Apple: 10 Million in iPhone Sales Is Just the Beginning
Consumers have already snapped up more than 10 million of Apple’s new iPhones, and analysts say the fast start for the bigger phones will mean bigger sales for the company for the rest of the year.
Apple announced Monday that the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sparked record sales in the first three days they were available, besting the 9 million gadgets sold when the iPhone 5S and 5C debuted in 2013. But unlike last year, Apple reached a new high without China, where the devices have yet to win regulators’ stamp of approval, and supply appeared to be crimping sales where the new phones were available. That means Apple has most likely gleaned only a fraction of the riches its new iPhones promise, analysts say.
“There’s no question selling 10 million units of anything over a weekend is spectacular,” said analyst Avi Greengart of Current Analysis. “But that number just shows Apple’s supply. The demand is higher still.”
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