Analyst guesswork sets unrealistic expectations for Apple's iPhone in 2018, forgets iPad exists

Prognosticating sales of tech products can be a difficult and thankless job, particularly when the companies selling the products themselves don't announce sales figures. But that doesn't excuse inconsistencies, unrealistic projections, or a lack of critical thinking skills.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 16

iOS quarterly market share grows in China as Apple's iPhone outpaces local vendors

Apple is increasing the market share of iPhones and iPads in a number of key markets, according to a report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, with iOS noted as posting a strong period-on-period gain in urban China after sales of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus outpaced those of local rivals Oppo and Huawei.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 13

Original iPhone, 3G, 3GS still in active use, 2016 web traffic report reveals

Older iPhones are still in use despite their age, according to a report on mobile Internet usage, with the original iPhone 3G, and 3GS all highlighted in traffic monitoring research for 2016 that compares the use of Apple devices against other manufacturers in the smartphone market.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 17

Apple's Q1 iPhone numbers knock Samsung out of first place in global marketshare

Apple's record iPhone sales during the December quarter allowed it edge ahead of Samsung and once again become the world's top smartphone vendor, though not for whole of 2016, according to new research data.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 20

Data shows Apple clawing back iPhone share in US, but ceding ground in China

Apple's iPhone continued to gain more U.S. marketshare towards the end of 2016, according to research data published on Wednesday, but saw setbacks in China, facing tough competition from local and often cheaper alternatives.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 20

Apple saw twice as many mobile device activations this holiday as Samsung, data shows

Apple's iPhone and iPad trounced the competition this holiday, giving the company a 44 percent share of all device activations — more than twice that of rival Samsung, new research suggests.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 34

Apple killing it in India: grabs first place with 66% of premium phone sales

Apple crushed Samsung in the emerging market for premium smartphones in India during October, taking a leading 66 percent share of sales. Samsung's second place accounted for 23 percent of sales from Galaxy S7 and similar phones, while Google—which has made the subcontinent a focus—took 10 percent of sales. Only 1 percent was attributed to other makers.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 19

Research data suggests Apple iPhone marketshare dropping beyond seasonal averages

Research data released on Thursday further reinforces the belief that Apple's smartphone marketshare is eroding not just in international markets, but in the U.S. as well.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 50

iPhone sales volume drops, Apple's market share falls in growing India

Apple may consider India one of its important markets for the future, but its sales performance in the country in 2016 has fallen 35 percent year over year, causing a significant loss in overall marketshare, new estimates show.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 27

iPhone controlled 40% of US smartphone market in 2015, data shows

Apple secured 40 percent of the U.S. smartphone market in 2015, though close competitor Samsung managed to gain ground, according to a research report published on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 22

A smartphone was shipped for 1 of every 5 people alive in 2015

Manufacturers shipped nearly 1.5 billion smartphones to the world's 7.4 billion inhabitants in 2015 as consumers opted to replace older devices with newer LTE-equipped models or those with larger displays.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 26

IDC expects Apple's iPhone to handily outpace a slowing global smartphone market in 2015

Citing continued consumer demand for the latest models, IDC on Thursday said it expects Apple's iPhone shipments will post 17.3 percent growth across 2015 — nearly doubling the performance of the overall global smartphone market.

Blair MacGregor 10 years ago 0

Apple added 26 new iPhone carrier partners worldwide in November, total now at 433

Last month, Apple added 26 new global carrier partners, greatly expanding the potential reach of its hot selling iPhone lineup and positioning the new iPhone 6s for continued growth.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 4

UBS sees Apple selling 78.4M iPhones this holiday, growing sales 4% in fiscal 2016

Investment firm UBS believes Apple will sell a record 78.4 million iPhones this holiday season, easily topping the company's best-ever quarter from a year ago and continuing to eat away at competitor market share.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 5

International growth fueled Apple smartphone share gains before iPhone 6s launch

Ahead of the launch of the iPhone 6s, Apple saw continued market share gains across most of the world's largest smartphone markets, according to the latest sales data from Kantar Worldpanel.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 9

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