Unconfirmed Apple Rumors
These are products and features that have not been officially announced by Apple Inc. Estimated dates and odds are based on a combination of analyst forecasts, prior product announcements, and upcoming Apple events.
Est. Date | Odds | Product / Feature |
1Q/12 |
3:1 |
iPad 3: Apple A6 quad-core CPU (Cortex-A9) |
1Q/12 |
5:1 |
iPad 3: 4G LTE models |
1Q/12 |
5:1 |
iPad 3: 2048 x 1536 (264dpi) display |
1Q/12 |
8:1 |
iPad 3: 8MP Camera |
1Q/12 |
10:1 |
iPad 3: 1GB RAM |
1Q/12 |
12:1 |
iPad 3: 8,000mAh battery |
2Q/12 |
2:1 |
iPhone 5: 1GB RAM |
2Q/12 |
4:1 |
iPhone 5: NFC (near-field communication) |
2Q/12 |
5:1 |
iPhone 5: 4" display |
2Q/12 |
5:1 |
iPhone 5: Metallic back plate |
2Q/12 |
5:1 |
iPhone 5: Smaller SIM card |
2Q/12 |
5:1 |
iPhone 5: Wider home button |
2Q/12 |
5:1 |
iPhone 5: Gesture area around home button |
2Q/12 |
15:1 |
iPhone 5: LTE compatible |
2Q/12 |
15:1 |
iPhone 5: MVNO network |
n/a |
n/a |
iOS app rentals |
n/a |
n/a |
iTunes music subscription service |
n/a |
n/a |
MacBook Pro: Hybrid HDD (NAND flash + spinning disk) |
n/a |
n/a |
MacBook Pro: Carbon-fiber casing |
n/a |
n/a |
MacBook Pro: Fingerprint security |
Past Rumors
Est. Date |
Odds |
Product / Feature |
4Q/11 |
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iPhone |
4Q/11 |
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iPhone |
4Q/11 |
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iPhone |
4Q/11 |
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iPhone |
4Q/11 |
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iPhone |
4Q/11 |
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iPhone |
4Q/11 |
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iPhone 4S: Redesigned iPhone 4 with "Slim" casing and poly-carbonate back |
4Q/11 |
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iPhone 4S: $299 unlocked / Free with 2-year contract |
3Q/11 |
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Mac mini: Sandy Bridge i5 |
1Q/11 |
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iPad: Facetime cameras |
1Q/11 |
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iPad: Dual-core SGX543 GPU |
1Q/11 |
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iPad: Dual-core A5 CPU (ARM Cortex-A9) |
1Q/11 |
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iPad: New form factor (thinner/lighter) |
1Q/11 |
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iPad: 3-axis gyroscope |
1Q/11 |
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iPad: CDMA model |
1Q/11 |
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iPad: |
1Q/11 |
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MacBook Pro: Light Peak (Thunderbolt) |
1Q/11 |
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MacBook Pro: Sandy Bridge i5, i7 |
1Q/11 |
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iPad: Proximity sensor |
1Q/11 |
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iPad: Matte display (anti-reflective) |
1Q/11 |
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iPad: Thunderbolt port |
1Q/11 |
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MacBook Pro: Slimmer/lighter form-factor |
1Q/11 |
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MacBook Pro: 128GB SSD baseline configuration |
1Q/11 |
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MacBook Pro: No optical drive (BTO SSD option) |
1Q/11 |
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iPhone 4: Verizon CDMA |
1Q/11 |
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iPhone 4: LTE compatible |
4Q/10 |
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MacBook Air: 128GB SSD (flash storage) baseline config |
4Q/10 |
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MacBook Air: Up to 7 hours wireless usage |
4Q/10 |
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MacBook Air: 11.6" LCD |
4Q/10 |
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MacBook Air: 4GB DDR3 SDRAM baseline config |
4Q/10 |
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MacBook Air: Core i5-540UM 1.20 GHz (2.0 GHz turbo) |
3Q/10 |
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AppleTV: $99 |
3Q/10 |
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AppleTV: Running iOS |
3Q/10 |
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AppleTV: ARM processor |
3Q/10 |
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iTunes Store: $.99 TV episode rentals |
3Q/10 |
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iPod touch: Facetime camera |
3Q/10 |
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iPod touch: Retina Display |
3Q/10 |
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iTunes Store: TV subscriptions ($3/month per show) |
3Q/10 |
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AppleTV: Renamed to iTV / iPod Home |
3Q/10 |
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Mac Pro: New form factor |
3Q/10 |
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Mac Pro: " |
2Q/10 |
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Mac mini: Core 2 Duo with Nvidia 320m |
2Q/10 |
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Mac mini: HDMI port |
2Q/10 |
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Mac mini: Black colored top |
2Q/10 |
