Apple posts record profit despite selling fewer iPhones
It sold 77.3 million iPhones, far lower than analyst expectations of 80 to 83 million, but reported US$20 billion in profit
Washington
APPLE on Thursday said it sold fewer iPhones in the most recent quarter than a year earlier, a surprise slip during a critical period for the tech giant when it began selling the highly-anticipated iPhone X.
In spite of the decline in phone sales, Apple reported record profit in the all-important holiday quarter.