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Key analyst cuts iPhone X estimates, sees production end in 2018

Chinese brands such as Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi are also moving into Apple's turf

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Last Updated : Jan 19 2018 | 7:53 PM IST

A closely watched Apple Inc. analyst has whacked about 23 percent off his initial projections for iPhone X shipments, citing weak Chinese demand.

Apple should move 62 million units of its most expensive smartphone over its lifetime, down from an earlier estimate of 80 million, Kuo Ming-chi of KGI Securities wrote in a note dated Jan. 18. Kuo’s was the latest in a seriesof downgrades since December, as analysts re-assess the global reception for the U.S. company’s most advanced device. He expects production to stop sometime this year as Apple rolls out newer versions in the second half.

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