A latest analysis report from Horace Dediu claims that the cumulative sales of iPhones have exceeded 2 billion units since their first launch. The first generation of iPhone was born in 2007, and 14 years have passed so far. According to data, the cumulative sales of Apple’s mobile phones exceeded 1 billion units in July 2016, on the eve of the release of the iPhone 7, when Cook personally announced and celebrated.
For the specific sales of Apple’s previous generations of mobile phones, there is a widely circulated picture on the Internet. Of course, this number is not accurate, because the total is far less than 2 billion (though not counting the iPhone 12 series). However, the accepted fact is that the iPhone 6 series is indeed Apple’s best-selling iPhone model to date.
Although there are criticisms that today’s iPhone is completely different from Jobs’s ideas in terms of design, product lineup, and pricing, it is undeniable that under Cook’s rule, the iPhone still maintains the leading role of global smartphones. Status.
