iPhone 5 Sales Top Five Million in Launch Weekend - Page 2

Rogifan · Sep 24, 2012, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by herbapou

Major miss for the stock. But it looks like its more of a supply problem than a sale problem. There will be a chance to get into the stock because I expect a 100$ drop over the next few weeks.

Every place I went to this weekend were sold out and said they wouldn't have new stock until probably the 19th. My guess is they sold as many as they could build and they're building them as fast as they can.

Thedeathbear · Sep 24, 2012, 07:46 AM

It failed!!! Sell sell sell

kappaknight · Sep 24, 2012, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Aidan5806

Any chance this could mean 5 million plus however many preorders. It possible that this meant 5 million sold in stores. Then the number would be closer to 8 million

I think the 5M includes pre-orders. What I'm curious about is whether this includes phones sold through the carriers. Does anyone remember announcements from previous years? I feel like at&t and other carriers will release their own sales figures separate from Apple's.

Scarpad · Sep 24, 2012, 07:47 AM

Yeah that new Samsung add ridiculing the exact customers you want to buy your phone looks like a good idea now huh?

SgtPepper12 · Sep 24, 2012, 07:47 AM

Expectations were up to 8 million.

kjs862 · Sep 24, 2012, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by SSD-GUY

It would fail they said.

who said it would fail?

fatespawn · Sep 24, 2012, 07:49 AM

Just shows why analysts are analysts and not CEO's

How could apple sell more than "sold out"?

Maybe if they spend more time analyzing the supply chains than the lines of people camping out they'd have better credibility.

MacFather · Sep 24, 2012, 07:50 AM

How many iPhones had scuff marks and dings out of the box ?

Rogifan · Sep 24, 2012, 07:50 AM

Business Insider already has a headline up: "iPhone opening weekend sales come in worse than expected". Ok since the Apple store is showing 3-4 weeks for delivery, and carriers like Verizon are saying they won't have stock until the 19th isn't it mor a case of not being able to meet the demand? I mean if sales were weak the phone wouldn't be hard to get would it?

iDutchman · Sep 24, 2012, 07:51 AM

It's the 28th on friday.

Just a small detail.

brettizzle · Sep 24, 2012, 07:52 AM

Impressive

sk1wbw · Sep 24, 2012, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by herbapou

Its total sales including the pre-orders that shipped. However it does not includes the sales that are still on wait.

I bet the FedEx and UPS drivers can vouch for that number. Their backs and knees are probably still recovering.

cmChimera · Sep 24, 2012, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SgtPepper12

Expectations were up to 8 million.

Pretty sure they couldn't manufacture that many.

Steve121178 · Sep 24, 2012, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by iSengKin

i would like to see those fandroids here right now... because i wan to shout at their faces "WHO SAID APPLE WAS FOREVER DOOMED?!"

You should see them all over at GSMArena! I've never seen such a bunch of hardcore fanboys in my life! They are currently having a field day with the Maps issue & the alleged chipping of the black iPhone 5.

Sad people.

Gemütlichkeit · Sep 24, 2012, 07:53 AM

That's a lot of phones. [/captain obvious]

chucknelson · Sep 24, 2012, 07:55 AM

Maybe the analysts should remember that there is a limit to how many widgets you can build given X weeks/months of lead time. Apparently only perceived demand was taken into account. Why are these people's opinions valued in the market?

parapup · Sep 24, 2012, 07:56 AM

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we are working hard to get an iPhone 5 into the hands of every customer who wants one as quickly as possible

By "we" Tim mostly means the Chinese and the Fedex employees.

5 Million - not too shabby for an extra row of icons and some speed fix.

Small White Car · Sep 24, 2012, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rogifan

Business Insider already has a headline up: "iPhone opening weekend sales come in worse than expected". Ok since the Apple store is showing 3-4 weeks for delivery, and carriers like Verizon are saying they won't have stock until the 19th isn't it mor a case of not being able to meet the demand? I mean if sales were weak the phone wouldn't be hard to get would it?

The online pre-orders sold out way faster than last year so analysts assumed that stores would sell twice as many over the weekend too.

They somehow forgot that clicking on a website isn't the same as getting a human body into a store and that it may not be physically possible to double the amount of people in an Apple store from last year's super-busy time period.

But never the type to let things like 'logic' or 'physics' get in their way, analysts pushed ahead with the "they'll sell twice as many" idea, no matter how little sense it made.

jessica. · Sep 24, 2012, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Scarpad

Yeah that new Samsung add ridiculing the exact customers you want to buy your phone looks like a good idea now huh?

