Demand for the iPhone 12 Professional and iPhone 12 Professional Max has surpassed expectations, whereas the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini demand shouldn’t be as excessive as anticipated, in line with a word launched by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Whereas many believed the decrease priced iPhones could be the large sellers for Apple, this exhibits that extra patrons than anticipated would slightly spend further for the premium choice. Kuo additionally reportedly talked about in his word that the preliminary demand for the brand new MacBook Air and MacBook Professional primarily based on the Apple M1 chip was higher than anticipated. The newest MacBook machines have been launched earlier this month — as part of the corporate’s transition from Intel processors.
Citing his newest survey for the fourth quarter of 2020, Kuo stated that general iPhone 12 shipments have been greater than the predictions, as per a expertise weblog MyFixGuide report. The analyst nonetheless didn’t present any numbers displaying the expansion in shipments.
Kuo reportedly said that the cargo momentum of the iPhone 12 sequence would proceed within the first half of 2021. It is usually thought-about an indication that the substitute demand for the next-generation iPhone fashions may very well be according to the demand for the iPhone 12 sequence.
Other than the iPhone 12 sequence, Kuo is alleged to have talked about in his word that the demand for the new iPad Air was higher than anticipated. This progress can be more likely to proceed subsequent yr, with the launch of latest iPad fashions which might be speculated to incorporate mini-LED displays and 5G support. Apple can be predicted to launch a brand new low-priced iPad model within the second half of 2021.
Kuo additionally reportedly highlighted within the word that the demand for the Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE was outpacing expectations. Equally, the new MacBook models primarily based on the M1 chip are stated to have a greater demand than anticipated. Kuo additionally predicted that Apple would unveil its redesigned MacBook models with its in-house silicon subsequent yr.
On the a part of audio choices by Apple, Kuo stated within the word that the AirPods shipments dropped within the fourth quarter. He additionally predicted that the AirPods shipments could be flat or decline by 5 to 10 p.c within the first half of 2021. That is decrease than the market prediction of 20 p.c year-over-year progress.
The report said that the availability chain of the AirPods was tight — mainly to present precedence to the brand new iPhone fashions. Nonetheless, Apple is alleged to have postponed the shipments scheduled for the brand new AirPods, aka AirPods 3, in the direction of the top of second quarter of 2021. That is more likely to create some substitute demand for the brand new AirPods within the second half of subsequent yr.
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