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iPhone 5 pre-orders sell out in one hour, 22 times faster than iPhone 4S, further spotlighting Apple’s dominance

Friday, September 14, 2012 · 8:34 am · 80 Comments

“Preoders for the iPhone 5 went live at midnight tonight and, true to form, they went like hotcakes,” Billy Gallagher reports for TechCrunch.

“You may remember that it took 22 hours for the iPhone 4S and about 20 hours for the iPhone 4 to sell out of its pre-order, launch-day stock,” Gallagher reports. “The iPhone 5 took just about 60 minutes.”

Gallagher reports, “Yep. One hour after pre-orders went live tonight, Apple.com shifted shipping expectations from one to two weeks due to the overwhelming demand.”

iPhone 5 sold out, slips to 2 weeks shipping

Read more in the full article here.

MacDailyNews Take: Naysayers, bow your heads in shame.

We got ours! Did you get yours?

“The iPhone 5 will break all smartphone sales records – just like every single iPhone model before it.” – MacDailyNews Take, September 9, 2012

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NPD: U.S. market may be too saturated for the new iPhone to beat the iPhone 4S’s record sales – September 11, 2012
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Tags: iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5 pre-orders, iPhone unit sales

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Siretman

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 10:09 am · Reply

I got my two iPhone 5 (black and white 64 GB) but I have 2 week delivery. It was about 5:30 AM in Alaska when I pulled the trigger.

Could not do it earlier because I am on a cruise ship going to Ketchican and I had no Internet connection on my iPhone until then.

I am happy and now I can get back to sleep.
MacRaven

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 10:10 am · Reply

HOLY CRAP! I just looked at the stock price!! KaChing! GO APPLE!!!
If I wasn’t such a Scrooge, it would be tempting to sell one share when it hits $700 and get myself an iPad to celebrate. Maybe I’ll wait for the $1,000 mark.
- HTML5 Gordon
  
  Friday, September 14, 2012 - 11:36 am · Reply
  
  Yes, it is a great day. $700 here we come.
JeD

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 10:15 am · Reply

Oh yea – got mine!
Joel

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 10:16 am · Reply

Monopoly! This is why it is absurd.
baheisig

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 10:23 am · Reply

Anyone else place their order within the first hour, receive a confirmation email that the order is processing, and still not have received a confirmation email that the order has been processed? Placed my order at 3:35a (started the process at 3;01a, but had to go get all sorts of ATT account info in order to process my switch to Verizon); stil, waiting on confirmation that order is processed.
lamlalin

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 10:34 am · Reply

sell 20 phones in 60mn….lol…
M

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 10:35 am · Reply

I’m glad I woke 12 minutes after the buzzer
MikeK

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 10:40 am · Reply

The ship date has slipped a week, but THEY HAVEN’T SOLD OUT! They are still accepting pre-orders which I imagine will be capped off completely soon.
- Pat
  
  Friday, September 14, 2012 - 11:00 am · Reply
  
  Not sold out per say, they appear to have sold (no one knows for sure) the run that could be delivered within a week. They are still selling the run projected run that can be delivered within 2 weeks and I suggest they might even keep it going until they expire the run than can be delivered within 3 weeks.
  
  None of this is a surprise nor should it be. There are a lot of iPhone 4 users now moving up and no doubt some 4S as well and hopefully for Apple lots of new users.
Bconnolly01

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 10:41 am · Reply

How many of you do the AppleCare? Thoughts on the need for that? I’ve had the 1, 3G, and 4 without issue
Paul

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 10:42 am · Reply

I’ll have to wait and see if they reduce the 2-year contract business. I bought my 4s when it came out, and it currently says I’m eligible for a 5 on June 2, 2013…sad face… I imagine that in a month or two they’ll drop that requirement. It’s a bummer having to wait, but at least they probably won’t lock me into the full 2 years.
jimg

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 10:48 am · Reply

The odds makers in Vegas should be taking bets about what day it starts and what calamity will be the alleged downfall of the iPhone5. I recall antennagate on the 4, there was something about battery life and something about cracked screens. I would say this time it has something to do with the new plug configuration and will start on Wednesday, 9/26. The lawsuits will follow in two days.
ChrissyOne

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 10:57 am · Reply

Ordered a 64GB in black. My foolish mistake of buying a paltry 16GB iPhone 4 will NOT be repeated.
- HTML5 Gordon
  
  Friday, September 14, 2012 - 11:46 am · Reply
  
  Agreed. I did the same. 64GB black. My poor 16GB iPhone 4 has been full forever…
  - ChrissyOne
    
    Friday, September 14, 2012 - 12:49 pm · Reply
    
    I misunderestimated the amount if video I’d shoot with my phone. Turns out, it’s quite a lot, and usually the only thing that stops me is a full drive. No longer!!!
Laughing_Boy48

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 11:05 am · Reply

I thought no one was going to buy it because it looks like the iPhone 4 and everyone was saying it’s just a minor upgrade.

/s
Dave

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 11:36 am · Reply

I orderedine through the app on my iPhone 4S. I already had my one-click turned on. I was in and out in two minutes. 64GB White. My friend was on his computer for about an hour doing his best to get in. I was having fun with him the whole time… Bad Dave.
Bconnolly01

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 11:50 am · Reply

How many of you are going with the AppleCare? Thoughts on its value? I have had the 1, 3G, and 4 without a hitch. Thanks!
raymond

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 1:40 pm · Reply

Apple doesn’t dare to give HK per order as Apple knows the hungry iPhone buyers will hang Apple server down . The power of HK iPhone grey market is very strong so Apple will have a lottery on 21st to decide who can buy iPhone 5 on 21st in Apple store at a specific said time .
- raymond
  
  Friday, September 14, 2012 - 1:47 pm · Reply
  
  I mean 20th lottery and those winners can go buy next day in Apple store.
Fulanito

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 3:28 pm · Reply

Dickawesome: LMAO!!!!