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Apple Sells More Than 10 Million New iPhones In First 3 Days

Posted by samzenpus on from the get-it-now dept.

An anonymous reader writes Apple has announced that it sold over 10 million new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models, just three days after the launch on September 19. From the article: "Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company could have sold even more iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models if supplies had been available. Analysts had estimated first-weekend sales of up to 10 million iPhones, after Apple booked record pre-orders of 4 million on Sept. 12, the day pre-orders opened."

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  1. Almost twice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    What they sold in their first year. Amazing.

    1. Re:Almost twice by Mike+Buddha · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, that first iPhone really sucked.

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  2. Sales figures are news now? by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Can we get this in perspective please?

    How many phones does Samsung and Google sell every time there is a new Android phone?

    1. Re:Sales figures are news now? by ugen · · Score: 4, Informative

      Not sure about other products, but here is the recent article about Samsung Galaxy S5.
      Samsung sold 5 million Galaxy 5S phones in the entire month of May (which was evidently the first full month of sales)
      The article says that it sold less in its first month than Apple sold iPhones 5S in the same month.
      http://bgr.com/2014/07/16/galaxy-s5-vs-iphone-5s-sales-may/

      I know there is always a "many Android phones vs one Apple" argument. But numbers are what they are.

    2. Re:Sales figures are news now? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

      That report is a bit misleading, given it ignores the first two weeks after launch where sales are always highest. Samsung sold 10 million phones in first 25 days

    3. Re:Sales figures are news now? by sribe · · Score: 2, Informative

      How many phones does Samsung and Google sell every time there is a new Android phone?

      They never release actual sales figures like Apple does. They only speak in vague hand-wavy terms about the great success of each release. In fact, Apple is actually the only manufacturer of phones or tablets who releases actual sales figures. (Samsung has occasionally released "shipped" numbers sometime between stuffing the channel and starting to take the returns...)

    4. Re:Sales figures are news now? by ArcadeMan · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, there you have it. The iPhone 6 is eight times better than the Galaxy S5.

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    5. Re:Sales figures are news now? by sribe · · Score: 2

      Samsung sold 5 million Galaxy 5S phones...

      An analyst estimates that Samsung sold 5M in the first month; Samsung does not actually release sales numbers.

    6. Re:Sales figures are news now? by Penguinisto · · Score: 5, Informative

      To top that off, Apple always reports actual sales, whereas Samsung reports shipment to retailers, which may not necessarily count as sales - at least not in the sense of sales directly into customer hands.

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    7. Re:Sales figures are news now? by dsginter · · Score: 4, Funny

      Can we get this in perspective please?

      This is roughly 4.8 Libraries of Congress per foot-pound.

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    8. Re:Sales figures are news now? by AmiMoJo · · Score: 3, Insightful

      There are more Android devices to choose from. Choice is good for consumers, but means that individual models can't hit Apple's numbers.

      Who cares anyway? This is a bizarre pissing contest if ever I saw one. Millions of people watch reality TV, that doesn't make it good.

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    9. Re:Sales figures are news now? by horza · · Score: 2

      Samsung galaxy S2 April 2011, S3 May 2012, S4 April 2013, S5 April 2014.

      Apple iPhone 3S July 2008, iPhone 4 October 2011, iPhone 5 September 2012, 6S September 2014.

      The Apple market are completely locked into one device, and are forced to wait twice as long on average to be able to upgrade. Therefore I would expect the numbers to be twice as large initially but dying off to a far smaller total than the Samsung devices.

      Phillip.

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    10. Re:Sales figures are news now? by wbo · · Score: 3, Informative

      Apple iPhone 3S July 2008, iPhone 4 October 2011, iPhone 5 September 2012, 6S September 2014.

      Apple tends to release a new phone roughly once a year. In your list you left out the 3GS (June 2009), iPhone 4S (October 2011), 5C and 5S (September 2013).

      The actual releases look like this:

      • 1st gen: June 2007
      • 3G: July 2008
      • 3GS: June 2009
      • 4: June 2010
      • 4S: October 2011
      • 5: September 2012
      • 5C, 5S: September 2013
      • 6 / 6 Plus: September 2014
  3. Is this related to.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do these impressive sales numbers have anything to do with the "announcement" earlier today?

    http://idle.slashdot.org/story...

    1. Re:Is this related to.. by ArcadeMan · · Score: 3, Funny

      We'll have to get the number of microwaves sold during the same period.

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  4. I got 4 of them. by Rockoon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I purchased one, but its microwave charger was broken, so I got another but that one was broken too. Each time when the microwave charger broke, even normal charging no longer worked.

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    1. Re:I got 4 of them. by ugen · · Score: 5, Funny

      You need to set your microwave to "fruit" option to charge it.

    2. Re:I got 4 of them. by geekmux · · Score: 3, Funny

      You need to set your microwave to "fruit" option to charge it.

      Hey, I don't see a frui...son of a bitch, I knew that bastard was lying about my microwave being iOS8 ready.

      Damn, I wonder how long I'm gonna have to wait for that firmware update...

