Apple sells 1 million iPhones in first weekend

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/07/14iphone.html

That is amazing! I mean, 270'000 in the first weekend first time around, and that was already a ton...1'000'000 this time! Of course, worldwide launch, but that is good.

 

WoW,it is a great number!apple,please let us to buy them for 400 already unlocked

 

my aunt is buying 3 of them. LOL

 

Hopefully the sales at Rogers in Canada was rather low. Maybe that'll help our case, that we're being way overcharged for data plans.

 

Wow.... i'm pretty speechless.... That's more than $200 million in revenue in just 3 days. I'm sure this statistics is driving Nokia and Motorola nuts! Looks like Apple will soon play the monopoly game in the cell phone industry!

 

Don't worry about a monopoly with prices as bad as they are.

 

Good for them! Apple ftw

 

Canada sold about 10 thousand with the average of us (canada) and the other 19 countries (excluding US and Uk) being 18 thousand. We were pretty behind

here's the link, its at the very bottom.

http://www.appleinsider.com/article...whos_making_iphone_3g_purchases_thus_far.html

 

Nokia will definitely stay @ number 1 spot with their N series .iPhone lacks many standard phone features & Symbian based devices have more support than apple. Newly formed Symbian foundation will be real threat for apple mobile OSX

 

To be honest, I'd rather have something that is good/better for the consumer
They should sell the iphones unlocked

 

While i respect your opinion, one thing is true of all people. No matter how good a product is people always find something to b!tch about. Im not pointing fingers since i do it myself, but you've gotta take its positive qualities and move on.

The iPhone fits my needs well and thats what i want.

 

Yea, you wish. The iPhone sells phenomenally well in the US and UK, but most other places are pretty lacklustre in terms of sales, and most of Asia is pretty much ignoring it - Nokia N series and LG Viewty represent better values, and Apple really isn't that big/hyped over there. Like, the type of people who have the money to blow on an iPhone are already in N95/96 or Viewtys and don't really care about the new 3G/GPS features of the iPhone - they've had them for quite a while now, and the other specs of the iPhone are downright mediocre in comparison to those phones as well - 2MP camera vs 5MP which is the standard there now, lack of good codec support (excellent reason to go Viewty), etc.

 

Funny you mentioned the Viewty I just bought myself an LG KE990 Viewty a month ago and i really have to say the iphone is a much better phone. Although the KE990 can take better pictures, it seems so fragile compared to the iphone and battery life is just so poor (it can't even last a day.... maybe I have a faulty battery, but for now, I'm still using my iphone). The touchscreen seems a little less responsive too.
Also, in China and Hong Kong, the iphone is quite popular due to the limited supply. People there are even willing to pay more retail too.
As for the N95/96, i don't have much experience with those, so I can't really say. The last Nokia I used was an 8800 which was very disappointing and a complete waste of money IMO

 

I have N95 8GB version .It's the best phone i ever used.My sister have iPhone & N95 is superb except screen size.
Nokia 8800 is utter waste of money . designer vice Nokia 8800 is great ,but lack of features can't justify it's price .

 

Outside of Japan, Apple is a relatively low-profile company there. If you've visited Asia, you'll notice instead of the common sight of white earbuds (iPods) in everyone's ears here in North America, you'll see everyone's chatting on cellphones...and they're all high-tech, fancy cellphones.

So I'm not surprised that Apple sales aren't fantastic in Asia. It'll take more than what's currently being offered to win the Asian market.

 

Loving the new iPhone...couldn't be happier with it so far.

 

The reason the battery life is horrible on the Viewty is the 3G, which sucks up power on ANY phone like there is no tomorrow.

IMO, I'd rather have a Viewty than an iPhone, but I guess I'll take what I can get. The Viewty is better looking, takes far superior pictures, and has DivX support. That pretty much seals it, but at $400 unlocked, I can't really afford one.

N95/96 are the highest end of the highest end of the highest end of phones in terms of features and absolute amount of technology packed into one device. If you haven't handled one, you can't say much. The 8800 was kind of a bit more than crap, it doesn't have any place in this discussion.

 

The iPhone is nice, but has too many shortcomings to warrant swapping my N95 for one. Maybe a version 3 will change my mind, but until then, no thanks.

 

The iPhone should make the target 10million sales by the end of this year as Apple had planned.

 

the problem with selling the phones unlocked outright is that they now open themselves up to having to deal with customer support for all phone services, worldwide, that would be an absolute nightmare, it is already a nightmare dealing with any phone company.

and the thing about Apple customers is, they expect customer service that is above and beyond what would really be possible if the phones were sold completely unlocked and open to every carrier.

it is just the STUPID carriers that should absolutely not require any type of contract, that makes absolutely no sense what so ever beyond being terrible for consumers, people would be much happier to pay these companies if they didn't have to be so tied to them.

it is just a damn phone service, not a loan AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and every single other phone service provider in the history of the world.

 

Depends on what theme you use. With the black, silver or a custom theme that's low on flash usage, you can get a fair bit more batterylife. I charge my KU990 viewty (no idea what the difference between KE990 and KU990 is) like every other or third day, normal usage (calling, texting, camera, bit of surfing, playing bejeweled).

And 8800 is not comparable with their S60 handsets.

 

Actually, depending if I can get around $300 for my N95, I may switch to an iPhone. I suppose I'll have to see what the App Store comes up with in a few weeks. $910 unlocked from Optus, just have to wait until they have stock.

