Apple sold 47.5 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 35 percent growth, while its iPad sales fell to 10.9 million from 13.3 million in the year-ago quarter.
The strong mix of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus led to an iPhone ASP of $660, an increase of $99 year over year, despite the significant negative foreign exchange impact. Apple reduced iPhone channel inventory by about 600,000 units during the quarter.
Apple iPhone sales in Western Europe grew 30 percent. Japan grew over five times market. Apple doubled in Korea. “India we grew at 93 percent and this is on top of the Greater China numbers that we’ve already covered that grew 87 percent during the quarter against a market of 5 percent,” said Cook.
Apple clocked 32.52 percent increase in sales to $49.6 billion, while net income rose 37.8 percent to $ 10.67 billion.
The growth was fueled by record third quarter sales of iPhone and Mac, all-time record revenue from services and the successful launch of Apple Watch.
Apple iPhone shipments grew 35 percent, iPad fell 18 percent and Mac rose 9 percent.
Apple said it will revenue between $49 billion and $51 billion in its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter.
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