Apple beats sales and profit expectations amid i Phone growth

Quartz and NZ Herald describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedApple beat forecasts as iPhone and services drove September-quarter revenue.

What changedThe left frames it as "iPhone sales lifted Apple to record September-quarter revenue of $114.5 billion". The center frames it as "Apple beats sales and profit expectations amid iPhone growth".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "iPhone sales lifted Apple to record September-quarter revenue of $114.5 billion". The center frames it as "Apple beats sales and profit expectations amid iPhone growth".

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Nov 2, 10:30 PM: Quartz joined the source map.

Nov 2, 10:56 PM: The Verge joined the source map.

Nov 2, 11:03 PM: NZ Herald joined the source map.

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Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center-left ·News report

Quartz2h ago

i Phone sales lifted Apple to record September-quarter revenue of $114.5 billion

iPhone revenue set a September-quarter record and Services reached an all-time high, while iPad revenue missed estimates

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Center-left ·News report

TechCrunch1h ago

Apple says it’s ‘hard to predict’ when i Phone Duo constraints will improve

Apple says iPhone Duo production is ramping up, but it still can't say when supply will catch up with demand as shipping delays stretch into next year.

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Center ·News report

NZ Herald46m ago