Kuo: The iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max accounted for 55% of pre-orders combined

Yesterday, Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at Apple, said the pre-orders for iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max had been better than expected until now, highlighting the demand for top models iPhone 11 Pro's range was particularly strong in the United States because of the recovery and financing options.

In an additional research note with TF International Securities today, seen by MacRumors, Kuo now states that the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max models accounted for 55% of the pre-orders to date. By extension, this would mean that the cheaper iPhone 11 accounted for 45% of pre-orders.

Kuo notes that shipping volumes for high-end OLED display models are "better than last year's." A year ago, he estimated that the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max would account for 40 to 45 percent of iPhone range shipments in 2018.

While the iPhone 11 is expected to be the best – selling iPhone in the 2019 lineup, Apple 's efforts in favor of monthly installments such as the upgrade program for the iPhone' s. iPhone could convince more customers to opt for the more expensive models because the ones when they are spread over two years.

Apple no longer shares the pre-order figures on the iPhone and has never disclosed iPhone sales, model by model. It is therefore difficult to know how the results of Kuo's "survey" are determined, but estimates of Apple's online deliveries are a factor.

In today's memo, Kuo also recalled that the 2020 iPhones would have rear-facing cameras with 3D time detection with 7P lenses.