Often reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI has released another
note to investors today, attempting to predict the performance of
Apple’s new smartphone trio during the key holiday quarter and at the
start of 2018.
Kuo estimates that the iPhone X
will sell between 22 and 24 million units in the last quarter of the
year and will maintain its strong performance in the early months of
2018. The flagship’s production is expected to grow 35% to 45% over the
next quarter as supply shortages finally ease off. Meanwhile, people
will allegedly come to realize that their concerns about the major UI
overhaul caused by the dropping of the home button were unfounded.
Something we aren’t completely sure about, having completed our review of the iPhone X.
As for the other two new iPhones – the iPhone 8 demand is expected to remain lower than expectations and Apple will reduce its production by more than half in Q1 of 2018. The iPhone 8 Plus, on the other hand, slightly exceeds predictions, as it remains the solitary option for those wanting a large screen iPhone.
Still, Kuo predicts that Apple and its manufacturing partner Hon Hai
will switch some of the iPhone 8 Plus manufacturing lines to produce
iPhone X to help boost production. That should enable 25 to 27 million
units of the anniversary iPhone to reach the market before the end of
the year.
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