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Mac mini: Core i3 + discreet GPU |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone 4th Gen: 720p video recording |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone 4th Gen: Front facing camera |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone 4th Gen: LED Flash |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone 4th Gen: MicroSIM |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone 4th Gen: 802.11n WiFi |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone 4th Gen: A4 CPU variant |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone 4th Gen: 960 × 640 LCD |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone 4th Gen: Noise cancellation mic |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone 4th Gen: New form-factor |
2Q/10 |
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MacBook: Core i3 |
2Q/10 |
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MacBook Pro: Core i5/i7 |
2Q/10 |
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MacBook Pro: USB 3.0 |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone OS 4.0: Unified inbox |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone OS 4.0: Background service API (multitasking) |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone OS 4.0: Notification queue management |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone OS 4.0: Direct printing |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone OS 4.0: Dashboard widget app |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone OS 4.0: Free turn-by-turn GPS directions |
2Q/10 |
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iPhone OS 4.0: Univeral "Documents" folder |
1Q/10 |
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" |
4Q/09 |
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MacBook: Redesigned polycarbonate casing |
4Q/09 |
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iMac: Redesigned casing ( |
4Q/09 |
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iMac: Intel Core i7 quad-core |
4Q/09 |
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iMac: Integrated SD Card reader |
4Q/09 |
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iMac: Hybrid SSD/HDD |
3Q/09 |
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iPod nano: Camera (video only) |
3Q/09 |
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iPod touch: 3-megapixel camera |
3Q/09 |
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iPod touch: SD card slot |
3Q/09 |
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iPod touch: GPS |
2Q/09 |
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iPhone: 600 MHz CPU (up from 412 MHz) |
2Q/09 |
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iPhone: 256 MB RAM (up from 128 MB) |
2Q/09 |
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iPhone: 32GB storage |
2Q/09 |
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iPhone: Magnetometer |
2Q/09 |
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iPhone: Video recording |
2Q/09 |
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iPhone: 3+ megapixel camera |
2Q/09 |
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iPhone: HSDPA compatible |
2Q/09 |
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iPhone: Front-facing camera |
2Q/09 |
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iPhone: FM receiver |
2Q/09 |
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iPhone: Matte exterior |
2Q/09 |
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iPhone: Illuminated Apple logo |
2Q/09 |
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iPhone: LED flash |
2Q/09 |
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iPhone: OLED display |
3Q/09 |
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OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" release |
3Q/09 |
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iPhone: Keyboard in landscape view (coming in iPhone OS 3.0) |
3Q/09 |
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iPhone: Cross app cut & paste (coming in iPhone OS 3.0) |
1Q/09 |
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Mac mini: Nvidia 9400M |
1Q/09 |
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iMac: Core 2 Quad |
1Q/09 |
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Mac mini: Thinner AL casing, easy access to RAM/HDD |
1Q/09 |
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iMac: Core i7 |
1Q/09 |
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iMac: 28" LED |
1Q/09 |
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Mac mini / Apple TV hybrid "macTV" |
4Q/08 |
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Cinema Display with DisplayPort |
4Q/08 |
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MacBook: Redesigned aluminum form-factor |
4Q/08 |
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MacBook Pro: Revised form-factor |
4Q/08 |
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MacBook: DisplayPort |
4Q/08 |
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MacBook: Glass trackpad |
4Q/08 |
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MacBook: Black aluminum casing |
4Q/08 |
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MacBook: 11" LED display |
4Q/08 |
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Cinema Display with HDMI |
4Q/08 |
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Mac Pro: HDMI |
3Q/08 |
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iPod touch: HD capable |
3Q/08 |
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iPod touch: larger display |
3Q/08 |
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iPod nano: new form factor |
