White model to boost iPhone sales in upcoming quarter
Multiple rumors suggest Apple is gearing up to finally launch the white iPhone 4 later this week. While many are weary of these constant rumors, Ticonderoga securities analyst Brian White believes Apple fans and stockholders should be happy that the handset may be ready for its long-awaited debut.
According to White "the white iPhone does matter" to Apple's earning potential in the upcoming quarter. White believes Apple will delay the launch of the iPhone 5 until September, and the arrival of the white iPhone 4 will bridge the gap between the launches of the original iPhone 4, the Verizon iPhone 4 and the iPhone 5.
Apple will see an incremental boost in sales as the white model has a certain "mystique" about it that will prompt some buyers to make the jump and scoop up an iPhone 4. The demand for white devices in China is also high, and White predicts the blanc version of the iPhone will be especially hot in this Asian country. China is a growing market for Apple devices, and White notes that China accounted for 10 percent of Apple's total revenue over the past six months.
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white iphone looks awesome.will definetly buy one.
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Why impatient? My ATT contract is up in June and I want to see what it is like to make a call on an iPhone. Any more questions?
April 26 2011 at 3:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI skipped the iP3G, got a white 32GB iP3GS, skipped iP4 and waiting for iP5, but I am sorely tempted to get this white iPhone now.
I am not tied to a contract and bought my phones outright per advice from my network, who also did me a better deal than I would have got on a contract: £10pmth for 600 cross-network minutes, 600 SMS, unlimited landline and data (750MB cap) but I have an iPad for data (£15pmth for 10GB).
I am amazed at how much press coverage the white iPhone is getting.
Let's take a step back here. It's a mobile phone that's been available for almost a year and now we have a new color. Who the hell cares.
Bingo. Who wants a white iPhone or iPad for that matter. Both look like a cheap toy.
April 26 2011 at 12:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyi thought it was 'funny' that the analyst is named Brian White...just saying.
April 26 2011 at 11:15 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMan, that white iPhone is Fuuuuuugly!
April 26 2011 at 11:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI just don't get it, who in North America, Europe, or NZ/AU won't wait a few months and get a white iPhone 5? I don't understand people that are that impatient.
April 26 2011 at 10:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWWDC shall be good with/without the iPhone 5
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