Apple today announced it sold its one millionth iPhone 3G on Sunday, just three days after its launch on Friday, July 11. iPhone 3G is now available in 21 countries—Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US—and will go on sale in France on July 17.
“iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, in the press release. “It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world.”
The new iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone plus 3G networking that is twice as fast, built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs over 800 third party applications available through the new App Store. In the US, the new iPhone 3G is priced at just $199 for the 8GB model, and $299 for the 16GB model.
More about Apple’s iPhone 3G here.
That’s just crazy.
Will be fun to watch the ‘analysts” scramble to put a dark could over this news.
and I was one of them.
Sent from iPhone 3G.
…that I was among that number. Crappy AT&T;store ran out and still no new stock.
Anybody notice how you haven’t seen any stories about that famous ’10 million sold in 2008′ goal? Even the naysayers are conceding that number now. lol
…and nearly half of them were activated!
And I wasn’t one of them! Thank you O2 UK, for the worst product launch in memory.
Six million EDGE iPhones in approximately one year, then one million iPhone 3G in just a few days. That’s an amazing number, and reminds me of the incredible growth in iPod sales after the first year or two.
Very promising start, and double the most optimistic estimate that I read prior to the launch.
I can’t wait to get my upgrade. I was gonna queue up, but then my wife reminded me I have a life outside of technology and I ended up at a barbeque…
…I’d have preferred to queue up to be honest. Still, if they have them in this Friday, add me to the list of iPhone 3G owners.
Loving the 2.0 update on my original iPhone, this software kicks some serious ass.
Is that worldwide where it is available or North America?
Friday: Forget it. Not a chance unless you were first in line.
Saturday: Line out the door the entire day. Stood in line for 3 hrs. They ran out.
Sunday: Called and was told a fresh shipment had come but the line was so long they would not be able to get to everybody before the store closed.
Friends, I think we might have a hit on our hands here.
I’m thrilled and amazed that 1 million sold in three days when you consider how painfully slow the purchase/activation procedure was.
….*sigh* …
I remember when they built computers and they used to cater to computers users. Oh, those days when MS was bungling everything and Apple did everything right …..
Now they make at&tPhones;and ignore their computer users when they roll out a botched service upgrade.
If you have a (previous) mac.com subscription without an at&tPhone;, you might be feeling the pain.
Is this the future of our beloved company?
Don’t worry, I’ll spin this into a negative. Right after I finish this game of dungeons & dragons.
In Switzerland they were sold out in 2 hours – no chance to get hold of a 16gb so far since friday – all shops have the same note at the doors – we have no iPhone on stock but we are happy to take your reservation – delivery time – do not know
I am seeing a lot of stories online about the so-called ‘failure’ of the new iPhone because of the problems at the launch on Friday. It’s like calling a store a failure because they didn’t build the door wide enough to let in all the customers. Granted, Apple should have known better, given the excitement caused by the first iPhone release, but this is a failure? Having too many customers swamp your servers seems like the kind of failure any company would want.
Tsunami
@ MobileAdmin
These numbers are worldwide.
** PERFORMANCE QUESTION **
Is anyone else’s iPhone SLUGGISHLY slow after the 2.0 update, specifically MAIL.
When I type, it now takes time for the letters to register (~1/4-half a sec, when it used to be instantaneous). When I hit delete, it lags, so I end up erasing almost the shole sentence than I want b/s the screen does not sync with what’s being pressed.
This is a serious performance problem!
~ Gen 1.0, 8Gb, ~ 780% capacity
when you consider the number of people that were left empty handed (I was 5th in-line at my local Carphone Warehouse store which only had 4 units…!?) – that figure is even more impressive. I – and Carphone Warehouse – still have no idea when they’ll have have more stock / I’ll be able to get one
The media misstated the problems with getting iPhones activated.
There was no ” software problem “. The problem was that the servers were simply overwhelmed. Over 10 million iPod and iPhone users accessed the servers to get the software 2.0 upgrade, in addition to new 3G iPhone users activating their new iPhones.
This launch was a success …. by any standards. Not as smooth as Apple would have liked, but it doesn’t seem to have distracted customers from standing in line to buy.
~ Gen 1.0, 8Gb, ~ 80% capacity, that is
@JB
I’m having the same problems
My 15 year old son volunteered to stand in line for me on the morning of the launch. It rained all night here (exactly what I was hoping for!) so the line was only 50 ppl long when we arrived at 5:55 am on that Friday. He took his iPod Touch, a chair, umbrella and a steaming thermal mug of coffee and settled in.
I went to a meeting and came back to the line at 7:45. It took another two hours to get into the store and I got the last 16GB iPhone in the store… a white one (the black was sold out in the first hour) but at least I got a 16 gigger!
Three hours after I got it home, iTunes successfully activated it.
Anyway, we had a good time in line, (no pressure to go to a BBQ) and I got an iPhone on launch day.
(oh… and I think I’ve downloaded about 20 apps so far…all free)
WOOT!
“I am seeing a lot of stories online about the so-called ‘failure’ of the new iPhone because of the problems at the launch on Friday. It’s like calling a store a failure because they didn’t build the door wide enough to let in all the customers. Granted, Apple should have known better, given the excitement caused by the first iPhone release, but this is a failure? Having too many customers swamp your servers seems like the kind of failure any company would want.”
you will never be a reporter. what are you thinking, talking facts and making sense like that…….