# Apple's record-breaking Q4 beat Covid-fueled 2020 holiday quarter

- Source: AppleInsider
- Published: 2026-11-02T22:19:17+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/11/02/apples-record-breaking-q4-beat-covid-fueled-2020-holiday-quarter?utm_source=rss
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/apple-s-record-breaking-q4-beat-covid-fueled-2020-holiday-quarter-92847d/

In spite of not releasing the lower-priced base iPhone 18 model, Apple's Q4 2026 has broken records and beat out what was seen as an unprecedented holiday quarter just a few years ago. iPhone 18 Pro didn't need the base model to help Apple break records Pundits continue to be confused by Apple's repeat record-breaking quarters in spite of not building its own AI frontier model. Instead, Apple has

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