Apple sells 10 million iPhones in first weekend after debut
Customers wait in line on Sept. 19, 2014, before the sales started for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus at the Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif. Credit: Bloomberg News / David Paul Morris
Apple Inc said it sold a record 10 million iPhones in the first weekend after its new, larger phone models went on sale in 10 countries on Friday.
The phones, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, drew more than 4 million preorders on Sept. 12, more than double the 2 million orders for the company's iPhone 5 model in the same period two years ago.
Analysts had estimated first-weekend sales of up to 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models, based on the first-day preorders.
Last year, Apple sold 9 million iPhone 5S and 5C models in 11 countries, including China, in the first weekend. Sales of the new models in China have been delayed by regulatory issues.
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