Can These Apple Suppliers Overcome iPhone Weakness? -- The Motley Fool
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Rumors of weak iPhone sales knocked the wind out of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) supplier stocks in 2018. So, it looks like Skyworks and Qorvo will start 2019 on a bad footing thanks to their reliance on the iPhone maker. Skyworks' revenue is expected to accelerate in 2020 as the clout of its non-mobile business grows, along with additional catalysts such as 5G wireless infrastructure. Qorvo also has a trump cardQorvo is slightly less dependent on Apple for revenue than Skyworks. Investors in Skyworks and Qorvo shouldn't panic, as both companies are well-placed to weather any Apple slowdown.
Apple launches iPhone XR and iPhone XS trade-in offer in many more countries, including China
Apple has today launched a iPhone XS and iPhone XR trade-in promotion offer in China, including a prominent banner on the Chinese version of Apple.com's homepage. The deal is similar to what we have seen Apple aggressively promote in the United States. The boosted trade in values mean that a Chinese customer can pick up an iPhone XR for 4,399 RMB ($640), or iPhone XS for 6599 RMB ($960), when trading in an iPhone 7 Plus. Unlike the US, customers must visit a Chinese Apple retail store to take advantage of the offer. A similar promotion is also live in Australia today.
Apple Offers $300 Trade-In To Boost iPhone Sales
as mentioned in As Gurman notes on Twitter, Apple is advertising the iPhone XR on its website for a price of $449, but with a sneaky asterisk - the $300 discount is only available if you trade in an iPhone 7 Plus. When has Apple ever before advertised an iPhone at $300 less than it actually costs by using an asterisk? pic.twitter.com/DTNLrOCxly — Mark Gurman (@markgurman) December 3, 2018In the short-term, specifically through the rest of this calendar quarter, I don't expect Apple to implement a direct price cut on the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, or iPhone XS Max to consumers. It's unlikely that the iPhone is going to see a significant rise in sales. Now read about the pivot point Tim Cook missed with the iPhone X…
Apple Faces Falling iPhone XR Sales
MacRumors covers the research note:We have reduced our 1Q19 iPhone shipment estimation by 20% to 38–42mn units (vs. our previous forecast of 47–52mn): We cut the 1Q19 iPhone shipment estimation again for the following reasons. We have reduced our 1Q19 XR shipment estimation to 15–20mn units vs. our previous forecast of 20–25mn units. Apple's first quarter of 2018 saw 52.2 million sales, so even the upper range of Kuo's estimate would result in a significant hit on iPhone sales. Of course Tim Cook and Apple have already announced that Apple's quarterly earnings report will no longer be announcing iPhone sales numbers, citing a move towards software and services rather than hardware sales. Now read why Apple may have made a mistake by cancelling the iPhone SE…
Apple reported to use new touch-integrated OLED screens to make 2019 iPhone thinner and lighter
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