IPhone 6 10 million sold in three days – Echoes

IPhone 6 10 million sold in three days – Echoes

This is a “record” for the group of Cupertino. In 2013, Apple had passed 9 million iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C during their first weekend marketing

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The level of pre-order announced it is now confirmed: the iPhone 6 is Apple smartphone achieved the best launch in the history of the firm at the apple. The group of Cupertino has sold over 10 million copies worldwide in the first weekend of marketing, said Monday the IT group in a statement.

It s ‘This is a “record” for Apple and that takes more than a million phones more than at the launch of the previous models (5S and 5C), which were sold last year to 9 million copies over the first three days. For the record, at the launch of the iPhone 5 in 2012, Apple had passed a little more than 5 million units only.

Queues uninterrupted

“ Sales of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 More exceeded our expectations for the weekend launch, we can not be more proud ( …) We want to thank all our customers who have allowed us to achieve the best launch in history, wiping away all of the other records set so far “, welcomed the Chief Tim Cook said in the statement.

Apple does not however separate figures for each model. The price of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (with a widescreen 5.5-inch) range from 199 to 499 dollars depending on the capacity. These prices are those reported by Apple to the United States in the light of cuts made by operators for long-term subscriptions.

Throughout the weekend, the firm Apple has reported continuous queues in front of his stores in the different countries where the two models of the iPhone 6 were launched last Friday: United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom , Australia.

In exchange, Apple stock is on uptick on Wall Street after an hour of trading.

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