Apple's iPhone 5 Reaches 2 Million Pre-orders in 24 Hours

Rob Williams · 09-17-2012, 11:31 AM

Apple has today announced that its latest iPhone has successfully followed in the footsteps of its predecessor by becoming the fastest-selling smartphone of all time. Pre-orders topped-out at 2 million within the first 24 hours, more than doubling the previous record-holder, the iPhone 4S. The company notes that initial supply has been depleted, so had more phones been allocated for pre-order, the 2 million mark could have paled in comparison.

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madmat · 09-17-2012, 11:57 AM

Did you read about the European telecom that sent out texts with pre-order numbers and the numbers were actually to a phone sex line? That's just hilarious.

Rob Williams · 09-17-2012, 12:24 PM

Oh geez, haha!

09-17-2012, 11:31 AM	#1
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09-17-2012, 12:24 PM	#3
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