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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
iPhone 6 accessory sales hit 249 million in a fortnight
According to analyst company NPD Group, Apple isn’t the only one reaping the benefits of surging iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sales. The report states that iPhone 6 accessory makers have made a total of $249 million over the last two weeks.
That’s 43% increase compared to the first two weeks after the iPhone 6 launch, and it’s hardly surprising. The iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s managed to accumulate $195 million of revenue for the same period with just a 17% spike for the second fortnight since launch.
Cases are the most demanded accessories for the latest iPhone 6 duet. Their manufacturers bet on the initially leaked iPhone 6 design and as a result managed to offer e plethora of options at the phone’s launch and this proved move proved successful, according to the research.
However, screen protectors are also on the rise and revenue from them grew by 120% compared to the pre-launch period. Other accessories didn’t bring so much revenue back with microphones going up by 10 percent, and Bluetooth speakers grew 5 percent.
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Saturday, March 28, 2015
Three Asus ZenFone models hit Taiwan stores on Tuesday
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Asustek (華碩電腦) today will launch a trio of the Intel-powered ZenFone 4-6 in Taipei, although the target market will be China and the direct competitor will be mainland-based rising smartphone star Xiaomi Technology.
According to local reports, high-ranking executives of Chunghwa Telecom (中華電信), Taiwan Mobile (台灣大哥大) and Far EasTone (遠傳) will appear at the product launch for ZenFones, showing support for the personal computer maker.Pricing for the local market has yet not been revealed.
Unveiled in January at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Asusteks three new ZenFone models start at just US$99 and come in screen sizes of 4-6 inches to target mainstream buyers.
The Zenfone 4 was announced at US$99 for a 4-inch display and an Intel Atom Z2520 1.2GHz dual-core processor, while the ZenFone 5 will go for US$149 for its 5-inch IPS panel with a resolution of 1280x720, a dual-core processor and an 8-megapixel camera.
The relatively higher-end ZenFone 6 starts at US$199 and sports an advanced 6-inch touch screen and 13-megapixel camera, the company announced.
Despite the affordable cost of its new models, smartphones look likely to remain a drag on Asusteks business this year as the PC vendor struggles to reach its break-even shipment scale of 5 million units amid fierce competition, according to a recent report by CLSA Ltd.
The Hong Kong-based brokerage forecast Asustek will ship 3 million smartphones in 2014 with lingering losses and an operating margin of minus 7 percent. It gave the stock an “outperform” rating and set a price target of NT$324.
By Kathryn Chiu, The China Post
April 8, 2014, 12:15 am TWN
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