iPhone sales are expected to reach $38.64 billion and decline more than 2% year over year as the company grapples with a stretch of stagnant growth. Long also echoed concerns the new iPhone won't be enough to fuel a "meaningful" upgrade cycle to support the premium. AI-fueled upgrade cycle Apple's September quarter is expected to include about a week of new iPhone sales. Wall Street will also keep a close watch on China sales following an 8% decline during the second quarter. "While Greater China sales remain sluggish, mainland China iPhone sales have been stronger than expected and we are encouraged by iPhone demand picking up in emerging markets," said Raymond James analyst Srini Pajjuri.

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Persons: ISI's Amit Daryanani, Tim Long, Long, iPhones bottoming, Evercore, bode, Bernstein's Toni Sacconaghi, tailwinds, JPMorgan's Samik Chatterjee, Baird's William Power, Raymond James, Srini Pajjuri Organizations: Apple Intelligence, Barclays, Apple, Verizon, Huawei Locations: China