“If past iPhone sales are anything to go by, Apple is set to move a whooping hundred million iPhone 5 units,” Christian Zibreg reports for 9 to 5 Mac.
“In other words, a fifth-generation iPhone will match sales of all previous models combined, helping Apple maintain a healthy 20+ percent market share in smartphones,” Zibreg reports. “The assumption is based on the above chart from Asymco that outlines monthly sales for all four iPhone models, approximated based on actual quarterly sales divided over the months according to the number of days available.”
Zibreg reports, “Based on that data, we can approximate that iPhone 5 could sell about a hundred million units before it’s succeeded by a sixth-generation model.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz,” “Branwdo Drinker,” and “Lynn W.” for the heads up.]