Apple made slightly less money with its iPhones in the third quarter – but the iPad tablets more than filled the gap. Group revenue rose by 5% year-on-year to $85.8 billion. The bottom line was a profit of $21.45 billion, around 8% more than a year ago. IPhone sales fell by 1% year-on-year to around $39.3 billion. Apple also exceeded the expectations of analysts, who on average had expected less than $39 billion. Apple had recently lost ground in the large smartphone market of China, while local competitors, including a resurgent Huawei Group, are gaining ground. The group’s revenue in the Chi…