For the first three days, has sold 9,000,000 new models of iPhone. This is more than expected, and could delay deliveries to other countries, including Russia
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Apple announced that the new model of iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c set a record: three days from September 20, sold 9,000,000 units. Analysts polled by Reuters, predicted that Apple prodact 6-7,7 million iPhone.
previous smartphone – iPhone 5 – a year earlier at the beginning of the sales sold in three days in the amount of 5 million, and the iPhone 4s in 2010 – in the amount of 4 million
« The demand for iPhone 5s than originally scheduled delivery, so many orders that were placed in the shops, is scheduled to deliver in the coming weeks”, – the report says Apple. According to company CEO Tim Cook cited the company, the most successful iPhone launch in the history of devices: Apple has already sold off all of the first batch of iPhone 5s. How popular model iPhone 5c, Cook did not say.
Two new models of iPhone – iPhone 5s and fiscal iPhone 5c – Apple unveiled on September 10. iPhone 5s is made of anodized aluminum and is equipped with a fingerprint reader. Housing iPhone 5c – plastic, it has a less powerful processor than the iPhone 5s. Apple for the first time broke the tradition and introduced iPhone 5s, not only in white and black, but also in gold. A plastic iPhone 5c is available in packages of five colors at once.
the first day of sales Business Insider reported that the demand for iPhone 5s in the golden body manufacturer has surpassed all expectations.
Most stores almost out of smartphones, some – one by one. Chinese retailers are already on the first day sales of the new iPhone said that they no longer have smartphones golden. Now smartphone sold in 11 countries, only Apple promises to cover 100 countries.
assumed that a cheaper iPhone 5c will be popular in developing countries, particularly in China, which Apple is betting. But it turned out that the price difference between the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c – only $ 100. Analysts found the price of budget smartphone models are too high for emerging markets and quotes Apple began to fall, writes Reuters. But after yesterday’s announcement of record sales of iPhone stock again began to rise in price: at 20.00 MSK quotes have increased by 4.5% to $ 488.2 per share.
employee of one of the retailers said « Vedomosti” that supply the iPhone in Russia may begin as early as late October. A staff member other retailer believes that the high demand for the iPhone in the world may lead to the fact that deliveries to other countries, including Russia, will linger.
« We’ve heard that the iPhone could appear in Russia in late November – December – says the president ” Euroset “Alexander Malis. – But Russia – not a priority country for Apple, so it’s possible that the smartphone will go on sale later – as was the case with the iPhone 5 and 4s ». Lead Analyst, Mobile Research Group Eldar Murtazin also heard that the new iPhone will be sold in Russia in December. 9000000 – this is not the retail sale and shipment of stores and distributors, the real sales will be visible only in January, he says.
already seen that iPhone 5s in great demand, and plastic iPhone 5c – much less, said a top manager of Russian retail chain, and the supply, by contrast, is dominated by iPhone 5c, and iPhone 5s – in short, obviously, in shops accumulate a large number of iPhone 5c. Therefore, the Russian buyers can offer first iPhone 5c.
Apple spokesman declined to comment.
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