Global iPhone sales rise 6 percent to $46.2 billion
New Delhi: According to Apple, global iPhone revenue hit a record $46.2 billion in the September quarter, up 6 per cent from the year-ago period with growth in every geographic region. “With the introduction of Apple Intelligence, we are ushering in a new era for iPhone. iPhone 16 Powered by 18 is equipped with an incredible new 48-megapixel Fusion Camera, a superb photo experience, and the addition of action buttons and camera controls,” said the company’s CEO Tim Cook while speaking to analysts after the quarterly results. Services revenue reached an all-time record of $25 billion, up 12 per cent year-over-year.
According to Luca Maestri, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, the company saw broad-based strength worldwide, reaching an all-time record with double-digit growth in both developed and emerging markets and record results across most service categories. Mac revenue was $7.7 billion, up 2 per cent from a year ago. The company this week brought a new generation of Apple Silicon to the Mac, M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max. “From blazing-fast performance to Apple’s most advanced neural engine ever, our latest chips can handle incredibly complex workflows with ease,” Cook said. iPad revenue was $7 billion, up 8 percent from last year. It’s been a big year for the iPad, according to Cook.
“The iPad Air was popular with students and teachers when they came back to school this year, while creators are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with the M4-powered iPad Pro,” he said. In wearables, home and accessories, revenue was $9 billion, down 3 percent from a year ago. In June, the company announced Apple Intelligence, a remarkable personal intelligence system that combines the power of generative models with personal context to deliver incredibly useful and relevant intelligence. Earlier this week, the tech giant made available the first set of Apple Intelligence features in US English for iPhone, iPad, and Mac users, including systemwide writing tools that “help you refine your writing, a more natural and conversational Siri, a more intelligent Photos app, including the ability to create movies just by typing a description, and new ways to prioritize and stay in the moment with Notification Summary and Priority Messages”.
