."

However, there are also views that the number and symbolic meaning of the dragon's claws have changed in different historical periods, and that the dragon in traditional Chinese culture did not originally have five claws, but developed from three claws, four claws to five claws.

On the afternoon of January 22, the designer of the phone case also shared his creative ideas on the social media platform, saying that "the fireworks show, acrobatics and dragon dance during the Spring Festival is a treasure house of inspiration", "using a fusion method to present a dialogue between tradition and modernity."

According to Beijing Business Daily reported on January 23, in response to this matter, Apple's official customer service response said that the situation has been recorded in detail and feedback, but whether subsequent products will be optimized and updated is not yet determined.