Apfelpatient Weekly #4
Apple delivers $111.2 billion in revenue, Ternus debuts at the earnings call, Mac mini gets more expensive. A summary of Apple's week in brief.
Tag: iPhone
The iPhone is Apple's smartphone and has been the defining product of the company ever since its unveiling on January 9, 2007. What began as an uncompromising revolution with a multi-touch display and no physical keyboard is today a broad model family: from the standard iPhone to the slim iPhone Air and the Pro lineup with triple camera and ProMotion display, an entry-level e model and additional form factors in Apple's pipeline. The lineup is powered by Apple's own A chips, the iOS operating system, a tightly integrated ecosystem with AirPods, Apple Watch, Mac, iPad and Vision Pro – plus a dense network of iCloud, Apple Account, Apple Pay, Find My and Apple Intelligence.
What comes together under this tag on apfelpatient.de covers the entire iPhone universe: reviews and hands-on reports, tips and tricks for iOS and hardware, repair and battery topics, comparisons between generations, all rumors and overviews around the next iPhone generation, quarterly results and supply chain background, regulatory topics such as the DMA in Europe, the annual fall keynote, and strategic perspectives on pricing, market share and Apple's long-term iPhone strategy.
Anyone wanting to understand the iPhone in its full breadth, pick the right model or stay up to date on every new generation will find the right topic hub here.
iPhone Pro 2027: Anniversary design instead of a separate model
Analyst Jeff Pu: The radical 2027 anniversary design will not be a special edition, but part of the iPhone Pro series – with a quad-curved display.
iPhone 18 Pro: Apple apparently planning an aggressive pricing strategy
Analyst Jeff Pu predicts: Apple is planning an aggressive pricing strategy for the iPhone 18 Pro – entry prices are expected to remain stable.
Tim Cook cites five reasons for the iPhone 17's success
In the earnings call, Tim Cook cites five specific reasons for the iPhone 17's success – plus 99 percent customer satisfaction according to 451 Research.
Apple Q2 2026 Earnings Call: The most important details and division figures
Divisional revenues, record install bases, AI investments and Cook's words on Ternus – the key details from Apple's Q2 call.
Apple Q3 2026: Guidance promises double-digit growth
Apple expects revenue growth of 14–17 percent in the June quarter. What the gross margin forecast reveals about storage pressure.
China business: Cook explains why Apple is gaining ground again
Apple's China business grew by $4.5 billion in Q2. Cook explains why the success is not due to politics.
iPhone 17: Apple's most popular lineup ever
Apple CFO Parekh: The iPhone 17 family is the most popular lineup of all time. Apple is actively gaining market share with it.
iPhone 17: Tim Cook speaks of demand "off the charts"
Tim Cook confirms: iPhone 17 demand exceeds supply. Why TSMC is the bottleneck – and what that means for Apple.
Apple Q2 2026: Record quarter with $111.2 billion in revenue
Apple reports $111.2 billion in revenue, a 17 percent increase, for the March quarter. Services reach an all-time high, and a new $100 billion share buyback program has been approved.
