As iPhone Growth Slows, Apple’s iPad Sales Surge

After weeks of negative speculation on the Street, Apple hit its numbers in its second-quarter earnings. The stand-out product this time around, however, wasn’t the iPhone — usually the darling of consumer tech sales estimates. It was the iPad. Apple sold 19.5 million iPads during the second quarter, 7.7 million more devices compared to the same period a year ago. That’s a healthy boost, especially when contrasted against the relatively modest gains in iPhone sales; Apple sold 37.4 million iPhones in Q2, just 2.3 million more devices than the company sold in the year-ago quarter.