Last September, Apple CEO Tim Cook made a bold prediction.
After unveiling the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus to a packed theater of journalists in San Francisco, Cook told The Wall Street Journal that he expected the larger-screened phones to usher in “the mother of all upgrades.”
He turned out to be right.
Fast forward a little over a year later, and Apple just reported 48 million iPhones sold during its fourth fiscal quarter, beating its previous record for the same quarter last year.
In a new interview with the Journal, Cook attributed the iPhone's continued growth to a record number of Android defectors.
Owners of phones running Google's operating system switching to the iPhone isn't a new phenomenon — Apple saw a record number of switchers last quarter too. But for the first time, Cook revealed that 30% of new iPhone buyers came from Android.
Read more: Apple says 30% of new iPhone buyers switched from Android
After unveiling the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus to a packed theater of journalists in San Francisco, Cook told The Wall Street Journal that he expected the larger-screened phones to usher in “the mother of all upgrades.”
He turned out to be right.
Fast forward a little over a year later, and Apple just reported 48 million iPhones sold during its fourth fiscal quarter, beating its previous record for the same quarter last year.
In a new interview with the Journal, Cook attributed the iPhone's continued growth to a record number of Android defectors.
Owners of phones running Google's operating system switching to the iPhone isn't a new phenomenon — Apple saw a record number of switchers last quarter too. But for the first time, Cook revealed that 30% of new iPhone buyers came from Android.
Read more: Apple says 30% of new iPhone buyers switched from Android
