Left to right: iPhone 4, iPhone 5, iPhone 6
Recently it was revealed that Apple had managed to sell a whopping 10 million new iPhone 6 units during its launch weekend alone. It should be noted that the phones sold were also limited to several countries as Apple had not rolled out the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus to the rest of the world yet. That is mighty impressive.
Now if and when Apple does roll it out to the rest of the world, how many units could Apple end up selling? Well according to a report by Keith Bachman, an analyst at BMO Capital, he believes that Apple could end up selling as many as 189 million iPhone units in 2015. That is a lot of iPhones and according to Bachman, he expects that the 4.7-inch model will end up outselling the larger iPhone 6 Plus.
According to his estimates, he believes that the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 will account for 70-75% of iPhone 6 phones sold in the fiscal year of 2015, while the iPhone 6 Plus will account for the remainder, although oddly enough Bachman has not included the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in his estimates despite both phones still being available.
However his estimates seems to be in line with recent reports in which it has been revealed that the iPhone 6 is outselling the iPhone 6 Plus, not only in the US but in markets like Japan as well. It is unclear right now if it is due to limited supply or if it is because 5.5-inches is a tad too big for most users. In any case what do you guys make of Bachman’s predictions? Could Apple end up selling 189 million iPhone units in the fiscal year of 2015?
Filed in . Read more about iPhone.