KGI re-estimates Q1 iPhone X shipments with a lower number

19 January 2018
This number is down from the 20-30 million units that were initially forecasted.

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  • 20 Jan 2018

Matt99, 20 Jan 2018If you release a plethora of phones every year then you goi... moreAgree with that, then iPhone X came and changed the whole game and it feels very fresh compared to everything else in the market. Without X i would still use 6s, because more or less 7 and 8 are same.

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    • Matt99
    • nG}
    • 20 Jan 2018

    If you release a plethora of phones every year then you going to stagnate the market. Where's the innovation? There is little to none, all phones look the same, pretty much just iOS or Android, nothing is super fantastic anymore.
    A sad time to be in.

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      • Luxor
      • tVn
      • 20 Jan 2018

      AnonD-1825, 20 Jan 2018I'm sure here are comments that say we knew it won't sell w... moreWhy does Apple need to be compared with Samsung? Feeling insecure much. Hahaha. Go compare with other brand. Or better yet compare with past iphone. Get in your lane. Stay in ios comparison.

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        • Anonymous
        • pVN
        • 20 Jan 2018

        AnonD-404954, 20 Jan 2018Overall s8 are betterSamsung does what Apple used to do. Realize the same product twice ... it spites me that people fall for it.

        S8 can't even compete with S7 (worse battery, aspect ratio, fingerpring placement, same camera and performance) much less with iphone X which is twice as good in raw power, smaller despite the bigger usable area (curves are unusable on s8), more upgradeable as apple supports her phones for years, much better camera, passive biometrics. They are not in the same league. One is early 2018 tech (it was a bit ahead of its time) the other is early 2016 tech (a bit behind its time)... one cn't know so little about tech and still be on gsmarena.

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          • Anonymous
          • JE0
          • 20 Jan 2018

          ”In fact, Apple is not selling as many shipments as analysts have predicted. ”

          Fact? What fact? He is just predicting like all the other analysts.

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            • Chisslegrog
            • SpE
            • 20 Jan 2018

            It was bound to sell a lot (it's not a bad phone to be fair) due to Apple fans having little choice and lots of money. With their closed eco system you have to pay whatever Apple says to get the best phone from them or you have problems moving to others, even still it just proves Apple can't quite prove the iphone x is worth the price if even the Apple fans are not willing to budge as much as Apple wanted.

            No doubt it's a good phone but any competition (others able to use IOS) would have castrated its sales even more, Apple just can't convince as many as they want to pay these ridiculous prices when it's objectively not that special a phone compared to the competition. Face ID is the only gimmick they could squeeze out that wasn't just chasing the competition (like the wireless charging and bezel-less screen). It is a good phone still, hard to argue otherwise but at least with a Samsung you're not having the notches, the unused screen space and other problems so any attempt to complain about Samsung problems would just lead to a comparison with those big flaws and leave Samsung looking very similar for a cheaper price with more open-ness in the future (android more flexible and option to move to other manufacturers if you wanted when you upgrade).

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              • Anonymous
              • Kxw
              • 20 Jan 2018

              You can buy a Macbook Pro at the price of iPhone X.

              Its no surprise not much people will pay up. All those that pay up are sheeps that are stuck in Apple ecosystem.. who finally gets a chance at a oLED bezeless phone..

              Super milking from Tim..
              Mac Pro no update.
              Mac mini no update (haswell SERIOUSLY..)
              iMac Pro OverPRICED..
              MBP updated twice!! Just to tease the Pro users...

              If they keep this up.. KGI will have to underestimate everything he says..

                Yet Apple going to post more profits with lesser volume due to its price. This will be the new game Apple going to play! Thanks APPLE I quit

                  Anonymous, 20 Jan 2018Or maybe people are starting to realize paying so much for ... moreIn that case, nobody should buy smartphones now lol.
                  Every single smartphone will be outdated every year when next year goes.
                  I'm not an Apple fan but your logic doesn't make sense.

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                    • AnonD-404954
                    • HkV
                    • 20 Jan 2018

                    Overall s8 are better

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                      • Anonymous
                      • tRf
                      • 20 Jan 2018

                      Ridiculous price plus nothing new must have luxury,,,, better value elsewhere

                        AnonD-632062, 20 Jan 2018"Do you feel that smartphone makers should slowly start shi... moreWhen a new phone comes out, the predecessor in last year barely gets a price drop. To have the price get dropped significantly is for 2-year upgrade cycle of manufacturers.

                        But it will never happen because every person has different upgrade cycles, and each year, at least one person needs a new phone already.

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                          • AnonD-1825
                          • p7H
                          • 20 Jan 2018

                          I'm sure here are comments that say we knew it won't sell well and all that crap.

                          Sorry but X is selling very well, just like all the new iPhones. iPhone X from three new iPhones is by far best selling. This will give Apple a very big overall sales. iPhone X is just one of Apple iPhones. The sales are cut between of those.

                          Here's one grap showing it very well, and comparison to Samsung https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&q=iPhone%208,Galaxy%20Note%208,iPhone%20x,IPhone%207,Galaxy%20s8

                          Interest towards iPhones are in completely different level compared to anything else.

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                            • AnonD-632062
                            • 3Yd
                            • 20 Jan 2018

                            "Do you feel that smartphone makers should slowly start shifting towards 2-year lifecycles?"

                            No, I feel makers should instead work on lowering the price of the phones, instead of working on useless gimmicky features that add cost....

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                              • Chisslegrog
                              • SpI
                              • 20 Jan 2018

                              It was bound to sell a lot (it's not a bad phone to be fair) due to Apple fans having little choice and lots of money. With their closed eco system you have to pay whatever Apple says to get the best phone from them or you have problems moving to others, even still it just proves Apple can't quite prove the iphone x is worth the price if even the Apple fans are not willing to budge as much as Apple wanted.

                              No doubt it's a good phone but any competition (others able to use IOS) would have castrated its sales even more, Apple just can't convince as many as they want to pay these ridiculous prices when it's objectively not that special a phone compared to the competition. Face ID is the only gimmick they could squeeze out that wasn't just chasing the competition (like the wireless charging and bezel-less screen). It is a good phone still, hard to argue otherwise but at least with a Samsung you're not having the notches, the unused screen space and other problems so any attempt to complain about Samsung problems would just lead to a comparison with those big flaws and leave Samsung looking very similar for a cheaper price with more open-ness in the future (android more flexible and option to move to other manufacturers if you wanted when you upgrade).

                                I knew it won't sell well. That very brittle design had made it impossible to sell well. Good thing thou. I bought an iphone 7 plus 256GB model!

                                  IPhone x is nothing what it should be in first place as anniversary device. Just simple evolution of iPhone phones with gimmicky face scanner for unrealistic price. True, that upgrades getting incremental and I think to change phone every two years will be unnecessary soon.

                                    Still... 18m people with more money than sense, is quite a lot of people.

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                                      • 20 Jan 2018

                                      Luxor, 20 Jan 2018They dream big but look at them now. Estimate over 40M ipho... moreThat's actually so true, imagine if Asus made this phone and sold it for $1000+....XD

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