The delay meant a particularly sharp drop in China, as the iPhone accounts for the majority of Apple's sales in the country.

One-fifth less : iPhone sale falls, due to its delay

Apple´s profits fell from $13.7 billion to $12.7 billion in the quarter

China's revenue fell by 29% 

Apple usually starts selling its new iPhones in September, but this year's iPhone 12 didn't go on sale until last week due to the slowdown in production caused by the pandemic. As a negative result, sales of Apple's iPhone have dropped 21 percent in the last three months after the company delayed the launch of its latest devices, although the technology giant's total sales have grown thanks to record revenues from its Mac computers.