By: Aseem Gaurav on September 17, 2012
Apple’s fifth generation iPhone is not only bigger, faster and lighter, but according to US mobile network AT&T it is also the fastest selling iPhone yet, surpassing Apple's previous iPhone sales records.
Although the carrier did not offer any numbers to support its claim, it said the pre-orders for the iPhone 5 have surpassed those of all previous models on the device’s first day of availability, and over the weekend as well.
"Customers ordered more iPhones from AT&T than any previous model both on its first day of preorders and over the weekend," the company said in a statement released on Monday.
However, not word has come out from Apple or its other carrier partners, Verizon and Sprint.
Meanwhile, queues are gathering outside various Apple Stores around the world. The new iPhone would go on sale on September 21. In the past too, Apple fanboys and fangirls have have queued for days, travelled thousands of miles and spent thousands of pound to be among the first to own Apple's newest products.
The physical sale is expected to see major rush by people who have been holding off upgrade.
Analysts are expecting the new iPhone sale to be a bestseller and it would be a major surprise if it didn't outsell the previous version.
According to J P Morgan, the sale of iPhone 5 is likely to add between a quarter and a half percentage point to fourth quarter annualised growth in the US.
Amidst much anticipation, Apple launched the much awaited iPhone 5 at its September 12 event in San Francisco. Built from aluminium and glass, the iPhone 5 weighs 112 gm and is 20 percent lighter than the iPhone 4S, and is the thinnest iPhone yet at 7.6mm thick. The new iPhone comes with iOS 6, Apple’s new mobile operating system, which includes Apple's own Maps app, an updated version of Siri and lots more.
iPhone 5 specs:
4-inch, 326ppi Retina display at 1136 x 640 pixels,
GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, LTE and Wi-Fi
GPS
Bluetooth
8 megapixel camera with 1080p HD recording, 720p front-facing camera
16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions
Apple’s fifth generation iPhone is not only bigger, faster and lighter, but according to US mobile network AT&T it is also the fastest selling iPhone yet, surpassing Apple's previous iPhone sales records.
Although the carrier did not offer any numbers to support its claim, it said the pre-orders for the iPhone 5 have surpassed those of all previous models on the device’s first day of availability, and over the weekend as well.
"Customers ordered more iPhones from AT&T than any previous model both on its first day of preorders and over the weekend," the company said in a statement released on Monday.
However, not word has come out from Apple or its other carrier partners, Verizon and Sprint.
Meanwhile, queues are gathering outside various Apple Stores around the world. The new iPhone would go on sale on September 21. In the past too, Apple fanboys and fangirls have have queued for days, travelled thousands of miles and spent thousands of pound to be among the first to own Apple's newest products.
The physical sale is expected to see major rush by people who have been holding off upgrade.
Analysts are expecting the new iPhone sale to be a bestseller and it would be a major surprise if it didn't outsell the previous version.
According to J P Morgan, the sale of iPhone 5 is likely to add between a quarter and a half percentage point to fourth quarter annualised growth in the US.
Amidst much anticipation, Apple launched the much awaited iPhone 5 at its September 12 event in San Francisco. Built from aluminium and glass, the iPhone 5 weighs 112 gm and is 20 percent lighter than the iPhone 4S, and is the thinnest iPhone yet at 7.6mm thick. The new iPhone comes with iOS 6, Apple’s new mobile operating system, which includes Apple's own Maps app, an updated version of Siri and lots more.
iPhone 5 specs:
4-inch, 326ppi Retina display at 1136 x 640 pixels,
GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, LTE and Wi-Fi
GPS
Bluetooth
8 megapixel camera with 1080p HD recording, 720p front-facing camera
16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions
