Why are iPhone sales declining?

“The global semiconductor shortage finally also took a toll on the end consumers.” Pathak says that rising component prices forced some manufacturers to raise prices, and this meant sales declined. This was especially noticeable “in the entry tier segment, which limited the growth potential.”

When did they stop selling iPhone 5?

September 10, 2013
The iPhone 5 was officially discontinued by Apple on September 10, 2013, with the announcement of its successors, the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C.

Why are iPhone sales declining in China?

China market declines Counterpoint Research said sales in China’s smartphone market fell 2% year-on-year for several reasons. The global semiconductor and component shortage has impacted the ability for vendors to ship phones, according to Counterpoint Research senior analyst Ivan Lam.

Is the iPhone losing its popularity?

We now expect iPhone usage in the US will grow this year to 116.3 million, slightly ahead of our Q1 2020 projection of 113.4 million. We have also bumped up our user share figure for iPhones—46.9% in 2021, versus 45.9%.

Are iPhones decreasing in popularity?

Apple sold 64 million iPhones in Q4, down from 73 million in Q4 2017. Apple now has a global market share of 16%, down from 18% in Q4 2017. China was mostly to blame, with Apple’s market share there slipping to 9%. Samsung saw a slight sales slowdown, and has a market share of just over 17%, down from 18% in 2017.

What country buys most iPhones?

iPhones installed base in the United States, China and ROW 2017. In April 2017, 728 million iPhones were in use worldwide. China is the country where people used the most iPhones, followed by Apple’s home market the United States – at that time, 228 million iPhones were in use in China and 120 million in the U.S.

Is Apple successful in China?

In 2021 as a whole, Apple ranked as China’s third best-selling smartphone brand with 16% of the market. Vivo and Oppo, two Android handset brands under the privately-owned BBK Electronics, ranked first and second with 22% and 21% respectively. Year on year, Apple’s unit sales rose 47% while Huawei’s tumbled 68%.

Are Apple’s iPhone’s unit sales really falling?

Additionally, as the green line shows, Apple’s iPhone currently reported unit sales are actually lower than every year since 2013. But here’s another chart that really tells the tale; this is a chart that shows the range between the lowest-priced iPhone introduced in the specified year and the highest-priced iPhone introduced in that same year.

How much did Apple’s iPhone sales increase in Q2 2020?

As of the July 30, 2020 quarterly report, Apple’s iPhone revenues (for nine months, not a year) jumped from $109 billion in 2019 to $111 billion in 2020. Interesting FY2020 Q2 numbers were down year-over-year.

Is Apple’s $250B in sales trend declining?

The scale starts at $0 and goes up to $250B. The red line does indicate a declining unit sales trend, which must be moderately alarming from Apple’s perspective. But now, let’s take the same chart and isolate the changes. In this version, I made the overall chart taller, which accentuates value differences.

Did Apple’s iPhone sales rebound in Q3?

But, by the end of Q3, year-over-year iPhone sales rebounded. Apple’s Q3 2020 reports $26.42 billion this year, compared to $25.9 billion in the same quarter last year. So, revenue is going up, a trend Apple has generally enjoyed since the launch of the iPhone. But what about unit sales? That’s where our new chart gets interesting.