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Last year analysts and critics said Apple iPhone sales would continue to drop. Some said this was because the phone's design wasn't different enough from previous models. Others predicted declines because of the iPhone's screen size, saying it was too small compared with all those XL and XXL Android smartphones.
It looks as if they could all have been wrong.
According to Forbes, the consensus among 44 analysts - 27 professionals and 17 amateurs - is that Apple is estimated to have sold 55.3 million iPhones during the final quarter of 2013, up from 47.8 million iPhones during the same period a year earlier.
While sales might be up, it's unclear how all of this will translate into profits. The company did continue to sell more products last year, in more places, but its profits did not grow enough for Wall Street.
Still, sales of the iPhone are expected to grow more now that Apple is selling its flagship smartphone on China Mobile, the world's largest cellular operator.
Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive, told reporters last week in Beijing that China is 'a very, very important geography for Apple.' He added, 'What this partnership does is, it allow us to take the iPhone to a different level in China.'
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