Apple could sell a record number of 'iPhone 6' units during the first weekend
Sales records typically fall on the weekend that Apple releases a new iPhone. We could see more of the same this year.
Using data from a recent RBC Capital Markets analysis, a new Statista infographic shows how many iPhones were sold during the first weekend since 2008. As you can see, RBC projects “iPhone 6” sales of 10 million units for the weekend.
According to analyst Amit Daryanani, Apple could sell as many as 75 million new iPhones between October and December.
Apple is likely to unveil new iPhones on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Assuming that past practice is followed, this would mean the new handset would arrive in stores on Friday, Sept. 19. The big unknown is whether Apple will release both the rumored 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 models on the same day.
Recent rumors suggest the larger model might not be released until later in the year. First weekend sales would be affected by this, as some customers might elect to wait for the larger model.
Since 2008, iPhones have been announced and released according to the following schedule:
- 2008, iPhone 3G, announced Monday, June 9, released Friday, July 11.
- 2009, iPhone 3GS, announced Monday, June 8, released Friday, June 19.
- 2010, iPhone 4, announced Monday, June 7, released Thursday, June 24.
- 2011, iPhone 4s, announced Tuesday, Oct. 4, available Friday, Oct. 14.
- 2012, iPhone 5, announced Wednesday, Sept. 12, available Friday, Sept. 21.
- 2013, iPhone 5s/5c, announced Tuesday, Sept. 10, available Friday, Sept. 20.
For the latest news on the iPhone 6, see: Apple releases iOS 8 beta 6 to testing partners, not developers, New claim states the ‘iPhone 6′ screen will have a resolution of 1,704 by 960 pixels, and A protruding camera lens on Apple’s 4.7-inch ‘iPhone 6′?
Photo: iPhone 6 image from Feld & Volk
