Apple Confirms iPhone 5 Preorders Top 2 Million In 24 Hours

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."

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Re:Apple Fanboys worry me...

[Bogtha]

I've used Android since the first Android phone was released in 2008. Each time, I've waited for reviews before buying. Each time the reviews were good. Each time I was sorely disappointed. It took me a while to realise that reviews for Android phones have an implied "...for Android" at the end of each positive statement. "Snappy, responsive UI [for Android]". "Stable and bug-free [for Android]". "[Manufacturer] has promised frequent updates [for Android]".

Meanwhile, aside from a hardware fault with my first iPad (which was replaced on the spot on launch day, when stock was impossible to come by), I've been more than satisfied with the dozen or so Apple products I've bought in the same timeframe. I've pre-ordered an iPhone 5. Sure, I've never seen one in person, but I've got a very good idea of exactly what it's going to be like, and Apple, unlike the competition, have a track record of delivering.