iPhone 5 first weekend sales cross five millionApple Monday said it has sold over five million of its new iPhone 5 sets just three days after its launch Sep 21. Demand
for iPhone 5 exceeded the initial supply and while the majority of
pre-orders have been shipped to customers, many are scheduled to be
shipped in October, the company said in a statement.
iPhone 5 is
available in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong,
Japan, Singapore and the UK, and will be available in 22 more countries
including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy and Luxembourg on Sep 28 and in more than 100 countries by the end
of the year.
"Demand for iPhone 5 has been incredible and we
are working hard to get an iPhone 5 into the hands of every customer who
wants one as quickly as possible," said Tim Cook, Apple's chief
executive officer.
"While we have sold out of our initial
supply, stores continue to receive iPhone 5 shipments regularly and
customers can continue to order online and receive an estimated delivery
date," he added.
iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone and features a new four-inch retina display and an Apple-designed A6 chip.
It
comes either in white and silver or black and slate, and is available
in the US for a suggested retail price of $199, for the 16GB model and
$299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the 64GB model.
iPhone 5 first weekend sales cross five million
