Apple iPhone 6 could beat already lofty expectations

By | August 18, 2014

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Apple’s iPhone 6 launch could be even bigger than Wall Street’s already high expectations, RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani said in a research note Monday. Apple (AAPL) is expected to unveil its eighth-generation smartphone at a media event on Sept. 9. The new handset is seen coming in models with display sizes of 4.7 and 5.5 inches, compared with the current iPhone 5 family’s 4-inch screen. The larger version of the new handset could be called the iPhone 6L, according to the website 9to5Mac. “Multiple data points — supply-chain checks, off-balance-sheet commitments and our survey work — show material second-half 2014 upside vs. current expectations,” Daryanani said. Apple could end up selling more than 75 million iPhone 6 units in the September and December quarters, Daryanani adds. If that happens, Apple’s earnings per share in the December quarter could be 10% higher than current estimates, he says. Under this scenario,… Scalper1 News

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