Apple may have sold 1.5 million iPhone 4s already

This will come as no surprise to anyone who saw all of those lines yesterday: Analysts are saying that Apple probably sold over 1.5 million iPhones yesterday, with 600,000 preorders, 100,000 in-store sales, and 50,000 sales from other places like Best Buy, with the rest coming from overseas. If that number is true (it's still just an estimate at this point), then Apple soundly broke early sales of the iPhone 3GS, which took a whole weekend to break one million sales. Still, as I said, record numbers wouldn't be surprising at all, given the turnouts at Apple Stores.

Oppenheimer analyst Yar Reiner also says that about 76 percent of the buyers yesterday were actually upgrading their iPhones, with only about 21 percent switching to AT&T. Of the customers getting an iPhone for the first time, 41 percent were originally T-Mobile, with only 28 percent coming from Verizon (who is rumored to be getting its own iPhone soon).

No matter what the final numbers turn out to be, yesterday was a heck of a day for Apple -- anecdotally, it was the biggest launch many of us have ever seen. It's only a day after release, and already the iPhone 4 is a huge success.

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Jeff

I wonder how many they would have sold if they had enough for anyone who wanted one. Like me for instance.

June 26 2010 at 2:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jonathan

Well as it seems (according to sister site engadget) that verizon plans to announce Sunday that it will NOT be carrying iPhone4, can we please stop repeating this nonsense. There will MOST LIKELY NOT be a verizon iPhone. It's nonsense. Won't happen.
At least not until lte if verizon decides to use gsm for voice and not stick w CDMA like they've been quoted as saying in the past.

June 25 2010 at 4:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Alex

We all know that. Verizon will be getting the iPhone 5

June 25 2010 at 10:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dave.healey

When do you think the screen novelty wear off??
I'm sat in my garden, enjoying the afternoon sun and I am just in awe of this screen still.
It is unbelievably impressive, words can't describe just how good it is without the usual cliche.
The best bit is apple has hit the pinnacle with the retina screen, I don't care what anyone says, other phones can only catch up, you simply cannot improve on this. If any display exceeds the retina specs, it will only be on paper, it couldn't possibly be noticable, it's THAT good!

June 25 2010 at 1:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

casmith07

Well, you won't see this story on Gizmodo. Only stories about how the sky is falling due to Apple's existence.

June 25 2010 at 1:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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casmith07

Hahaha, I like you, you're funny.

June 25 2010 at 1:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

scholler

Is the picture from Tucson?

June 25 2010 at 1:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dtflick

You can walk into the walden galleria mall in Cheektowaga, outside buffalo, ny and get a iPhone 4 or iPad, any model. Picked up my iphone this morning. Still had plenty when I left and no line.

June 25 2010 at 12:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

xblacholex

This doesn't surprise me at all..based on the number of preorders and the number they are shipping for walk-ins at AT&T next week..

June 25 2010 at 12:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

drakhul

at this rate, I'm guessing months...

June 25 2010 at 12:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Anyone know when you'll be able to walk into a store and pick one up? Days, weeks, months?

June 25 2010 at 12:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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