3Q/08 |
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iPhone: 3G (announced at WWDC '08) |
3Q/08 |
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iPhone: GPS (announced at WWDC '08) |
3Q/08 |
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iPhone: Plastic enclosure (announced at WWDC '08) |
3Q/08 |
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iPhone: Non-recessed headphone jack (announced at WWDC '08) |
3Q/08 |
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.Mac rebranding/redesign (mobileme announced at WWDC '08) |
3Q/08 |
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iPhone: Background application support (will use push service with persistent IP instead) |
1Q/08 |
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Ultra-portable Mac (<4lbs, < |
1Q/08 |
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iTunes Store: High Definition downloads (720/ |
1Q/08 |
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iTunes Store: Movie rentals |
1Q/08 |
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Mac Pro: 45nm Intel "Harpertown" |
2007 |
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Apple & T-mobile partnership |
2007 |
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Apple & Tivo partnership or Apple buyout of Tivo |
2007 |
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Merger with Google |
4Q/07 |
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Leopard: Run Windows applications seamlessly in OS X |
4Q/07 |
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Leopard: Fast user switching to Windows XP/Vista |
4Q/07 |
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Leopard: BitTorrent Software Updates |
3Q/07 |
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Redesigned 20"/24" Cinema Displays with iSight |
3Q/07 |
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iMac: No display (Cinema Display integration) |
3Q/07 |
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iMac: New slim keyboard |
3Q/07 |
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Glossy iMac / |
3Q/07 |
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iMac: Black exterior (partly) |
3Q/07 |
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iMac: Rotating display with accelerometer |
3Q/07 |
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iWork spreadsheet application (Numbers/ |
3Q/07 |
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Mac mini to be discontinued |
3Q/07 |
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iPod Video: Widescreen without phone functionality |
3Q/07 |
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iPod Video: Aluminum casing |
3Q/07 |
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iPod Video: 64GB NAND flash |
3Q/07 |
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iPod Video: 120GB HDD |
2Q/07 |
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Dual Quad-core Intel "Clovertown" Mac Pro |
2Q/07 |
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Leopard: 802.11n 540Mbps connectivity |
2Q/07 |
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Leopard: Re-designed Finder |
2Q/07 |
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802.11n Airport |
2Q/07 |
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YouTube on iPhone (using h.264 like AppleTV) |
2Q/07 |
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Apple buys Parallels |
2Q/07 |
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Leopard: iTunes upload credits |
1Q/07 |
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Apple Phone, also known as the Apple:
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October 1, 2008 - Apple Earnings Predictions
| Analyst | Target | Rating | FY08 EPS | FY09 EPS | FY10 EPS |
| BMO Capital Keith Bachman |
$180 | Outperform | $5.82 | ||
| RBC Capital Mike Abramsky |
$140 | Outperform | $5.26 | $5.75 | $7.38 |
| Morgan Stanley Kathryn Huberty |
$115 | Equal Weight | $5.47 | $6.92 | |
| Citigroup Richard Gardner |
$170 | Buy | $5.29 | $5.43 | |
| Goldman Sachs David Baily |
$200 | Buy | $5.80 | ||
| Lehman Brothers Ben Reitzes |
$180 | Overweight | |||
| Piper Jaffray Gene Munster |
$250 | Buy | |||
| Bernstein Research Tonu Sacconagh |
$135 | Outperform | $5.60 |
| Analyst | FQ4 Mac Units | FY09 Mac Units | FQ4 iPhone Units | FY09 iPhone Units |
| BMO Capital Keith Bachman |
2.71M | 12M | 5M | 23.4M |
| RBC Capital Mike Abramsky |
2.9M | 6M | ||
| Morgan Stanley Kathryn Huberty |
18.5M | |||
| Goldman Sachs David Baily |
2.7M | 4.6M | ||
| Piper Jaffray Gene Munster |
2.8M | 5M |
July 3, 2008
July 2007
Apple reported 270,000 iPhone units were sold in the first weekend. The estimates shown below were made after the first weekend.
First Weekend iPhone Sales Prediction Scorecard |
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Analyst |
Estimates |
Off by |
David Bailey of Goldman Sachs |
700,000 |
+430,000 |
Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray |
500,000 |
+230,000 |
Mike Abramsky of RBC Capital |
400,000+ |
+130,000* |
Bill Shope of JP Morgan |
312,000 |
+42,000 |
Harry E. Blount of Lehman Brothers |
270,000+ |
0* |
Shaw Wu of American Technology Research |
250,000 |
-20,000 |
Richard Farmer of Merrill Lynch |
200,000+ |
-70,000* |
Benjamin Reitzes of UBS |
150,000 |
-120,000 |
*If a range was estimated, the lower limit value was used to calculate the difference.
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