Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone China Sales; iPhone 6 And iWatch To 'Set The World On Fire': Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s sales of 35.2 million iPhones in Q3 were slightly off analyst expectations, according to the Wall Street Journal, which said analyst speculations were about 35.9 million iPhone sales. Now that Apple managed to release its iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C sales successfully spinning off inventories, Apple is well on its way to introduce the next iPhone iterations - the iPhone 6 which will probably be first unveiled in a 4.5" display screen and then later as a 5.5" form factor.

Another highlight of Apple's second half of the year is the iWatch, hotly anticipated and a bit late according to consumers who are already exposed to top notch iWatch rivals like the Samsung Gear and Samsung Gear II. Nonetheless, a tandem release of both the iPhone 6 and the iWatch will undoubtedly 'put the world on fire,' according to some new portals.

Apple CEO Tim Cook noted during the Cupertino, California's earnings conference call, "We generated healthy growth in our entry priced, mid-tier and lead iPhone categories," adding, "I'm especially happy about our progress in the BRIC countries, where iPhone sales were up a very strong 55 percent year-over-year."

Although the introduction of the iPhone 5C exclusively to China was a risky move and showed poor performance in that market, recent figures show that Apple's has picked up its product revenue in China, breaking even with the China release of the iPhone 5C.

Tim Cook also noticed that the U.S. carriers facilitating exchanges to upgrade to the most recent iPhone "plays to our customer base in a large way. And so that makes us incredibly bullish that customers on those plans would be very likely to upgrade when we announce a new product."