Apple sets new record with 1M iPhone 4S sales on first day

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in iPhone edited January 2014
Apple on Monday announced that its new iPhone 4S sold one million preorders in its first 24 hours of availability, setting a new record for the company.



"We are blown away with the incredible customer response to iPhone 4S," said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "The first day preorders for iPhone 4S have been the most for any new product that Apple has ever launched and we are thrilled that customers love iPhone 4S as much as we do."



The million sales surpass the previous single-day preorder record of 600,000 set by the iPhone 4 when it launched in 2010. Total sales on the launch day of the iPhone 4 reached 1.7 million, which tied the sales record previously set by the iPhone 3GS.



Of course, the iPhone 4 eventually went on to become Apple's best-selling smartphone in its history. Total iPhone sales reached 20.34 million in the last quarter alone, a record for the company.



The first indication that the iPhone 4S would break records came on Friday, when AT&T announced that preorders had topped 200,000 in the first 12 hours of availability. That number was the highest sum ever for any handset sold by the company, which is the second-largest carrier in the U.S.



Since preorders became available last Friday, Apple quickly sold out of handsets available on this Friday's launch date. New orders placed through Apple's website are given an estimated wait time of one to two weeks before the handset will ship.







The iPhone 4S will be available at all 245 Apple retail stores in the U.S. beginning at 8 a.m. local time on Friday, Oct. 14. It also marks the first time that the handset will be available from wireless provider Sprint, which is joining AT&T and Verizon as an authorized carrier.



The iPhone 4S is available in either black or white for $199 for the 16GB model, and $299 for the 32GB model, and $399 for the new 64GB model in the U.S. In addition to America, it will be available in Canada, Australia, the U.K., France, Germany and Japan this Friday, making it the fastest iPhone roll-out Apple has ever had.



Availability of the iPhone 4S will expand worldwide to 22 more countries by the end of October including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
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  • Reply 1 of 205
    linkgx1linkgx1 Posts: 742member
    My lord Goodness. Mind BLOWN!



    This doesn't even included the sales for the regular 4 and 3GS. Go Apple!
  • Reply 2 of 205
    asdasdasdasd Posts: 5,686member
    Sold or sales in the title and first paragraph should really say pre-orders.
  • Reply 3 of 205
    Where are alll the people who were soooooooo dissappointed that there was no iPhone 5 AND because there was no iPhone 5 AND they were sooooooo disappointed they claimed the 4S would be a dud? I'll bet they crawled back under their rocks!
  • Reply 4 of 205
    I got mine.
  • Reply 5 of 205
    linkgx1linkgx1 Posts: 742member
    I wonder if Mr Steve's passing has had an affect....
  • Reply 6 of 205
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by AppleInsider View Post


    "The first day preorders for iPhone 4S have been the most for any new product that Apple has ever launched and we are thrilled that customers love iPhone 4S as much as we do."



    Yep, looks like people were right. This thing is going to flop, iOS usage will drop to below 5%, and Droids will take over the earth. Mark it down!



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  • Reply 7 of 205
    Most people don't follow rumor sites. iPhone 4s is a decent upgrade.
  • Reply 8 of 205
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by linkgx1 View Post


    I wonder if Mr Steve's passing has had an affect....



    Maybe both an affect and an effect!
  • Reply 9 of 205
    Me too!



    I wonder if that's just pre orders that just go through the Apple site, or if it includes pre orders that were placed through the carriers websites?
  • Reply 10 of 205
    mine already Shipped !!!!
  • Reply 11 of 205
    ajitmdajitmd Posts: 365member
    What about China???
  • Reply 12 of 205
    conradjoeconradjoe Posts: 1,887member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by foxhunter101 View Post


    Where are alll the people who were soooooooo dissappointed that there was no iPhone 5



    They are all still out there.
  • Reply 13 of 205
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by asdasd View Post


    Sold or sales in the title and first paragraph should really say pre-orders.



    Seeing how they've already debited my card for it, I think it's fair to say "sold". (but not "delivered". )
  • Reply 14 of 205
    linkgx1linkgx1 Posts: 742member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by resnyc View Post


    Maybe both an affect and an effect!



