… Here are the details. iPhone saw 1.3% YoY growth in US sales during Q1 2026 In a new report , Counterpoint Research says that Apple saw a 1.3% year-over-year bump in iPhone sales in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2026, in stark contrast to a 5.7% decline in the overall market. …
… Interestingly, Counterpoint also recently said that Apple saw a 23% jump in iPhone sales in China in the nine weeks from January to early March, while the rest of the market saw a 4% decline. …
… Here are the details. iPhone sales surge in China as competition increases prices According to the report via Reuters , the rising costs of memory chips led Android manufacturers to raise prices to the point that not even government subsidies were able to curb the decline in smartphone sales. …
… That reportedly helped Apple reverse its earlier sales decline in the country. In Q1 2025, Apple had been the only major smartphone vendor to post a shipment decline in China, but by Q2, Canalys data showed iPhone shipments growing 4% year over year. …
… According to the report , global tablet shipments declined 3% quarter-over-quarter during Q4 2025, and 4% year-over-year. …
… Here are the details. ‘Ecosystem stickiness’ drives iPhone sales amid component crunch According to the report , Apple’s global smartphone shipments grew 5% year over year in the first quarter of 2026, even as the rest of the market declined, with some vendors seeing drops of up to 19% over the sam… …
… The order mix is roughly 80% iPhone, mirroring Apple’s end-device sales mix. Apple’s wafer plans at Intel reflect the technology lifecycle of the 18A-P series: small-scale testing in 2026, ramp in 2027, continued growth in 2028, and decline in 2029. …
… Because the CAICT’s report doesn’t break shipments down beyond overall and domestic brand shipments, it will remain to be seen how the April uptick will reflect on iPhone sales performances. …
… This could be an effective way to encourage companies to use the country as their global manufacturing hub, rather than just for domestic sales. …
… When it comes to Apple, Tim Cook declined Trump’s invitation to join him in the United Arab Emirates, a decision that reportedly strained his relationship with the president. …