that while the 12.9-inch iPad Pro maintained strong sales momentum for two quarters, the the 9.7-inch model “lost its luster after just one quarter since its release”
Sales 1Q17:
78.29 million iPhones
13.08 million iPads
_5.37 million iMacs
When I made my last buying decision, I opted for a new iPhone - an iPhone_plus - instead of a new tablet.
Basically I looked at it as an iPad mini_mini.
So while I did not particularly want a larger phone, I got it as a new small screen iPad.
When my two sisters wanted an iPad, both opted for the smaller iPad mini size. It was much more pursable.
There is also something to be said for not carrying around a very expensive portable device that is easy to leave somewhere.
It is one thing to forget your $500 device.
It is another level of tragedy to forget your $2,000 device.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/382302/unit-sales-of-apple-by-product-category/
Ditto.
“Mini takes lead in US iPad sales as iPad Pro jumps in at 12 percent, survey data says By Roger Fingas
Thursday, January 21, 2016, 10:57 am PT (01:57 pm ET)
The split of U.S. iPad sales is now weighted in favor of the iPad mini, although the iPad Pro captured a “meaningful” 12 percent share during the December quarter, according to a survey compiled by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.
While the iPad Air 2 remained the best-selling individual iPad model during the period, both Air generations comprised just 40 percent of units sold overall, CIRP said. The Mini segment made a major leap forward year-over-year from 32 to 47 percent.”