    You ass!
  • Reply 15 of 205
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ConradJoe View Post


    They are all still out there.



    ... and grumpy as ever, I'm sure.



    Reminds me of a Steve quote I read recently, though I'm about to butcher it (and so I use quotes loosely):



    "It's difficult to show people what they want when they don't know what it looks like."
  • Reply 16 of 205
    matrix07matrix07 Posts: 1,993member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by foxhunter101 View Post


    Where are alll the people who were soooooooo dissappointed that there was no iPhone 5 AND because there was no iPhone 5 AND they were sooooooo disappointed they claimed the 4S would be a dud? I'll bet they crawled back under their rocks!



    I'm disappointed and considered holding off new phone purchase or even look elsewhere but after Steve passing I'll definitely buy it.

    Just got iPad 2 too.
  • Reply 17 of 205
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by foxhunter101 View Post


    Where are alll the people who were soooooooo dissappointed that there was no iPhone 5 AND because there was no iPhone 5 AND they were sooooooo disappointed they claimed the 4S would be a dud? I'll bet they crawled back under their rocks!



    It's the arrogance of the bloggers & analysts that they think they speak for the people. I think it's been quite obvious for some time now that they don't really have a clue what people look for in a phone.



    Apple didn't deliver a lot of super bells & whistles, they delivered a super polished device. To be quite honest I think what they were really upset about is that the form factor didn't change and the screen wasn't bigger. I really don't get the bigger screen thing, if you need a bigger screen get a tablet for crying out loud.



    I forget the article now but I know it was in reference to customer satisfaction. I'm pretty sure stability/reliability is like #1 on peoples list for why they use a specific brand. Apple has %89 retention rate, HTC %39, and Samsung %28. It really doesn't mean anything at all how many you sell, a true measure of brand is how many customers you keep. Yeah I've heard the arguments that some of those are Android users switching to another brand but fact is people will keep buying what they bought before if they really liked it. %61 of HTC users decided they didn't want another HTC, %72 of Samsung users decided they didn't want another Samsung, that's the bottom line.



    Oh, and %11 of iPhone users thought they'd find something better in an Android phone.
  • Reply 18 of 205
    conradjoeconradjoe Posts: 1,887member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by matrix07 View Post


    I'm disappointed and considered holding off new phone purchase or even look elsewhere but after Steve passing I'll definitely buy it.

    Just got iPad 2 too.



    Tell me - have you ever before chosen to purchase a product due to the death of the manufacturer's CEO?
  • Reply 19 of 205
    asdasdasdasd Posts: 5,686member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by hezetation View Post


    It's the arrogance of the bloggers & analysts that they think they speak for the people. I think it's been quite obvious for some time now that they don't really have a clue what people look for in a phone.



    Apple didn't deliver a lot of super bells & whistles, they delivered a super polished device. To be quite honest I think what they were really upset about is that the form factor didn't change and the screen wasn't bigger. I really don't get the bigger screen thing, if you need a bigger screen get a tablet for crying out loud.



    I forget the article now but I know it was in reference to customer satisfaction. I'm pretty sure stability/reliability is like #1 on peoples list for why they use a specific brand. Apple has %89 retention rate, HTC %39, and Samsung %28. It really doesn't mean anything at all how many you sell, a true measure of brand is how many customers you keep. Yeah I've heard the arguments that some of those are Android users switching to another brand but fact is people will keep buying what they bought before if they really liked it. %61 of HTC users decided they didn't want another HTC, %72 of Samsung users decided they didn't want another Samsung, that's the bottom line.



    Oh, and %11 of iPhone users thought they'd find something better in an Android phone.





    Apple defintely has a good chance to win back Android users, and keep them. Using an Apple machine is a valve, going to Android is a revolving door.
  • Reply 20 of 205
    matrix07matrix07 Posts: 1,993member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ConradJoe View Post


    Tell me - have you ever before chosen to purchase a product due to the death of the manufacturer's CEO?



    I'm never fond of CEO. Even hate all of them, but one.
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