Apple sells over 2 mln iPhone 5 units in China in 3 days

News Wireless China 17 DEC 2012
Apple sells over 2 mln iPhone 5 units in China in 3 days

Apple has announced it has sold over two million iPhone 5 units in China, during the first three days following its 14 December launch on the local market. According to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook, this sets a new record for Apple with the best first weekend sales ever in China. Apple plans to make its iPhone 5 available in more than 100 countries by the end of December this year, making it the fastest iPhone rollout ever.

Apple’s iPhone 5 features 4-inch Retina display, and an Apple-designed A6 chip. The device runs on iOS 6, with over 200 new features including Shared Photo Streams, all-new Maps app, Passbook organization and additional Siri features and languages including Mandarin.

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