In almost two weeks Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), is going to announce the financial results for Q2 2012 and those from Fortune have already received from analysts the first estimates regarding the number of units actually sold by the American company. According to analysts, Apple would have sold between 27 and 38.5 million terminals iPhone, the majority of analysts who were right in the past estimating that Apple would have sold 32.1 million iPhones. To be honest, the initial estimates seem to me to be in tune with the market and it must be taken into account that Samsung Galaxy S III and HTC One X were launched in Q2 2012, and iPhone sales were definitely affected by this dispozitive.
That's interesting, because in our survey of 61 Apple analysts — 27 professionals and 34 independents — 31 million iPhones happens to be the dividing line between the two groups. The average estimate among the pros is 29.54 million and the average among the indies is 31.17 million. But unlike other categories, where the indies are almost universally bullish and the pros universally cautious, the iPhone numbers are all over the lot, with professionals like Gabelli's Hendi Susanto (at 34.6 million) and Societe General's Andy Perkins (33 million) offering some of the highest estimates we've seen. At the other extreme, independents like Asymco's Horace Dediu and Corey Forsberg of the Apple Finance Board offered some of the lowest estimates: 28.5 million apiece.
In the study, two Romanians who work at financial agencies abroad gave their opinion and it will be interesting to see if their estimates will come true on July 24. If you are interested in finding out the estimates regarding the number of iPad tablets sold by Apple in Q2 2012, then in this article you will find all the necessary information.
