Q4 2014 turns out to be the best fiscal quarter in the history of iPhones, with Apple products accounting for half of the activated mobile phones in the US. In the image above, you have the results of a study done by an agency analyzing the American mobile phone market, with Apple representing half of the activations.
According this information, market share a Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), in Q4 2014 it would have increased to 50% satisfied iPhone 6 si 6 iPhone Plus, the two smartphones being the main "growth engine". According to the same data, 86% of the people who bought a new iPhone are old customers of the American company, switching from a previous model of the smartphone.
The strength of the September 2014 launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus fueled Apple's dominance in US mobile phone sales this quarter," said Josh Lowitz, Partner and CoFounder of CIRP. "Apple had virtually doubled the sales of Samsung, and five times that of LG. No other brand accounted for as much as 5% of US sales.
Apple launched the two new smartphones at a time when users have an increasing interest in buying terminals with screens of 5 inches or larger. In this idea, the launches of future models of these products will do nothing but bring new customers for the American company, for the coming years new sales records are expected.
Next week, Apple will announce the financial results for Q4 2014, so then we will find out exactly how many smartphones the company sold.
