Cheapest and most expensive iPhone 17 models selling well

Both the cheapest and the most expensive iPhone 17 models are reportedly seeing strong demand. A new market intelligence report says that the base iPhone 17 is proving especially popular.

The report says that in the first 10 days of availability, sales of the entry-level iPhone 17 were almost a third higher than those of the iPhone 16 a year earlier …

Counterpoint Research said that the iPhone 17 has seen extremely high demand in China in particular, whilst the iPhone 17 Pro Max is proving most popular in the US.

The iPhone 17 series have outsold the iPhone 16 series by 14% during the first 10 days of availability in China and the US, Apple’s two key markets that make up the bulk of iPhone sales globally […]

Of the four iPhone variants, this year’s base model iPhone 17 is performing well, especially in China, where consumers are reacting warmly to its strong value offering […] In the US, the iPhone 17 Pro Max has seen the strongest ramp in demand as the big three carriers boost maximum subsidies by 10% ($100), reflecting a strategic shift towards ultra-premium customer segments in the US market.

Demand for the base model is said to be up 31% year-on-year, and the Pro Max 12% up.

Sales figures for the new iPhone Air are harder to determine as yet because its launch in China was delayed. However, a local report said that it sold out in retail stores in some cities within minutes of going on sale.

According to a report from the South China Morning Post, the iPhone Air “sold out within minutes of its launch in China” earlier today. The report explains that “minutes after” pre-orders began on Friday morning, the iPhone Air was sold out “at all bricks-and-mortar stores in Beijing and Shanghai, as well as in cities like Tianjin.” Online shipping estimates for the iPhone Air in China have also shipped to November in many configurations.

The report suggests that many iPhone owners are making their first upgrade since the pandemic.

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