Apple fans can still remember the month of January 2007, such as the first official announcement of the iPhone. 5 years after the release of it (June 29, 2007), the number of iPhones sold, all models, recently unveiled 250 million copies sold worldwide.
Tomorrow, Friday, June 29, will mark the fifth anniversary of the release of the first Apple smartphone. An event that the firm will be able to apple celebrate with the research firm Strategy Analytics, which announced that 250 million copies were sold iPhone in 5 years. An impressive figure which represents $ 150 billion in cumulative revenues for the Cupertino!
To recall, Apple introduced a new model every year of its smartphone: iPhone, iPhone 3G, iphone 3G, the iPhone and the iPhone 4S 4. According to its classical calendar, the iPhone 5, the latest range, expected to be available in fall 2012.
While Neil Matwson Strategy Analytics welcomes the impressive results from Apple, it has reservations for the coming years. Indeed, he says "some mobile operators are concerned about the high level of subsidies they spend on the iPhone, while Samsung is expanding its range of smartphones and Galaxy provides a more credible competition to Apple." Time will tell if Apple succeeds in maintaining its leading position in the smartphone market.
