Apple supplier's sales forecast suggests holiday iPhone shipments on pace to meet 2017 levels

Apple could beat 2017 number with 2 iPhones with new form factor. All three iPhones can very well help upgrade cycle for millions still using older iPhones.

Like I said before - two super cycles in a row! Go Go Apple!

Didn't Tim Cook say that we cannot draw conclusiosn from suppliers figures.  I assume this is both in negative and positive direction true.  It can be an indication but nothing more than tat

nunzy said:

Like I said before - two super cycles in a row! Go Go Apple!

Exactly. I picked up an 8+, coming from a 6, because I wanted the biggest screen I could get and the X is not as wide as the + models and therefore has less overall screen area, even though its diagonal measurement is larger.   I imagine a lot of + model owners (6+, 6S+ and 7+) held off because they didn’t want to downsize.  And I bet Apple knew this going in, figuring they’d let those folks hold their phones another year so they’d be ready to upgrade once an actual larger screen model, or two, are introduced.  And so this could be a very big super-cycle year with the larger screen models driving upgrades. I know I’ll be looking hard at the X+ (whatever it’s name), even though I’ve had my 8+ for just eight months.  I use my phone for 90% of everything computing I do, making my living on it (investing) and so it’s nothing for me to jump after such a short time to the latest. I want as large a screen as is available.  

radarthekat said:

nunzy said:

Like I said before - two super cycles in a row! Go Go Apple!

Exactly. I picked up an 8+, coming from a 6, because I wanted the biggest screen I could get and the X is not as wide as the + models and therefore has less overall screen area, even though its diagonal measurement is larger.   I imagine a lot of + model owners (6+, 6S+ and 7+) held off because they didn’t want to downsize.  And I bet Apple knew this going in, figuring they’d let those folks hold their phones another year so they’d be ready to upgrade once an actual larger screen model, or two, are introduced.  And so this could be a very big super-cycle year with the larger screen models driving upgrades. I know I’ll be looking hard at the X+ (whatever it’s name), even though I’ve had my 8+ for just eight months.  I use my phone for 90% of everything computing I do, making my living on it (investing) and so it’s nothing for me to jump after such a short time to the latest. I want as large a screen as is available.  

I wasn't aware that the iPhone X was another "Super Cycle" ?   Anyway... I am in the same boat as you though with getting the 8+ instead of the X.  I even waited for the X to be released so that I could hold and use the phone before pulling the trigger. I realized I couldn't go back to a smaller phone so I decided that I would grab the 8+ and wait it out for a possible plus version this year.  I haven't been this excited for a new phone since the 6 Plus was released.  B)