China Mobile sold just 1 million iPhones, has first drop in profits

20 March, 2014
The world's largest carrier by number of subscribers is investing heavily in its 4G infrastructure.

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  • 20 Mar 2014

AnonD-1825, 20 Mar 2014"Of the 27% of Chinese phones that cost >$500, 80% ... moreCredible source?

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    • 20 Mar 2014

    Gibby, 20 Mar 2014... Just how many 'gazillion squillion' people are there in... more1.3 billion+

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      • AnonD-3339
      • LEp
      • 20 Mar 2014

      "The carrier has sold roughly 1.34 LTE-enabled smartphones, most of which were iPhones"
      Perhaps a whole 1 iPhone!

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        • AnonD-22556
        • vI7
        • 20 Mar 2014

        this heading is misleading.....most of the 'fruit' were sold as stated doesnt mean dat every item sold belongs to same type of 'fruit'... and the fruit fans are already getting emotional on it...grow up..live with it.. its no more a fruit era... its time to play with real things...

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          • 20 Mar 2014

          ... Just how many 'gazillion squillion' people are there in China these days?
          Answers on a postcard please!

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            • smm
            • 20 Mar 2014

            AnonD-164438, 20 Mar 2014The first part of your comment actually answered your quest... moreWhat I mean is they claim Apple is "shit" and that they will neverhave Apple products yet they spend their day on Apple related posts trying to ruin the day for others . If you really claim to hate or dislike something why keep on your mouth all day long why keep it relevant ? Is this all because of outrageous jealousy and self confidence problems ? And one other thing I hate most is ok you insult the band but why the user ? What did the use do to you. He/she just bought something that wants to enjoy and you call him names for it. This totally shows pure jealousy and how people try to feel secure by insulting others.

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              • 20 Mar 2014

              AnonD-164438, 20 Mar 2014Actually...we don't know that they sold a million...Just th... more"Of the 27% of Chinese phones that cost >$500, 80% are Apples"

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                • 20 Mar 2014

                AnonD-1825, 20 Mar 2014This isnt bad news for Apple, in one month with one carrier... moreI could not care less about their sales but I mean why such jealousy towatlrds them

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 20 Mar 2014

                  this is great, the only news i see about apple now is ''apple patents this'', ''apple patents that''.

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                    • 20 Mar 2014

                    Anonymous, 20 Mar 2014Why do Apple haters become so happy when there is a bad new... morebecause apple is a greedy company which sue all others company ?

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                      • 20 Mar 2014

                      Anonymous, 20 Mar 2014Why do Apple haters become so happy when there is a bad new... moreThe first part of your comment actually answered your question. Apple HATERS. People who hate things will always bash those things and always be there when something negative happens to it.

                      You don't like Apple HATERS, but you are right there on blogs when they are hating are you not? It's a circle. No way to avoid it.

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                        • 20 Mar 2014

                        AnonD-1825, 20 Mar 2014This isnt bad news for Apple, in one month with one carrier... moreActually...we don't know that they sold a million...Just that they sold most. Most could be less then even half.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • k0r
                          • 20 Mar 2014

                          APL, 20 Mar 2014Is this good news or is this bad news?Neither.

                          For China Mobile, it all depends on how quickly they can roll out their 4G network. Their loss just reflects the higher Capex from network upgrades and lower rev from some services and handset subsidies. It may be more of a negative for China Mobile, though, because it just shows that China Unicom and China Telecom are out competing them.

                          For Apple, it's neither good or bad because their device is only available on the 4G network, which is only available in 16 cities. China Mobile expects 300 cities by year end. The big metric of success for Apple will be closer to the end of the year when their new model is released and the 4G network is rolled out more widely.

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                            • 20 Mar 2014

                            johnny, 20 Mar 2014"The carrier has sold roughly 1.34 LTE-enabled smartph... moreDamn clever those Chinese.

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                              • 20 Mar 2014

                              Anonymous, 20 Mar 2014Why do Apple haters become so happy when there is a bad new... moreThis isnt bad news for Apple, in one month with one carrier one million sales and the phone which isnt even new isnt bad at all.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • smm
                                • 20 Mar 2014

                                Why do Apple haters become so happy when there is a bad news related Apple ? They look like they are going to cry from happiness and March the internet to celebrate. It's that because they don't have a life and enjoy bashing something or someone so they can feel better about their lives ? Can someone logical not blinded by jealousy give his/her explanation ?

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                                  • 20 Mar 2014

                                  AnonD-85136, 20 Mar 2014Weldone Chinese people, now I think they have a mindYes, its nice to see that millions chinese people also want iPhones.

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                                    • mhP
                                    • 20 Mar 2014

                                    One million with one carrier in one month, add other carriers to china sales and you get nice monthly extra sales from China.

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                                      • 20 Mar 2014

                                      Weldone Chinese people, now I think they have a mind

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                                        • Hereje
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                                        • 20 Mar 2014

                                        Let's put "China Mobile sold just 1 million iPhones, has first drop in profits" as a title and trash a little bit more on iPhones even if the body of the new does not mean that because of iPhones China Mobile had its first drop in profits! Yeah! ¬¬