Do people forget that they did that last year too with their Note?

thenewyorkgod · Sep 24, 2012, 08:04 AM

I wonder how many of the 5 mil are upgrades vs new iphone customers. I imagine a significant number are upgrades from the 3g/4/4s - that means there are millions of used iphones about to flood ebay and craigslist. What will that mean for those of using looking to score an awesome deal on an older model?

applesith · Sep 24, 2012, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by herbapou

Major miss for the stock. But it looks like its more of a supply problem than a sale problem. There will be a chance to get into the stock because I expect a 100$ drop over the next few weeks.

Yes because selling out is a reason for people to sell off the stock. Tim only knows how many pre-orders are sitting waiting to be filled as they build more units. It's a supply issue. Not a lack of demand.

KPOM · Sep 24, 2012, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Aidan5806

Any chance this could mean 5 million plus however many preorders. It possible that this meant 5 million sold in stores. Then the number would be closer to 8 million

The units shipped would be considered "sold," but not the ones not yet shipped.

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Originally Posted by herbapou

Its total sales including the pre-orders that shipped. However it does not includes the sales that are still on wait.

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Originally Posted by madsci954

Sounds like first world Apple problem.

This is another case of analysts getting carried away with their expectations. Apple announced 1 million pre-orders for the 4S and sold 4 million the first weekend, so analysts extrapolated 2 million pre-orders into 8-10 million sales. While that would have been incredible, 5 million isn't bad. It's probably more a sign of supply constraint than anything else. Remember, Apple never published any formal sales predictions for the iPhone 5 launch.

We'll probably see analysts ratchet back their sales estimates for the September quarter, and some might re-think their 50-60 million estimates for the December quarter. It's going to come down to supply, it seems. However, there is another launch this Friday in 22 countries, plus additional launch week sales in the original 8 that will get into this quarter.

Lots of stores had stock, but not throughout the day. Lines were orderly but not around the block all weekend.

applesith · Sep 24, 2012, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by parapup

By "we" Tim mostly means the Chinese and the Fedex employees.

5 Million - not too shabby for an extra row of icons and some speed fix.

Yes because Tim and his team don't have to work hard at this at all

andyx3x · Sep 24, 2012, 08:05 AM

I'm sure Apple is disappointed by these numbers. Heck, AT&T alone sold 3 million of the 4S on opening weekend last year.

charliecc · Sep 24, 2012, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by SSD-GUY

It would fail they said.

No not correct. We said the phone was a fail, but it would sell like hot cakes because of the fanboys, and indeed we were correct on all accounts.

Wonder how many of those 5 million have been or are in the process of being returned, 2 million?

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Rogifan macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2011	Business Insider already has a headline up: "iPhone opening weekend sales come in worse than expected". Ok since the Apple store is showing 3-4 weeks for delivery, and carriers like Verizon are saying they won't have stock until the 19th isn't it mor a case of not being able to meet the demand? I mean if sales were weak the phone wouldn't be hard to get would it? __________________ I love Apple products but am not a Steve Jobs fanboy
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iDutchman macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2010	It's the 28th on friday. Just a small detail. __________________ 15" rMBP - 27" Thunderbolt Display - iPad Mini - Iphone 5. ...and loads of PowerPC, iPhones, MacBooks etc.
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Sep 24, 2012, 07:55 AM	#41
chucknelson macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2012	Remember...these things need to be built first! Maybe the analysts should remember that there is a limit to how many widgets you can build given X weeks/months of lead time. Apparently only perceived demand was taken into account. Why are these people's opinions valued in the market?
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Sep 24, 2012, 07:46 AM	#27
Thedeathbear macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2010	It failed!!! Sell sell sell
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Sep 24, 2012, 07:47 AM	#30
SgtPepper12 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2011	Expectations were up to 8 million.
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Sep 24, 2012, 07:49 AM	#32
fatespawn macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2009	Just shows why analysts are analysts and not CEO's How could apple sell more than "sold out"? Maybe if they spend more time analyzing the supply chains than the lines of people camping out they'd have better credibility.
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Sep 24, 2012, 07:50 AM	#33
MacFather macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Europe	How many iPhones had scuff marks and dings out of the box ?
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Sep 24, 2012, 07:52 AM	#36
brettizzle macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Michigan!	Impressive
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Sep 24, 2012, 08:04 AM	#45
thenewyorkgod macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2011	I wonder how many of the 5 mil are upgrades vs new iphone customers. I imagine a significant number are upgrades from the 3g/4/4s - that means there are millions of used iphones about to flood ebay and craigslist. What will that mean for those of using looking to score an awesome deal on an older model?
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Sep 24, 2012, 08:05 AM	#49
andyx3x macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2011	I'm sure Apple is disappointed by these numbers. Heck, AT&T alone sold 3 million of the 4S on opening weekend last year.
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