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Apple’s  first quarterly earnings reports for 2018  are in, and the  company has reported  that  it sold 77.3 million iPhones in Q1 2018  (which includes the holiday season). That number is down 1.24 percent year over year from last year (78.3 million). But despite the slump in sales, iPhone revenue increased overall year over year, up 11.69 percent from $54.38 billion to $61.58 billion. While predictions for the average sale price of iPhone units sold during the quarter ranged from $710 to $755, the actual ASP was $796 (compared to $694 in Q1 2017), which directly explains the increase of revenue despite the decrease in sales. That said, despite the record revenue, analysts were still expecting a slight increase of approximately 1.5 percent year over year for units shipped, not a decrease. My estimate for iPhone units was expecting a lot more iPhone 8 with an average pricing of $710. Actual ASP was $796. A LOT of iPhon...

SAN FRANCISCO: More sluggish-than-expected response may lead  Apple  to discontinue the first-generation  iPhone X around mid-2018 as the second-generation model is set for launch later this year, an analyst associated with Taiwanese business group  KGI Securities  has said.  According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the most famous analyst with KGI Securities when it comes to Apple, the Cupertino-based giant will not sell  iPhone  X at lower price as it will hurt its other products in the lower-priced premium segment.  Kuo estimated that Apple would ship about 18 million iPhone X units in the January-March quarter in 2018, MacRumors reported late on Monday.  We revise down 1Q18 and 2Q18 shipments of iPhone X to 18 million units and 13 million units, respectively, lower than market consensus of 20-30 million and 15-20 million units," Kuo said.  "We expect iPhone X will go to end of life (EOL) around mid-2018 and that total life cycle...

The offer is currently going on and is valid upto March 11, 2018. However, the offer for Apple Watch will be available for 'Non-EMI transactions on HDFC Bank Credit Cards. Thinking of getting an Apple iPhone X or MacBook Pro, well here is your chance to get one. Apple and HDFC have come out with a lucrative offer in which customers can get put Rs 10,000 on Apple products through EasyEMI on HDFC Bank Debit Cards, Credit Cards and Consumer Durable Loan. The offer is currently going on and is valid upto  March 11, 2018 . However, the offer for Apple Watch will be available for ‘Non-EMI transactions on HDFC Bank Credit Cards. The customers need to visit the ‘iStore’ which are the official retail stores of Apple to avail the offers. Purchasers should check with the store about products covered under ‘ No Extra Cost EMI’ at the time of purchase. Moreover, the offer will not be applicable to Select Business and Corporate Cards. Interestingly, a customer can avail the offer twi...