Possible causes for the longer momentum: Apple added several carriers last Fall[1], added LTE service for more than 40 carriers[2], and more countries where iPh

Possible causes for the longer momentum: Apple added several carriers last Fall[1], added LTE service for more than 40 carriers[2], and more countries where iPhones can be bought unlocked[1]. The iPhone 5 was announced 3 weeks earlier in the season than the iPhone 4S was the year before, but Apple was better prepared to deal with the demand. That meant that during the holiday season, you could actually buy a new iPhone in stores. [1] http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1937 http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1937 [2] http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/ http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/