Today Apple issued a press release announcing that it sold more than 1.7 million iPhone 4 terminals until June 26, breaking last year's record when they sold 1 million iPhone 3GS terminals in the days after the launch. It is an extraordinarily high number and it shows how much people want an iPhone 4 and this explains quite clearly why Apple has problems with the stock for the iPhone 4. Apple had managed to sell 2 million iPad tablets until June 7 when it it was the WWDC conference, but with the iPhone 4 it has already exceeded this figure, taking into account Sunday's sales.
It all started from the 600.000 orders made on the first day and the final result is a figure almost 3 times higher and Apple once again amazes the entire mobile phone manufacturing industry with its ability to promote a product.
An interesting aspect is that in the press release Apple says that the new iPhone 4 will be available in the other 22 countries until the end of July, so we can expect an iPhone 4 launch in the other countries around the end of July.
iPhone 4 Sales Top 1.7 Million
CUPERTINO, California-June 28, 2010-Apple® today announced that it has sold over 1.7 million of its iPhone® 4 through Saturday, June 26, just three days after its launch on June 24. The new iPhone 4 features FaceTime®, which makes video calling as easy as one tap, and Apple's new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in stunning text, images and video.
"This is the most successful product launch in Apple's history," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Even so, we apologize to those customers who were turned away because we did not have enough supply."
iPhone 4 also features a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD 720p video recording, Apple's A4 processor, a 3-axis gyro and up to 40 percent longer talk time-in a beautiful all-new design of glass and stainless steel that is the thinnest smartphone in the world.
iPhone 4 comes with iOS 4, the newest version of the world's most advanced mobile operating system, which features Multitasking, Folders, enhanced Mail, deeper Enterprise support and Apple's new iAd mobile advertising platform.
Pricing & Availability
iPhone 4 is available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 (US)* for the 16GB model and $299 (US) for the 32GB model in both Apple and AT&T's retail and online stores, Best Buy, Radio Shack and Wal-Mart stores. iPhone 4 is also available in the UK, France, Germany and Japan and will be available in an additional 18 countries by the end of July-Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
