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Apple Confirms iPhone 5 Preorders Top 2 Million In 24 Hours

Posted by samzenpus on from the got-to-have-one dept.

TheBoat writes "Apple announced on Monday that iPhone 5 preorders topped 2 million units in the smartphone's first 24 hours of pre-sale availability. That figure doubles Apple's first-day iPhone 4S sales last year, making the iPhone 5 Apple's fastest-selling smartphone ever. 'iPhone 5 pre-orders have shattered the previous record held by iPhone 4S and the customer response to iPhone 5 has been phenomenal,' Apple marketing boss Philip Schiller said."

7 of 428 comments (clear)

  1. How current iPhone users see the iPhone 5 by redback · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.imgur.com/Pp7xC.jpeg

  2. A sucker born every minute? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    By my calculations it's actually 1389 (rounded up) every minute.

  3. Re:Wow. by serviscope_minor · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're comparing apples and lemons.

    Actually, I believe he was comparing apples and samsungs.

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    SJW n. One who posts facts.
  4. Re:Apple Fanboys worry me... by serviscope_minor · · Score: 5, Funny

    I couldn't live in a world where Apple dominates everything.

    Well, you're not very good at thinking different than are you?

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    SJW n. One who posts facts.
  5. Re:Wow. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Exactly.

  6. Re:And the electronic garbage pile expands by Metabolife · · Score: 1, Funny

    My experience has been that iOS can breathe new life into an old ARM while Android will destroy the battery.

  7. Re:Wow. by KingMotley · · Score: 4, Funny

    when you have 2 kids things like this matter. not rooting and tooting and staying up all night getting excited...

    That is how you got the 2 kids if I am not mistaken.