Apple shipped 77.316 million iPhone devices in the fiscal 2018 first quarter ended December 30, 2017, up 66% on quarter but down 1% on year, according to a company announcement.

Sales generated from iPhone devices totaled US$61.576 billion in the quarter, increasing 113% sequentially and 13% on year.

Apple did not reveal the shipment volume for iPhone X, but CEO Tim Cook said, "iPhone X surpassed our expectations and has been our top-selling iPhone every week since it shipped in November."

Powered by iPhone X, Apple also performed well in overseas markets: iPhone revenues from the Greater China market grew 11% on year in the fiscal first quarter, those from Japan expanded 26%, and those from other Asia Pacific markets advanced 17%.

iPad shipments increased 21% on year to 13.17 million units and Macbook shipments dropped 4% to 5.112 million units in the fiscal first quarter.

Sales of other products, which include Apple Watch, Apple TV, Beats products and iPod touch devices, totaled US$54.89 billion, up 36% on year, Apple said, without providing shipment details for each category.

Total revenues for the quarter reached US$83.293 billion, increasing 13% on year. EPS hit a record high of US$3.89 for the quarter, the company said.

Apple expects its revenues to reach between US$60 billion and US$62 billion in the fiscal second quarter with a gross margin of 38-38.5%.