The launch of the original iPhone and the first Apple Watch have been polar opposites. While the iPhone was available at Apple Stores and third-parties on launch day, getting your hands on an Apple Watch on April 24th was almost impossible.
According to researchers at Morgan Stanley, that’s because the Apple Watch is in even more demand than the original iPhone weeks after it launched in 2007.
In a note to investors sent to investors shared by Business Insider, Morgan Stanley’s AlphaWise survey team noted that interest in the Apple Watch five to six weeks following its launch is nearly 20% higher than interest in the iPhone was in the middle of 2007.
Original Apple Watch demand was actually lower than that of the iPhone. Other surveys have concluded that even the iPod is more popular right now that the Apple Watch, but it may just be a matter of time before it captures the throne as the most popular Apple device, if the trajectory of the original iPhone holds any clues.
The Apple Watch launched in late April but people are still eager to get their hands on it according to Morgan Stanley. That could be related to the limited supplies that were available at launch, where as the iPhone was available at Apple Stores and AT&T retail locations when it launched on June 29th 2007.
Via: BI
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
2 responses to “Apple Watch is more popular now than orginal iPhone”
even tho the apple watch is more popular than kumquats, it’s nowhere near as popular as oranges. but if the historic sales of bananas is any clue, apple watch could become the king of apple devices.
i’ll even argue my statement is more relevant to more people since it tries to be humorous while yours says exactly the same thing but tries to be serious about it.
Much more importantly than comparisons to the iPod and iPhone is the comparison to the launch of Apple’s absolute best new product launch – the iPad.
While Wall Street analysts describe Apple Watch demand as ‘tepid’ it should be strongly noted that iPad (in its first THIRTEEN weeks) sold 3.270 Million units. It appears from numerous “research” notes that the Apple Watch is going to EXCEED that number in TEN weeks.
Further, in FQ3 and FQ4 of FY2010 iPad sold a total of 7.458 Million units. Yet Wall Street describes it Apple Watch estimates for FQ3 and FQ4 of 2015 of 15.000 Million units “lackluster”.
It’s time investors get a grip on their Apple Watch expectations. ANY sales total that exceeds iPad totals makes the Apple Watch a resounding success, and it appears (if Wall Street research notes are correct) that the Apple Watch is going to handily do just that.