Wall Street analyst: Apple iPhone X performed well | but did not usher in a super cycle

Earlier, in the face of the iPhone 8 series of market case of cold, many analysts believe that Apple's flagship product iPhone X Apple's release will lead Apple to reproduce iPhone6 ​​super upgrade cycle.

But with the current iPhone X official website available for sale and supply chain sources said shipments of parts and components for iPhone equipment have dropped since November and may fall further in December, a Wall Street analyst said , iPhone X demand did not meet expectations, Apple is not able to take advantage of enough new technology to prove that iPhone X's $ 999 value for money.


Wall Street analyst: Apple iPhone X performed well but did not usher in a super cycle

According to a report by the U.S. Bloomberg, Karl Ackerman, an analyst at U.S. investment bank Cowen, said in a research note recently that consumers now prefer the cheaper iPhone models, indicating that Apple is not able to provide iPhone X offers enough new technology to allow consumers to accept high pricing of $ 999.

In the past, Apple introduced a new handset this year, the first mobile phone at the same time, the old price cuts in many countries in the world last year launched the iPhone 7 mobile phone price cuts hit after the blitz, the sales exceeded this year's new regular upgrade Cell Phone iPhone 8.

"Some investors may come to the conclusion that the iPhone X sales momentum is good, but we are increasingly worried about the iPhone X demand is lower than originally expected, because consumers are more likely to buy the previous version of the phone model "It said Apple's new handsets on sale this year are" good, "but there is no sign that a" super cycle "will be ushered in.


Wall Street analyst: Apple iPhone X performed well but did not usher in a super cycle

Aokeman predicts Apple may sell 79 million handsets (including all models) in the fourth quarter, up slightly from 78 million in the same period last year.

In the end, Okuman also made a prediction of sales in the first quarter of next year, speculating that Apple is expected to be able to sell 56 million handsets in Q1, up from the first natural quarter in 2016 but far below the one in 2015 61 million quarterly peak.

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