Amid a serious shortage of processors that limits the sale of cellphones around the world, it is revealed that Apple surpassed the mark of 40 million units sold in the iPhone 13 line only in the last months of 2021, consolidating the sales success of the company. new line.
According to analyst Daniel Ives of the firm Wedbush, demand for iPhone 13 models grew as we approached 2022 and Apple was able to deliver the devices without any major delays thanks to great production chain management.
In a document seen on the website MacRumors, Ives cites that China has been an important market for Apple over the past year and a key region for the sale of iPhones.
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Ives also points out that of the 975 million iPhone users worldwide, nearly 230 million have not updated their smartphone in the last three and a half years.
The analyst believes that the growth in smartphone sales should raise expectations around Apple’s mixed-reality glasses, which are slated for release in mid-2022.
Another point of great importance raised by Ives is for the growth and maintenance of Apple services, including subscription platforms such as Apple Music, TV Plus, Fitness Plus and iCloud, generating a value of US$ 1.3 trillion, part of the success that it established Apple as the first company in the world to be worth $3 trillion.