The iPhone just had its best quarter ever

Apple had a large Q1, though iPhone income were the existent standout. The institution reports that its signature instrumentality had its champion 4th ever, acknowledgment partially to a surge of income successful regions similar China and India.

“iPhone had its best-ever 4th driven by unprecedented demand, with all-time records crossed each geographic segment,” said CEO Tim Cook during the company’s net telephone Thursday. Apple’s earnings report shows the institution sold $85 cardinal worthy of iPhones during its archetypal quarter, up from $69 cardinal successful the aforesaid play past year.

During the call’s Q&A portion, Cook revealed that China had seen a immense surge successful sales. “It was driven by iPhone, wherever we acceptable an all-time gross record,” Cook said, noting that it was the “best iPhone 4th successful past successful Greater China.” Cook said the income bump had been driven by enthusiasm for the iPhone 17, which was announced successful September. The caller exemplary has proven to beryllium significantly much popular than the company’s erstwhile iPhone.

Apple’s net study shows that its wide income successful the Greater China portion jumped from $18.5 cardinal successful the year-ago 4th to $25.5 billion. Cook noted that, overall, the institution had fared rather good successful the region. “I would archer you that during the quarter, postulation successful our stores successful China grew by beardown treble digits twelvemonth implicit year,” helium said.

Cook besides highlighted India arsenic different portion wherever iPhones—as good arsenic different products—seemed to beryllium flying disconnected the shelves. “We did acceptable a quarterly gross grounds during the December quarter,” Cook said, noting that records had been acceptable for “iPhone and Mac and iPad [sales] and an all-time gross grounds connected services.” Cook called it “a terrific quarter” successful a state that helium noted is “the 2nd largest smartphone marketplace successful the satellite and the 4th largest PC market.”

The iPhone aside, Apple’s wide income jumped crossed each geographical region, its net study shows. In the Americas, for instance, income went from $52.6 cardinal a twelvemonth agone to $58.5 billion, portion successful Europe, they accrued from $33.8 cardinal to $38.1 billion.