According to foreign media reports, Apple CEO Steve Jobs that, iPhone and Android phones have not really started the battle, the war will be ignited in October. Apple last quarter’s report, he acknowledged that sales of Android than Apple, but that is because Apple iPhone 4 busy with the transformation and promotion, so the most important depends on the last quarter of 2010, the two smart phone operating system How sales.
These data will be published this afternoon, when Apple will release its first quarter 2011 revenue and expenditure, including in October 2010, November and December sales, such as the Christmas holiday sales. This of course is very important for the retailer, but the manufacturer of iPhone is more important, can be used with the mobile phone operating system sector and its star free Google Android software comparison.
The rapid development of Android phones in the past year, sales soared, while also attracting a lot of major carriers to join, especially the series of summer sales is growing. ComScore to a report last week in the U.S., Android sales have pressed for iPhone, but still behind RIM.
Of course, today’s report are not only iPhone. Apple iPad observers also want to know the first holiday season in the performance, although it is still one of the few in the sale of tablet PCs, but certainly not next Christmas, or the case. Overall, financial analysts want to regard Apple iPad impressive performance. Income of 24.38 billion U.S. dollars is expected EPS of $ 5.38.
Bernstein Research said that Apple will still be in the first quarter of iPhone sales to 15.2 million, representing a steady growth of 13% over the same period last year. Part of June last year, needed due to AT & T allows the user to upgrade 6 months in advance. Many people think that this may be the operator’s strategy, as soon as possible before the launch of the Verizon iPhone users to sign a new bundle of 2-year contract.
Jobs on a conference call on the sales of iPhone and Android phones to make the table more, he noted that the Android Apple iPhone 4 transformation (July, August and September) and sold more than iPhone, hope that the next quarter’s performance will be better. So far, Apple is the biggest news this year with Verizon network. Now know that Apple introduced a CDMA iPhone, the next question is CDMA technology to other operators who will be together apples, such as Japan’s KDDI.
Although the iPad was sold in April 2010, but the performance over the past 3 months is the best. Mainly due to Apple stores and other retailers sold the iPad supply, there are some familiar problems. UBS analyst Maynard Um told his investors last quarter of the Apple iPad finally no longer experience supply problems. As a result, he predicted 5.5 million before sales can increase to 6,000,000 by. iPad time during the holidays there are many channels for the sale, Apple stores, AT & T stores, Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy and so on. Verizon to start selling from October Wi-Fi version of the iPad, which has improved its sales are made.
Only the last quarter launch of a new Mac, MacBook Air11-inch drive in the holiday price of $ 999, on the whole, it is estimated Mac sales in the last quarter of 390 million units, up 16% over the same period.
Bernstein estimates Apple’s iPod sales to 19.3 million, representing an 8% decline in holiday sales. Despite the introduction of the new iPod Touch, with FaceTime and “Retina” retinal screen, but still can not stop the sales decline. The last full year, iPod sales are in decline.