Apple announces iPhone 4 sold 1.7 million in first three days
Apple on Monday announced that it sold more than 1.7 million units of the iPhone 4 in its first three days of availability, marking the strongest sales debut for an iPhone yet.
"This is the most successful product launch in Apple's history," Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said. The company's announced 1.7 million total was sold through Saturday, June 26. "Even so, we apologize to those customers who were turned away because we did not have enough supply."
The numbers shatter the previous launch record of 1 million held by both the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. Last year, the iPhone 3GS sold a million units in its first three days. Earlier this month, Apple revealed that the iPhone 4 hit 600,000 preorders on its first day alone.
It took Apple 74 days, or approximately two and a half months, to sell its first million iPhones back in 2007. The launch of the iPhone 3G in 2008 resulted in a million devices sold in just the first three days.
The launch of the iPhone 4 was also bolstered by an immediate presence in more international countries. Last Thursday, the handset launched in the U.S., France, Germany, the U.K. and Japan. Apple has plans to expand the international launch of iPhone 4 to 87 countries by September, its fastest global deployment of a new handset.
Apple's launch sales of 1.7 million devices exceed some analysts' expectations, who saw Apple selling 1.5 million of the iPhone 4 at launch.
Supplies of the iPhone 4 were constrained at launch, and Apple stopped accepting launch preorders just a day after they became available. Apple was forced to temporarily suspend its toll-free number due to demand, and AT&T, the exclusive wireless carrier of the iPhone in the U.S., struggled to verify eligibility of its existing customers as the company's servers slowed to a crawl.
"This is the most successful product launch in Apple's history," Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said. The company's announced 1.7 million total was sold through Saturday, June 26. "Even so, we apologize to those customers who were turned away because we did not have enough supply."
The numbers shatter the previous launch record of 1 million held by both the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. Last year, the iPhone 3GS sold a million units in its first three days. Earlier this month, Apple revealed that the iPhone 4 hit 600,000 preorders on its first day alone.
It took Apple 74 days, or approximately two and a half months, to sell its first million iPhones back in 2007. The launch of the iPhone 3G in 2008 resulted in a million devices sold in just the first three days.
The launch of the iPhone 4 was also bolstered by an immediate presence in more international countries. Last Thursday, the handset launched in the U.S., France, Germany, the U.K. and Japan. Apple has plans to expand the international launch of iPhone 4 to 87 countries by September, its fastest global deployment of a new handset.
Apple's launch sales of 1.7 million devices exceed some analysts' expectations, who saw Apple selling 1.5 million of the iPhone 4 at launch.
Supplies of the iPhone 4 were constrained at launch, and Apple stopped accepting launch preorders just a day after they became available. Apple was forced to temporarily suspend its toll-free number due to demand, and AT&T, the exclusive wireless carrier of the iPhone in the U.S., struggled to verify eligibility of its existing customers as the company's servers slowed to a crawl.
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And, boy this thing is snappy.
The numbers shatter last year's record, when the iPhone 3GS sold a million units in its first three days. ... The launch of the iPhone 3G in 2008 resulted in a million devices sold in just the first three days.
I assume there's a mistake in the article. If 2009 was a record of 1 million in 3 days, then 2008 couldn't have also been 1 million in 3 days.
I am one of those 1.7 million, and love the phone.
wow
i am gonna take the plunge today i hope
SOME reason's for higher sales is all the 18-24 month contracts are up now
and ATT let some high spending 12 month contract people to buy or switch out
and people who bought last month can also switch easy enough
this and the double glass single mill design
great antenna
and futuristic video voice wii talk also made this a no brainer
MBP owners can DL on there macs and sync to the iphone saving lots of trouble or high G charges
the wintel people must suffer
9
go apple
PS - loving my new iPhone 4
If I can sell my white 3Gs online for around $150 then going to upgrade pretty soon! Basically, out of pocket $50! Pretty good deal!
EDIT: Postulant says, 'Radio Shack will give you $200 for old 3Gs!' Pretty cool!
I'd say they could have moved 2.5 million pretty easily.
FYI: I was told by ATT I was eligible for the 4G upgrade even though I only have had the 3Gs for less than a year!
If I can sell my white 3Gs online for around $150 then going to upgrade pretty soon! Basically, out of pocket $50! Pretty good deal!
Radio Shack will offer you $200 for your 3GS.
No surprise at all.
No, agree!
But for those complaining about glass and reception - there will be plenty - because 1? of 1,7 m iPhones is 1700. Number are big these days!
Now I just wonder when I can motivate this for myself...
wow
i am gonna take the plunge today i hope
I'm not sure about Apple Stores, but ATT is saying they won't have any until tomorrow.
Wondering what that number could have been without constrained supply. And the white model.
I'd say they could have moved 2.5 million pretty easily.
I'd say you have no idea WTF you're talking about. "I mean, hey...let's just make an additional million phones." Sure, no problem.
wow
i am gonna take the plunge today i hope
SOME reason's for higher sales is all the 18-24 month contracts are up now
and ATT let some high spending 12 month contract people to buy or switch out
and people who bought last month can also switch easy enough
except that none of those are anything new. ATT has always allowed those paying high plans to update before 24 months, depending on how much higher they were
and the 'last month' thing is in part simply the standard 30 day policy. I believe they extended it by a couple of weeks because of the timing of the announcement and the release but otherwise it was just SOP
FYI: I was told by ATT I was eligible for the 4G upgrade even though I only have had the 3Gs for less than a year!
If I can sell my white 3Gs online for around $150 then going to upgrade pretty soon! Basically, out of pocket $50! Pretty good deal!
the iphone legacy prices are very sweet
november may be verizon turn
I assume there's a mistake in the article. If 2009 was a record of 1 million in 3 days, then 2008 couldn't have also been 1 million in 3 days.
Actually, 2009 sales EXCEEDED 1 million units, 2008 apple sold 1 million. I recall....
I am one of those 1.7 million, and love the phone.
Would have but they were sold out, and still are
There is no missing feature for this phone.
Just wait and see... There's no robot in the apple icon?