Analysts weigh in on Q3 iPhone sales; estimates range from 15M to 20.25M

By on Jul 13, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Business July 13, 2011

Earlier this week, Forbes writer Philip Elmer-Dewitt collected third-quarter iPad sales estimates from some 39 different analysts — both amateur and professional — and laid out the tale of the tape ahead of Apple’s earnings report next week. On Wednesday, Dewitt collected third-quarter iPhone sales estimates from the same 39 analysts. Estimates range from the 15 million iPhones Needham’s Charlie Wolf predicted late last month to a record 20.25 million units suggested by Traderhood’s Nicolae Mihalache. The analysts’ calls average out to 16.9 million units, which would be just over double Apple’s iPhone sales in the same quarter a year prior. Apple sold a record 18.65 million iPhones in the second fiscal quarter of this year, and the company’s iPhone business brought in $12.3 billion in revenue.

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  • http://twitter.com/cdoruff Collin Doruff

    I love the first part that says “both amateur and professional”
    So I’m supposed tot take this seriously?

  • Bringit

    Very conservative estimate.

    • Drew

      Don’t forget to swallow…

      • Anonymous

        He never swallows, he just reuses it over and over and over (it’s like his mouthwash, you know), until it eventually hardens of course.

      • Bringit

        You love cum posts.

      • Bringit

        Creative and original!  Just like the POS Android phones!  Damn, you are witty, just like your lover PAPI.  Endless swallow and cum guzzling comments.  The 2 of you are cute.

    • http://twitter.com/cdoruff Collin Doruff

      iSheep will be iSheep.

      Analysts predict Bringit will watch hours of self produced male pornography on his iPhone

      • Bringit

        You are as witty and original as Drew and PAPI!  Well done.  It’s well documented that the Android was conceived of and designed for male porn.  Since you, drew and PAPI love to mention gay porn and cum guzzling as often as possible, the 3 of you can have a nice fragmented DROID circle jerk.  

  • QNX Please

    Yay… another iPhone estimate posted on BGR… seriously who gives a shit how many phones Apple will sell, we want to know what improvements are coming to the phone. I thought this was a tech news blog, not an Apple investors site.

    • The Donald.

      Clearly you do, douche, because you troll on every one.

      • QNX Please

        Another mature post from the 16 year old iPhans that plague this website.

      • Michael Scrip

        So… you don’t like the stories… or the commenters.

        Why are you here then?

        People always talk about how “open” Android is.  You know what else is open?  The goddamn Internet.

        Go elsewhere… young man.

      • The Donald.

        pwnd.

    • Anonymous

      Its not like selling more means a better product… look at the VW bug… they sold more cars world wide then any others… but are they considered the best cars because they sell the most?

  • Sin City

    Interesting since this month was the start of the Q3, so these analysts are psychics.  Props. 

    • The Donald.

      Your lack of knowledge surrounding the different between calendar quarters and fiscal quarters amuses me. Dance, troll!

      • Sin City

        Didn’t even think about the fiscal quarters, the same way you don’t really think when you’re dickriding Jobs.  I think the playing fields equal out somehow.

    • Anonymous

      There are multiple ways to be in denial.  I guess this is one of them.

      • Anonymous

        We should ask your buddy Scroatypooo-poo what the others are?

      • http://www.droiddoes.com/ iNorm

        I think his account was hacked. Been too quiet lately.

    • http://twitter.com/cdoruff Collin Doruff

      Analysts can predict right? Isnt that kinda like, what they do?

      • Sin City

        So if all do is they predict, and all BGR posts are about analyst predicting, then is anything they post true?

  • Steve Jenkins

    Steve Jobs: Apple Good. RIM/Android/Competition Bad
    Analysts: Yes master
    Jon Geller: GARGLE GARGLE
    Steve Jobs: That will be enough BGR, Next..
    Scroat: Yes its my turn
    Steve Jobs: Not you again…..

    • Anonymous

      Scroat: “Steve, I want to taste your load.

      – Sent from your iCock”

      • LittleOgre

        LOL for two of you :D

        Apple paid BGR for writing this article. And now you why MR. Geller driving Bentley hehe.

      • Steve Jenkins

        Bentley or not, he still has no integrity. (plus he had to gobble)

      • Anonymous

        Scroat: only after you do me in my iHole… I want to taste my fudge with your load.

    • http://twitter.com/cdoruff Collin Doruff

      I have not lol’d so hard at something on a tech website since they announced iPad2!

    • Anonymous

      Scroat: “Oh YES, Steve, oh yes!! Prime my face with your creamy Martha Stewart White, oh yes!!!”

      Truthful Story. §©®♥@†

  • Anonymous

    Tell the truth Zach, you put that graph together didn’t you??

    • Anonymous

      Does it lie?

      • Anonymous

        Of course it does and we will indubitably find out next week.

      • Mobile

        Worst fairy cock troll ever.

  • BGR nothing but apple

    Zach Epestein:  APPLE APPLE APPLE APPLE APPLE APPLE APPLE APPLE APPLE APPLE APPLE APPLE APPLE. Last but not least APPLE APPLE.

    • BGR nothing but apple

      Oh I forgot. analysts analysts analysts analysts and Apple Apple Apple

  • Anonymous

    iPhone 5 first sales quarter will be 30+ million. Apple will rule the world.  true story™©®

    • Zach Epstein and BGR sucks

      You really have no life. Something tells me your Zach Epstein.

      • Oh Hell Yea!

        Now thats a true story!!!!!

  • Djn151

    After extensive market research, I estimate that apple will sell 18 billion white iPhones in the 3rd quarter on 2017 and 47 billion iPads in the 4 th quarter of superbowl 64. F the analysts.

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