Apple Insider reports that during a note to investors Gene Munster with Piper Jaffray said that Apple can launch create important changes to its merchandise in 2012 because it didn't launch any redesigned merchandise in 2011.
He expects Apple to launch a redesigned iPhone 5 in mid 2012, that in line with him facilitate Apple outperform in 2013. He has offered 2 situations for Apple merchandise in 2012: a "base case" and a "bull case."
In the base case situation, he expects Apple to sell 142 million iPhones, which might end in a hundred and eightieth increase in revenues, whereas within the bull case situation, he expects Apple to sell 162 million iPhones in 2013, which might end in thirty fifth increase in revenues.
Munster expects Apple to launch one third generation iPad model to interchange iPad two. However, he believes that Apple might beat his estimates if it expands the iPad product line with each lower and better value points.
Apple Insider speculates:
Rumors and speculation of an expanded iPad lineup don't seem to be new, though Apple has nonetheless to regulate its strategy. Last month, another analyst predicted that Apple can sell a third-generation iPad with a high-resolution Retina show alongside a faster "iPad twoS" with an equivalent screen resolution because the current iPad 2, however with a faster processor and Siri integration. He additionally predicted that Apple can still sell the iPad two at a lower cost, very similar to the corporate already will with the iPhone 3GS.
In the base case situation, he expects Apple to sell sixty six million iPads, which might end in two hundredth increase in revenues, whereas within the bull case situation, he expects Apple to sell seventy seven.5 million iPads in 2013, which might end in half-hour increase in revenues.
Apple was widely expected to launch a redesigned iPhone five this year, however it launched iPhone 4S, that appears like iPhone four however comes with options like Siri, faster dual-core A5 processor and vastly improved 8-megapixel camera, that had disappointed many folks who were eagerly looking forward to a redesigned iPhone with a bigger screen.
Let's hope that Munster is true and Apple blows us away with a redesigned iPhone and iPad next year.