iPhone 4 Record Pre-Orders!
Apple released a press release stating that more than 600,000 iPhone 4s were pre-ordered yesterday, June 15th.
"It was the largest number of pre-orders Apple has ever taken in a single day and was far higher than we anticipated"
Apple also commented on the trouble some would-be customers had in getting through online
"Many customers were turned away or abandoned the process in frustration. We apologize to everyone who encountered difficulties, and hope that they will try again or visit an Apple or carrier store once the iPhone 4 is in stock."
This suggests that even more pre-orders could have gone through.
ATT has issue the following statement basically saying they had no idea they were going to pre-sell so many, so you cannot order one at this time.
"Phone 4 pre-order sales yesterday were 10-times higher than the first day of pre-ordering for the iPhone 3G S last year. Consumers are clearly excited about iPhone 4, AT&T’s more affordable data plans and our early upgrade pricing.
Given this unprecedented demand and our current expectations for our iPhone 4 inventory levels when the device is available June 24, we’re suspending pre-ordering today in order to fulfill the orders we’ve already received.
The availability of additional inventory will determine if we can resume taking pre-orders.
In addition to unprecedented pre-order sales, yesterday there were more than 13 million visits to AT&T’s website where customers can check to see if they are eligible to upgrade to a new phone; that number is about 3-times higher than the previous record for eligibility upgrade checks in one day.
We are working hard to bring iPhone 4 to as many of our customers as soon as possible."
The white iPhone 4 is also out of stock on Apple's web site.
Apple's stock is also up $5.31, or 2%.
Compared to the Evo, which sold an estimated 150,000 over its first weekend, the iPhone looks to engulf the market.
Does this change your mind about the device?
Does this only solidify the perspective that the iPhone is for the unintelligent masses and Android and WM are for the "real 'geekers"?
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Does this change your mind about the device?
NO
Does this only solidify the perspective that the iPhone is for the unintelligent masses and Android and WM are for the “real ‘geekers”?
YES.
The fact is, the iphone 4, Android, WM etc all pretty much do the same thing functionally. The difference is with iPhone, its already tweaked right out of the box for the large majority of people (99.5%) who don’t care about ROM updates or rooting their phones. Another thing about the iphone, the apps are high quality and has large support. The games alone can rival any Nintendo DS or PSP. When you add all that plus having a nice and modern look that isn’t too geeky, it plain out beats the competition.
Of course, Android and the new WM 7 aim to change all that, but as of right now, they are still a work in progress (Android) and WM 7 is not out yet. Eventually they will catch up to iPhone and give it a run for its money in another year or two.
I know everyone on here hates the iphone, but of course this site is more suited for the tech nerdy tweaking enthusiast, so that’s expected and to be honest, Apple probably doesn’t want those type of people using their phones anyway because they want to portray a “coolness” factor to the masses. It’s similar to how fashion designers don’t like fat people wearing their clothes by purposely labeling their small or medium sizes as large or Xtra-large. Say what you want to say about the iphone, but looking at the sales volume, the majority of the people agree. Even MS wants to get on the action by moving away from the nerd type and trying to market their phones for the everyday people. In the end, its all about the money.
Can the admin PLEASE take away orangekids reporter privileges so we dont have to see this icrap drivel on the home page of the site.
@NIKKG – I’m a lean, muscular 240lb firefighter and rescue scuba diver, “phone geek” isnt the same as it used to be. There are actually very few people on this site that fit the stereotype that you’re referring to.
@breakmyfootoff –
Um, hate to tell you this, but isn’t this site called ppcGEEKS.com? Geeks and nerds come in all shapes and sizes. I don’t act like a geek on the outside and enjoy all sorts of non computer activities, however, I do know deep down that I have a geek side to me when it comes to technology.
@NIKKG – Apparently you missed the point. Geeks arent like the guys from the revenge of the nerds movies anymore. Thats all I was saying.
Being a Mac owner since when the original mac in the box came out 20+ years ago I have only owned MANY mac computers but only one IBM based computer. That being said I have never owned a iphone or ipod. My smartphones have been WM and most recently an android phone. I am not a mac or windows hater. I think everyone has there own ideas about what they want in a phone/computer. What i think we ALL should be thankful for is that because of the Iphone All phones have become better.
android is new technology. the fact of the matter is people don’t like change. let android market right and watch the masses flock to them.
