iPhone 6 Plus

Apple’s iPhone 6 was the best-selling smartphone in Taiwan in December, taking the top three places and accounting for 26 per cent of the sales volume, according to data from retail channels.

Based on data usage patterns, AppLovin estimates that the ratio of iPhone 6 to iPhone 6 Plus devices in circulation in China is now 60:40. In the US the ratio was 75:25 as of 7 January.

Apple’s launch of the iPhone 6 in the fall has enabled it to expand its smartphone market share significantly in Japan and South Korea, as total global iPhone sales reached a record 20 million units per month in November, according…

Apple powered ahead in its fiscal fourth quarter driven by iPhone demand, not least that of the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, but demand for its iPad tablet was a weak spot. The company posted revenue of $42.

In a regular series, Mobile World Live‘s Asia Editor Joseph Waring provides a regional roundup of news snippets: Foxconn buys 1% share of Taiwan Mobile Hon Hai Precision, better known as Foxconn, has bought close to a 1 per…

Apple hit back at criticism it received over reports the iPhone 6 Plus model can be misshapen if kept in users’ pockets, as it rolled the new devices out to 22 additional markets.

Operators across Asia Pacific are blasting out promos to their client bases (and journalists), detailing the wonders of Apple’s latest upgrade, which apparently is “the biggest advancement in iPhone history”.