  5. Apple sheeple... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ....something something... walled garden...something something... stroke my neckbeard.

  6. Re:Android sells one and Half Billion every day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We're what, 9 billion people on this Earth and closest part of space and you want us to belive that 1 billion Android devices are sold every day?

  7. How many are new Apple customers? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Most of the new iPhones seem to be going to existing iPhone users. Trading in old phones after the contract expires brings in some new money for Apple without increasing market share.

  8. Re:Android sells one and Half Billion every day by ugen · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In other news Hyundai outsells BMW 4 to 1. To each his own.

  9. Re:Android sells one and Half Billion every day by nine-times · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're what, 9 billion people on this Earth and closest part of space and you want us to belive that 1 billion Android devices are sold every day?

    Actually it's more like 7 billion (I think 6.9?) people on Earth, and he's saying that 1.5 billion Android phones are sold every day. I had no idea, but that's pretty impressive.

  10. Re:Lemmings by DougOtto · · Score: 2

    Yet, in the same paragraph, you call people lemmings because of their choice of device.

    Hypocrit much?

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  11. Judge not lest ye be judged.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I would say that most of the people I know use iPhones. I have never heard any one of those iPhone users judging an Android phone user as an inferior person, less successful, or not as hip. I have, however, consistently hear all the usual judgements from Android users against iPhones users: lemmings, idiots with too much money, Steve Jobs worshippers, etc.

    1. Re:Judge not lest ye be judged.... by Savage-Rabbit · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I would say that most of the people I know use iPhones. I have never heard any one of those iPhone users judging an Android phone user as an inferior person, less successful, or not as hip. I have, however, consistently hear all the usual judgements from Android users against iPhones users: lemmings, idiots with too much money, Steve Jobs worshippers, etc.

      That is true for the most part and going out on a limb here, the most obnoxiously judgemental computer users I meet are usualy Linux geeks. I have met very, very few OS X or Windows users who go out of their way to heap scorn on Linux users the way some Linux do about Windows and Mac users.

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  12. Apple is like a posh handbag by tuppe666 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    In other news Hyundai outsells BMW 4 to 1. To each his own.

    I am not sure if Apple is Like BMW with small memory, and storage, and screen resolution and battery..without features like waterproofing...maybe a smart car?

    But one thing is for certain is that whatever make Apple is Android is Ferrari, Mercedes Benz, Ford Toyota, Royals Royce etc etc

    1. Re:Apple is like a posh handbag by binarylarry · · Score: 5, Insightful

      iPhone is a product, android is an industry.

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    2. Re:Apple is like a posh handbag by Savage-Rabbit · · Score: 4, Insightful

      iPhone is a product, android is an industry.

      Which is why boasting that Android is outselling iPhones is a bit like pointing out that the entire rest of the car industry is outselling BMW and therefore BMW must suck.

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  13. Re:Lemmings by SumDog · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Beats Audio Headphones

    I am an Android user, but I will say the iPhone isn't beats. It's actually a decent piece of hardware and software. I don't particularaly like iOS and will stick to my Android, but it's also not horrible and a lot of people develop for it. I'm also glad we have both options, plus Windows Mobile too. More options are better for the market and people who write apps for only one OS are idiots.

    It's still half of beats though. There are a lot of people who buy eyeProducts because of the marketing. I liked OSX 10.6, but everything since than has been shit. Final Cut X is god awful. There are pros and cons to everything.

  14. Re:10 Million? by TechyImmigrant · · Score: 2

    Don't believe everything you hear online. Try it for yourself to be sure.

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  15. Excellent point. Android users are the snobs. by Brannon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    iPhone users, by and large, couldn't care less what kind of phone you use. The world needs more options and fewer snobs.

    1. Re:Excellent point. Android users are the snobs. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Are you kidding? The iPhone is a fashion accessory to many, and not having one is the equivalent of not wearing Prada when all the cool kids are. It's the hipster clique phone, for people who think different and are not part of the herd.

      LOL, sorry, but no. The very original iPhone had some prestige factor to it, but they haven't been "fashion accessories" for a very long time. Prada wouldn't be Prada if you could buy it at Walmart. iPhones have been relatively cheap since the 3G version, and if you paid more for an expensive large capacity edition, there was no way for an onlooker to tell. Far, far, far too many people have iPhones for them to be considered any sort of status symbol. Your description, however, is possibly an Android user's perception of an iPhone user, and would neatly explain most of the unwarranted angst towards them.

  16. Re:individual vs carrier sales. by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I wonder how many of those phones went to carriers and counted as 'First day sales'? How many actual _humans_ bought phones?

    Since Apple reports sales to end users, approximately 0 and 10,000,000, respectively.

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  17. Re:Shipped figures vs Sale figures by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Samsung does not sell phones directly to the end user. Their customers are the retailers (including the carriers), which take title and assume risk of loss for the phones. Any phones which are shipped into the channel count as a sale for Samsung.

  18. More than Microsoft by sproketboy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    More than Microsoft sold in it's whole history!