Jin Di, an analyst at IDC, is upbeat on Apple’s prospects and expects the iPhone X to find plenty of local users. “You can see that China rebounded,” he told analysts who peppered him with questions about everything from iPhone X pre-orders to services revenue in China. Zeroing in on the marquee device, Counterpoint’s James Yan similarly estimated iPhone X shipments – at about half of the overall total – of between 6 million and 7 million. The 256GB iPhone X sold in China is about 1,200 yuan (RM765) cheaper in neighbouring Hong Kong. James Yan, a Counterpoint analyst based in Beijing, said even the iPhone X is beholden to the two-year replacement cycle.

Source: The Star November 07, 2017 04:41 UTC