There were multiple sell-side analysts coming out with concerns about the iPhone X’s demand in the March quarter, which will essentially be disclosed in Apple’s announcement on Thursday, February 1. Since some sales for the X probably spilled into the March quarter, this could provide support to the company’s revenue guidance. Given that Apple launched the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X in 57 countries the company and its suppliers have done a very good job ramping production. iPhone X lead-times vs. the iPhone 6 and 6 PlusProbably the best iPhone launch to compare the X to is the 6 and 6 Plus since they introduced major functionality increases. While the 6’s became available in September vs. the X in November, the X has been selling long enough to compare the two.

Source: Forbes January 27, 2018 15:22 UTC