Strong iPhone demand and services revenue propelled Apple’s Q3 earnings

31 July 2026
Mac revenues saw a healthy 29% jump compared to the same period last year.


Anonymous, 31 Jul 2026Apple's sales and demand can be strong, but margins ca... moreThey were in the news last week ....pressuring LG and Sammy for cheaper display panels around 60 something USD down from 80 USD. That just means more savings for the company. None for their customers.

    lolol, 31 Jul 2026The loudest in the forums are a single few. You would think... moreYour imaginary BBK hasn't existed for 3/4 years and counting.

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      • Anonymous
      • XNY
      • 22 hours ago

      Have to give credit to Apple, as they are incredible at convincing consumers that they need their products. The gravy train won't last forever though.

        Anonymous, 31 Jul 2026Great news guys apple and Samsung have even bigger monopoly... moreSamsung is not on Apple's level but they are far ahead of all droid manufacturers.

        If the Apple and Samsung haters on GSM took some time away from the echo chamber and actually spoke to the average consumer, they might be able to convince some of them to buy other brands.

        Instead they just talk among themselves, cheer themselves on, expect things will magically change and pivot their argument to attacking consumers when it doesn't. It's an annual rinse and repeat on this forum.

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          • Anonymous
          • JXW
          • 01 Aug 2026

          “Apple is Dying” (…) “revenue is nothing” (…) “no one is buying iPhones” (…) “shares down 9% means end of the game and misleading title”

          Uh. Oh. Apple sucks, isn’t what people are saying since iPhone 4?

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            • Anonymous
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            • 31 Jul 2026

            AngryLithuanian, 31 Jul 2026Sadly they been doing this for years, probs to keep the pag... moreApple's sales and demand can be strong, but margins can also be declining. Two things can be true at the same time. Component costs are increasing, which leads to less margin per device sold. Apple was absorbing some of this cost, but raising prices should help offset some of that.

            Stock price is not direct an indicator of customer demand.

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              • Anonymous
              • tA$
              • 31 Jul 2026

              Google and Microsoft's incompetency are hurting themselves in confusion.

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                • 31 Jul 2026

                There is no credible competition anymore to Apple, only Samsung can compete and even then they have to rely on Google not constantly making Android worse with bloat and bad design decisions. I miss the days of Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson where everyone had a market share worth making phones for.

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                  Anonymous, 31 Jul 2026Your defence makes absolutely zero sense in the context of ... moreApple is dying. That's why every other device you see around is an iPhone. LOL

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                    • 31 Jul 2026

                    Anonymous, 31 Jul 2026If they have a strong device demand, why don't they sh... moreSadly they been doing this for years, probs to keep the page going. And while the article praises sales bit they conveniently don't talk about how Apple's shares are 9% down despite that.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • smM
                      • 31 Jul 2026

                      -Trix-, 31 Jul 2026They stopped reporting numbers many years ago, because how ... moreYour defence makes absolutely zero sense in the context of what writeup you're commenting on. They are literally claiming high device demand. This is a lie made to think that what you're paying in excess is so popular millions of others are doing the same.

                      Device sales are very likely down by a lot, especially the average price. There is zero effort in taking 15% or 30% off other people's work.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • L2s
                        • 31 Jul 2026

                        Great news guys apple and Samsung have even bigger monopoly over market

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                          • 31 Jul 2026

                          The loudest in the forums are a single few. You would think that all the Apple badmouth= strong android sales but nope! Oneplus is dying and soon there would be only Samsung, Google, Xiaomi and whatever Frankenstein BBK electronics reconstitutes into.

                            Anonymous, 31 Jul 2026If they have a strong device demand, why don't they sh... moreThey stopped reporting numbers many years ago, because how many units one sells wasn't that important anymore or wasn't metric how well company is doing, when there is for example different priced models. So if they sell less pro max, they can still make more money than selling more cheaper models.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • kZg
                              • 31 Jul 2026

                              Awaiting the cope from the usual people!

                                Not a popular theme around these parts but you have to take your hat off to Apple, they aren't every going to be the most innovative, but their brand is strong enough to get people coming back, and once in their ecosystem it's just easy to stay. I am in both groups as I have an iPhone 17, MacBook Air and old iPad Mini, all working well, the latter two are several years old and seamlessly with the newer phone I have. I still also have a OnePlus 13 and Nothing 4a Pro so I can stay in the Android world.

                                  Well, the recent price increase effect probably has not taken into effect yet. Will be interesting what Q4 and 2027 Q1 numbers would be. Will the foldable iPhone hype compensate the obviously reduced sales of everything else due to the price increase?

                                    waiting for apple is doomed comment

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 31 Jul 2026

                                      Anonymous, 31 Jul 2026If they have a strong device demand, why don't they sh... more*young

                                      I was never you.... I was I? 😁👀

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • smM
                                        • 31 Jul 2026

                                        If they have a strong device demand, why don't they share the numbers?
                                        This is driven by the percentage taxes and selling access. Google pays over 20 billion dollars per year for access, for instance.

                                        When I was you, which admittedly was a long time ago, tech writers weren't parrots. Nowadays they're gig workers in it to produce page clicks.

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