So Apple set a new record by ringing up 10 million units of the new Apple iPhone 6 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus over the three day launch weekend. How does this compare with other Apple launches, and the release of some of Samsung's Galaxy devices? Asymco's Horace Deidu put together a graph that measures the per day sales for these devices during pre-order and launch weekend periods.
For example, while the 10 million iPhone 6 units sold by Apple this past weekend set a cumulative record, on a per day basis the record belongs to the first day of the Apple iPhone 6 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus pre-order period. Apple tallied 4 million reservations that first day, which stands as the record for now. The launch weekend for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus resulted in 3.3 million units sold each day, good enough for second. That is followed by the 3 million units sold per day during the launch weekend for the Apple iPhone 5s and Apple iPhone 5c. The Apple iPhone 5 pre-order is next followed by the Apple iPhone 5 launch weekend.
Looking at Apple's tablet launches, the Apple iPad 4 and Apple iPad mini (both Wi-Fi only versions), tied the average sales per day seen during the Apple iPad 3's opening weekend. The stats for the Samsung Galaxy S II through the Samsung Galaxy S5 show much lower per day sales. It took a month for the Samsung Galaxy S4, the fastest selling Android phone ever, to reach the 10 million sales mark scored by the two new iPhone 6 models in just three days.
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Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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