Apple sold 4 million of its new iPhones in the first 24 hrs

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Apple has announced today that it sold 4 million of its new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus during their first 24 hours on sale. The large number clearly shows that there was significant demand for the device and also explains why some of the phones are now backordered several weeks.

Apple said that this is the fastest-selling iPhone launch in the company's history. If you don't want to wait the extra time it now takes after ordering to receive your device, you can take a chance by visiting an Apple Store on Friday to see if you can get your hands on one.

The new iPhones comes in much larger sizes, 4.7in and 5.5in; this is a big shift from the prior devices that had 4in screens or smaller. With new features like Apple Pay, a 'one-handed' mode, and of course, iOS 8, consumers were evidently eager to jump on the device.

Even though Apple's devices are rarely first to incorporate new features like NFC, they tend to make whatever feature they introduce mainstream. Apple Pay will likely be widely supported by retailers even though many have been slow to adopt other forms of NFC payments that have been available on Android devices for years.

For comparison, Apple's iPhone 5 sold 5 million units in the first weekend of availability.



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LiaPosted:

I don't like the shape of the phone, reminds me of the third, why do they keep making phones that are no different to previous made ones? :/

DusknoirPosted:

The new iPhone doesn't even have much different features from the iPhone 5s and 5c.

DomixinPosted:

I'm really thinking about picking one up on the next couple of weeks, this 4S just isn't doing it for me anymore.

AstronautsPosted:

Even though I currently am happy with my phone, I would really like the iphone 6. I like big screens but the 6+ looks too big imo, the iPhone 6 however looks perfect. 4 million is a lot but IPhones are always successful anyways lol.

AAmbitions6000Posted:

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Inq Wow that is an insane amount of phones


4,000,000 / $500 a phone? It really isn't. Their phones are just expensive.

If you plan is up, you can get a phone for 300$ for the 32gb. Don't know what the 16gb and 64gb are but your pricing is way off

TricksPosted:

I'll get mine in the next couple of weeks, I'm pretty excited for it. The more battery and better rez is what sold it for me.

NBCPosted:

I have my 6 right now, I didn't really want the 6+ and I really enjoy my 6 for the moment

OrthoPosted:

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Inq Wow that is an insane amount of phones


4,000,000 / $500 a phone? It really isn't. Their phones are just expensive.


why are you saying $500 a phone? There's different prices. Don't make pointless estimations.

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My iPhone 6 came in today and it's awesome!

V12Posted:

Does anyone know the measurements from top of the iphone 6 plus to the bottom (not the screen size). I want to draw it on a paper to see if it would feel comfortable in my hands.

KonviictedPosted:

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Inq Wow that is an insane amount of phones


4,000,000 / $500 a phone? It really isn't. Their phones are just expensive.


Did you really say it really isn't that much phones? It is especially a lot because of the fact that they are expensive! And not all models are $500, just the most expensive one, so it wouldn't be 4,000,000 / $500. You have no idea what you're talking about... this is probably going to be the most sold phone yet, seeing as the iPhone 5 was, and this is smashing that record.


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