Apple can lean on iPhone XR for juice sales
Apple can lean on iPhone XR for juice sales
A year after leaning on his high-priced iPhone X to boost sales of its best-selling product line,
You may need the lowest-priced successor, the XR, to perform the same trick.
The iPhone XR, which is the cheapest of the three new models that Apple introduced this year, hits stores on Friday with an initial price of $ 749. Apple I could trust the XR for the growth of sales per unit due to the reluctance of some consumers to pay $ 1,000 or more for the XS and the XS Max that was launched in September.
The XS and XS Max, which start at $ 999 and $ 1,099, respectively, have so far posted comparable sales to iPhone 8 and 8 Plus last year in the same period, according to estimates from two market research firms.
In the USA UU., Apple's largest market, the iPhone XS and XS Max accounted for 16% of all iPhone sales in the September quarter, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, which surveyed 500 customers who bought Apple products during the period. The iPhone8 and 8 Plus recorded the same percentage of sales during the same period of the previous year.
Apple refused to comment.
The results increase bets for the XR, which analysts expect to be Apple's best-selling device for the next year. To keep iPhone shipments from slipping, the company needs the XR to boost sales of iPhones in the same way its predecessor, the X, did a year ago.
Apple adopted a phased launch program last year that initially lowered demand for the 8 and 8 Plus models, launched in September 2017 at an initial price of $ 699 and $ 799, respectively, as many consumers waited for the launch of the iPhone X for $ 999 in November. After X stores reached the top, customers evaluated all three devices and iPhone sales accelerated, analysts said.
The 8 and the 8 Plus combined 67.2 million units, while the X represented 59.8 million units during the nine months ended in June, according to Strategy Analytics, a market research firm.
This year, Apple prioritized the launch of the more expensive XS and XS Max, launching the 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch devices in September with high-end features such as a sharper organic LED display and dual-lens cameras. He retained the XR, which has a traditional 6.1-inch LCD screen and a single camera, until this week.
While the move helped boost sales of those more expensive devices, which should raise total iPhone revenues a year ago, demand has not been strong enough to boost unit sales, said Mike Levin, co-founder of the company. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, a market study. firm. "The XR has to absorb a lot of demand, that's what will define success," he added.
As of October 21, one month after they began shipping, the iPhone XS and XS Max together account for approximately 0.18% of iPhones in use worldwide, according to a market study conducted by Localytics, which analyzes the applications in 2,700 million devices. A controlled analysis of the models used. That was a little less than 0.78% of the shares of 8 and 8 more last year and a little more than one tenth of the quota claimed by their predecessors in 2016.
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Apple is betting on the lowest price of the XR and new colors like yellow and coral will make it a success among customers. The device features the same high-speed processors and facial recognition technology as its more expensive siblings and has been praised by technology reviewers, who described it as The best value that Apple has offered in recent years..
David Sedillo, a 28-year resident of the Los Angeles area, said the characteristics of the XR were convincing enough for him to order a black model last Friday. He opted for that device over the XS for the same reason he chose an iPhone 8 Plus last year over the X: price.
"I can definitely live with the low resolution screen and a single camera if that means I can save money and have more battery life," said Sedillo.
The combination of larger screens and a lower price should make the devices more attractive to Chinese consumers, who rely on smartphones to shop online, pay for products, play or broadcast videos and have opposed the high price of the recent models of Apple.
Apple has spent $ 5.1 million since October 9 on television advertising to show the new phone, according to iSpotTV, an ad tracking company. He spent an additional $ 17.5 million on two ads promoting the XS and the XS Max.
But analysts say that the characteristics, reviews and marketing impulse of the XR have not yet translated into strong demand.
Apple initiated preorders for the XR last Friday. The delays in the shipment, a very observed demand barometer, reached 10 days in the US. UU And China after the first weekend, according to the Nomura Group's global capital research unit, comparable to the delay of iPhone 8 Plus last year.
During a call with analysts on Tuesday,
these update rates, which represent the new iPhones and other devices sold, reached a record low in the September quarter. The company said it could decline again in the December quarter.
"That suggests that Apple is going to have a hard time making the market grow significantly," said Jeff Kvaal, analyst at Nomura.
Write to Tripp Mickle in Tripp.Mickle@wsj.com
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