Apple: Pre-orders of iPhone 5 top two million in 24 hours

Double that of the iPhone 4S

| Sep 17, 2012

Apple has today announced that pre-orders of its newly announced iPhone 5 topped two million in just 24 hours - more than double what the iPhone 4S managed to achieve last year.

"iPhone 5 pre-orders have shattered the previous record held by iPhone 4S and the customer response to iPhone 5 has been phenomenal," Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said.

"iPhone 5 is the best iPhone yet, the most beautiful product we've ever made, and we hope customers love it as much as we do.'

Naturally, demand for the iPhone 5 greatly exceeds Apple's supply of the smartphone. This was clear last week when the Cupertino company flogged its entire initial stock of Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint iPhone 5s in under an hour.

If you're lucky, you'll get your mitts on an iPhone 5 come September 21st.

Anthony Usher

Anthony is a Liverpool, UK-based writer who fell in love with gaming while playing Super Mario World on his SNES back in the early '90s. When he isn't busy grooming his beard, you can find him replaying Resident Evil or Final Fantasy VII for the umpteenth time. Aside from gaming, Anthony likes hiking, MMA, and pretending he’s a Viking.

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