Overall sales for Apple's iPhone 6 are expected to remain the same when the phone is released in the fall, if consumers purchase the device in conjunction with an Apple iPad Air.
An analyst for investment bank and asset management firm Pipper Jaffray told The Delhi Daily News that the 7.9 inch iPad Mini is bigger compared to the iPhone 6, which is slated to be released in two parts - first in the fall, then early 2015. The attraction is expected to make consumers purchase the smartphone with an iPad Air, rather than on its own.
"We note that even at a 5" screen size, the viewable area of an iPad Mini at 7.9" would still be 150 percent larger than the iPhone 6," Gene Munster said.
Munster felt consumers might opt to update their phone earlier, versus purchasing an Apple iPad Mini, or an iPad Air depending on their preference.
"Net-net we believe any potential cannibalization would be roughly neutral overall to the model, as we believe in some situations users might accelerate their phone update instead of buying an iPad Mini and keep an old phone, while in other cases we might see consumers that purchase an iPhone 6 decide to purchase an iPad Air instead of Mini to increase the utility difference between the devices," Munster said.
Munster added that iPhone 6 predictions do not meet actualities of what numbers might be, especially since Apple isn't launching any new products during the second fiscal quarter.
"We note that given the company's history with guidance, the high-end of Apple's guide is all that matters and we expect the company's high-end of guidance to imply no more than 5 percent y/y revenue growth," Munster told The Daily News. "Most importantly, while iPhone will benefit from China Mobile in the first full quarter of iPhone availability, we believe that iPhone unit sales may remain in the low single digits in Jun-13 ahead of the iPhone 6 launch."
According to The Daily News, the iPhone 6's screen will measure 4.7 inches when it comes out in September and 5.5 inches at the beginning of 2015. This is due to an issue with its battery, according to CNET.
Apple recently launched in Asia with its release of China Mobile.