 

I love apple and everything, but am I the only person who seems a tad bit unimpressed by the 1 million mark? It was a WORLDWIDE release, not a U.S. only release.

Pretty sure Nokia sales were comparable if not higher that week. (By all means, correct me if I'm wrong.)

 

Circa just to clarify a couple of points here as what you said simply isn't true.

1) The iPhone is covered under warranty by Apple Inc, not the carrier. Any defect with the handset is the sole responsibility of Apple, not the carrier. No manufacturer of any handset worldwide ever accepts responsibility for network issues of carriers. Apple are no exception.
2) The service from mobile phone providers is entirely seperate from the handset. If you have read the terms and conditions you would know this. Any assistance given by a carrier in fixing your phone, giving loan phones etc is a courtesy, not a contractual or legal obligation.

As for Apples success Nokia sells 1.28 million phones worldwide PER DAY. Sorry to burst the bubble that alot of Apple fanboys live in but Apple is not a major player and as Syrc rightly said the iPhone 3G rollout was a worldwide one, not just restricted to the US. If Nokia can sell 6.4 million in the same period with no sect-like fanbase and no months-long buildup of hype with incredible amounts spent on advertising and the interwebs full support I don't think the Nokia empire is really at risk just yet.

Also please bear in mind that companies like Nokia have now been given the opportunity to engage in vast R+D for their next gen phones. Never underestimate the Finnish, they have a habit of fighting back, viciously.

 

Can you show the basis of that? Unless it's an EU law, we don't have that in sweden. Or Great Brittain (Vodafone, O2, Orange all do this).

 

Hey fabarati. I just edited my post cause I simply shot my mouth off without checking the relevant EU law. I got it wrong, sorry. I reckon my hangover is worse than I thought. I still blame my EU law lecturer who told me that was the case but I should check before posting.

So in Sweden can you get sim free phones? Does that mean they wont let you buy any simfree phones over in Sweden or are they just not offered for sale because people wouldn't buy them. The usual practice for EU states is to implement their own laws. In France you can't not offer a simfree variant. Belgium outright ban locking of phones at all. In Ireland you have to offer an unlock after a period of time or money spent. I just read that the UK carriers don't have to provide codes at all which is totally ridiculous. Germany is all over the place with their laws (very un-German really). However some are starting to bring cases for restricting trade within the common market and their is the small issue of carriers carteling roaming charges which the EU didnt take kindly too, which is another reason to not be told by a carrier what you should do with your phone.

 

The only Carrier that brands its phone here is Three. The others sell almost all their phones sim free, and even if you get one subsidized with a contract, it's unlocked. A few years a go this wasn't the case. But one of the main offenders, Vodafone sweden, was bought out by Telenor, norwegian carrier. You can now no longer buy vodafone live! phones here anymore, even if Telenor cooperates with vodafone.

The carrier that sells the iPhone, however, are kinda evil. So Expensive contracts and locked phones.

By the way, I'm assuming your either a law student, lawyer or on your way to be one. I'm a law student, my self.

 

Damm ! after waiting a week longer than everywhere else, I turned up to my Orange store this afternoon, and everything had gone.. in the whole city.. It will be at least another week before more stock arrives, but being France, that means its more likely that it will be another month before I get hold of one.
Oh well my 2G will have to do I guess.
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That sounds like a perfect system. I really like the idea of having an unlocked phone even on contract straight off the bat. O2 have the iPhone over here and its simply too expensive to really go for and they only offer 1gb data and no visual voicemail. I'll stick with my 2G iPhone on Meteor PAYG until O2 stop epitomizing rip-off Ireland. Selling iPhones at inflated prices locked to the network in a country which is hitting a major recession is not gonna help Apple's market penetration in Ireland. Companies like Nokia and Sony Ericsson will likely not adopt such restrictive measures and with new operating systems from both on iPhone-like handsets I reckon this could be the iPhones eventual undoing. Guess you have it as bad over in Sweden with locked handsets and poor tariffs. What kind of prices are they charging you for the iPhone privilege?

Vodafone are really evil over here in Ireland. I used to work for them and had a contract with them for years but after they started using my account to trial new tariffs without my permission (actually changing my tariff and charging my bank account €1500 a month) and handing out my bank details to unauthorized 3rd parties I decided to leave the contract. They also left thousands of customers account info (including mine) in a skip surrounded by the public when they renovated their store on Dublin's busiest shopping street. I don't deal with companies like that. Its one of the reasons I believe all phones should be unlocked or at least legally unlockable so that customers don't have to put up with poor service to retain their preferred handset. Apple with the iPhone don't appear to agree.

Just to complete the evil/incompetence I quit the job with Vodafone and nearly brought assault, theft and libel charges against my former manager. Its ok though cause last I heard he was on the run from 5 countries police forces for mobile phone theft on a grand scale. Karma . Never again will I associate with Vodafone Ireland.

I just completed my LLB with honours and studying for the New York Bar. Which should mean I know the law but I think from my previous post I have a long way to go and shouldn't get arrogant. Good to hear from another legalized NBR member. What year are you in?

 

The cheapest iPhone contract (that offers the iPhone subsidized) includes 100 minutes talk, 100 sms and 100 MB surfing. The monthly fee is €30, and the iphone itself costs €265 for the 8 GB, when binding yourself for 18 months and €180 for 24 months. The 16 GB goes for €350 @ 18 months and €265 @ 24 months.

I just finished my first year. But no worries, in our business everything always changes, so you'll never really know the law. Especially considering how two similar laws from two countries can mean so different verdicts.