Apple Increases iPhone Orders By 12-13%

Apple has reportedly increased its total iPhone order volume for the second half of 2011 by 12-13%. Originally 50 million units of the iPhone 3GS, 4, and 5 were estimated; however, that number has now been increased to 56 million units, according to DigiTimes.

iPhone 5 orders for the third quarter of 2011 have been lowered from seven million units to 5.5-6 million units, while fourth-quarter orders have been raised from 14 million units to more than 20 million units, the sources pointed out. Total orders for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4 CDMA for the third quarter exceed 20 million units, and fourth-quarter orders have been reduced to eight million units, the sources indicated.


Total shipments of the iPhone in 2011 is said to reach 95 million units.