With Apple's explosion of sales of the iPhone, record the highest sales and profits, the reason

ByKārlis Dambrāns

We reported that we recorded record sales and profits for the first time in the first quarter of 2015 after Apple released iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus for the first time. Apple's favorable factor was the iPhone series, and sales in China have greatly contributed.

Apple - Press Info - Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/01/27Apple-Reports-Record-First-Quarter-Results.html

According to Apple's report, net sales in the first quarter of 2015 are $ 74.6 billion (about 8.7 trillion yen) and net income is $ 18 billion (about 2.12 trillion yen).Compare with results for the same period last year, Apple recorded record sales and net income, with sales up 17 billion dollars (about 2 trillion yen) and net income up 4.9 billion dollars (about 580 billion yen). Sales of iPhone and Mac also recorded record highs, about 74.5 million units sold to the iPhone, and this is also the most popular iPhone sales volume ever. However, iPad's sales declined 22% from the same period last year.


The graph published by The Verge, You can see that the green bar chart showing the net profit is rapidly increasing in the first quarter of 2015. Regarding blue sales, the record at the close of the first quarter of 2014 which became the first since iPhone 5s / 5c was released was greatly updated. We have achieved tremendous growth both in net income and sales.


It is seen that Apple's good results are great by China. In China, sales of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus released in October 2014 were strong. The graph below shows the trend of Apple's sales in China, showing a tremendous growth since September 2014.


Apple opened its first Apple Store in China in 2008. China's largest telecommunications carrier with more than 760 million subscribersChina Mobile Communications(China Mobile) "joined Apple's partnership carrier in January 2014, it seems that the sales volume of iPhone 6/6 Plus released in October of the same year has increased significantly.

Verge says that having an iPhone for the middle class who is increasing in China is a kind of status. However, in the world's largest smartphone market, there is Xiaomi, which is growing rapidly with cheap smartphone sales, and attention will be paid to the trend of how Apple will continue to expand in the Chinese market, which is ahead of Apple Watch's launch .