I’m a long time Treo and WM and now Android (Evo) user. I’m also a geek (not nerd haha) and tweak my phones all the time. I never liked any of the iphones but I have to say that the iphone4 is sexy. Apple really knows how to appeal to the masses.
@breakmyfootoff –
Agree with that!
now the question is how many of these will be resold overseas
@breakmyfootoff – lol .
@orangekid – lolol
evo 4g = good
iPhoney 4 = bad
After reading the story about there preorder it just goes to show how bad very bad att. Really is
oh man time for me to get a iphone and suffer with att for 2 years
fail
This news is not surprising. Its a given these days that people will spend limitless amount of money on Apple anything. I think if a company came out with the perfect phone, Apple would still dominate. They do an amazing job at marketing and its a synonym these days with “cool gadget”. People have invested already so much into apple products ” think of all the ipod/iphone accessories” that it makes it very difficult for people to switch to another platform. To add to that all the money people spent on apps only to lose it if they go somewhere else. I personally love my EVO and Sprints prices and won’t be switching anytime soon. Competition is good for HTC and other manufactures to keep them on their toes.
the more iphones are sold, the more my EVO stands out. i like to make fun of all my robot friends =D
Same Clowns diffrent Circus. This Breakmyfootoff guy has way more issues than body image and being a HUGE hater of the iphone. But at least he answered the questions this time. Apple will sell millions of the i4 and nothing can be done by the other phone makers to stop that. So you can take the huge screens and the constant influx of phones by Google and all the ihater comments and suff it. Like it or not Apple’s crushing everyone with those sales numbers. And lets face it thats the bottom line here. Sales numbers to the majority not the minority (geeks) 95% of the people just want the product to work they dont give a crap how it does it.
i think evo sales would have been on par with these pre-orders, but manufacturing is not helping htc with sales. apple finished this device a while back and submitted to manufacturing early to get these devices built quickly.
also i have to say i was very impressed by the EVO when i used it primarily on my wifi network at home. When i activated the phone and tried viewing picture on facebook, i was seriously disappointed with 3g download. Also apps in the setting section take forever to open up.
overall, i like this device but when wp7 comes out, this bad boy will be GONE!
@Nemeses –
more google devices are sold than iphones. please don’t say “there is only 1 device with os 4 on it”, because it’s a stupid arguement. If apple sold their OS than you would have customers concentrating on purchasing other designs and not focus specifically on one design made by one company.
i believe the statistics are 28% android to 21% iphone and climbing for android. also 3.7 million WM 6.* devices sold in the first quarter of this year keeping on par with every other year for microsoft. Those are great numbers for MS considering they announced a new OS for the holidays in the first quarter of this year.
I’ve studied, tested, tried, and had many many devices. From my experience I found that the iphone can pretty much do everything other phones do BETTER. To sleep on the iphone just isn’t smart. Your favorite phone is probably called the iphone killer. Why would every single company try to mimic this device if its no good.!?THINK! Other os’s and devices use the iphone as a template with a goal to be half as good. I must admit it was fun to fix the problems of the faulty windows devices. BUT it can’t compare to the experience I’ve had with the iphone. Not even close!!
@itster
I dont think I said “there is only 1 device with os 4 on it”, did I? I can agree with some of what you said Google does have more devices Sold, given away and traded than the iphone even manufactured for that matter. But none of that changes the fact that the I4 sold more in several hours than any Google branded phone has. Thinking the EVO couldve seen theses #’s isnt doing. Hell the iphone may have sold a million if the servers didnt go down? I cant wait til the CDMA version is available on Sprint and VZW so we can have a direct comparison of sales. Once the iphone is on more carriers the Android flow will slow. I consider that some of the Android sales are due to lack of options. Lets just see how the sales numbers shake out then. Like ive said before the iphone is no slouch and has just as much right to be hailed as a great device as any Google device. What has Google created? Apple makes the iphone Google copies it in every way possible without being hit with a lawsuit. Apple has itunes=Google music Apple had ipad= any tablet willing to run Android. Why not just give Apple the props they deserve they have great products and everyone else is trying to capture some of thier success. Just wait til lack of option is out of the equation. Like I did say before the iphone 4 sales are gonna be crushing!
The real question is how much are they conquesting? It seems to me, based on all the lemmings I know, most of these are simply upgrades. Mindless drones that every time crApple comes out with something new they drop another $200 and 2 year contract to have the newest version of the same thing they already have…