Apple released official data on the number of pre-orders for smartphones iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the presentation of which took place on September 9 in California . The latest phones have broken records of all devices on the number of pre-orders.
Apple began taking pre-orders on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Friday last week. Order novelty may inhabitants of the USA, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
According to a press release from Apple, for the first 24 hours of sales of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is booked via the internet 4 million customers, that was an absolute record for all of the gadgets and twice surpassed the previous record set at the start of sales of the iPhone 5 ( 2 million ). In the past year, Apple has not disclosed the number of pre-orders for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c.
«Apple is pleased to announce a record number of pre-orders for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus - 4 million orders in the first 24 hours. Demand for iPhone exceeds the capacity of the initial supply. And although most of the ordered equipment will be shipped to customers as early as this Friday, some buyers will deliver smartphones during September and October, "- said in a press release Apple.
Customers pre-order on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Friday, get gadgets September 19, the day of the official sales in the "first wave".
Previously, AT & T, one of the largest mobile operators in the United States, also reported a record number of applications for the iPhone 6 as the first day of pre-order, and the first weekend after the start of pre-orders. In this regard, some users get their devices in October and not in September as originally planned.