iPhone 4S Preorders Exceed One Million in 24 Hours
The iPhone 4S pre-orders are off to a roaring start.
Though its announcement was very much over-shadowed by the death of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the iPhone 4S is already proving to be a success. Apple announced that the iPhone 4S hit one million pre-orders in the first 24 hours of availability. The phone went on pre-sale last Friday through Apple, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and Best Buy.
"We are blown away with the incredible customer response to iPhone 4S," said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "The first day pre-orders for iPhone 4S have been the most for any new product that Apple has ever launched and we are thrilled that customers love iPhone 4S as much as we do."
The previous record for first day pre-orders was held by the iPhone 4, which amassed 600,000 orders on day one. The iPhone 4S boasts a dual-core Apple A5 CPU; the same dual-core GPU found in Apple's iPad 2; an all new 8-megapixel camera capable of full 1080p HD video recording; and Siri, Apple's new voice-controlled personal assistant. The company has also revamped the antenna system, which caused so many issues in the summer of 2010. It now has two sets that it will switch between to ensure call stability. The iPhone 4S also has a dual-mode GSM and CDMA radio, making it the first world-phone to come from Apple.
The phone officially goes on sale on October 14, which is this coming Friday.
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guess that 2012 is going to be a zombie apocalypse there's already at least a million out there.
*sigh*..
I'm sad that consumerism is the predictable reaction of some people to the loss of a visionary...
I would hope none of that million+ already have the 4 cause its certainly not worth upgrading unless your just a goon. Us with the 4 were expecting alot more with a redesign. So we are looking elsewhere for something much better and that would be the Nexus Prime. Most of those with 3GS models from 2 years ago are the reason for most of these the rest just latching on to new tech in a 16 month old design. No thanks its been fun Apple.
Garbage phone. Dual core? not needed. Siri? NO ONE is gonna use that crap. Better Camera? I guess thats the best and only thing to come out of this shitteh. Manufacturers should start focusing on developing batteries that could last more than 10 hours with heavy use instead of this useless crap that is irrelevant to most people or not used at all
This is just crazy to me. The phone is marginally better than its predecessor, the only explanation I can muster is that Steve Jobs' death has placed a ton of additional attention on the device. Kind of like Heath Ledger and The Dark Knight I guess.
Garbage phone. Dual core? not needed. Siri? NO ONE is gonna use that crap. Better Camera? I guess thats the best and only thing to come out of this shitteh. Manufacturers should start focusing on developing batteries that could last more than 10 hours with heavy use instead of this useless crap that is irrelevant to most people or not used at all
For the average user, dual-cores and all that don't matter. Remember your on a hardware site, so the hardware of phones does matter here. If you want a phone that operates for more than 10 hours of heavy use, develop one yourself. People work hard and spend money researching and developing new hardware. They can't just stuff everything into one phone at any moment; time is needed for development.
Sheeple line up fast....
This is just crazy to me. The phone is marginally better than its predecessor, the only explanation I can muster is that Steve Jobs' death has placed a ton of additional attention on the device. Kind of like Heath Ledger and The Dark Knight I guess.
Even without his passing, the Dark Knight would have gotten a lot of attention
Even without his passing, the Dark Knight would have gotten a lot of attention
But Heath Ledger probably wouldn't have gotten so many awards as he did. His performance was great, don't get me wrong, but the amount of nominations and awards he received was just ridiculous.
Did anybody really expect any different?
Even without his passing, the Dark Knight would have gotten a lot of attention
That was a good movie...and now I'm going to have to watch it again. Thanks a lot.
...on topic...
@Xerroz, come on. If it wasn't the much-hated-here Apple that was making the iPhone 4s many folks here would love it and be talking about how great the Siri features were. Lots of folks will use that...though it doesn't really appeal to me. Dual core? Not needed in the iPhone 4 so far, its certainly not slow. However, I'm told that iOS5 and Siri will keep the dual-cores busy enough. The iPhone 4s is not the redesign some of us hoped for but it will compete well...even for the tech savvy.
1 million iDiots bought into the Apple cult.
You know the old saying "There's a sucker born every minute"? In this case there's a million born in just 24 hrs!! Good job!!
1 million iDiots bought into the Apple cult.
Yes, because there are so so so many phones that are completely superior to the iPhone 4s. Yeahp, no one but iDiots would by a newly released iPhone.
If I were you younger I'd suggest you may be a Troll...but I'm not, so I won't.
Did anybody really expect any different?
Nope - it's following the same formula from the Simpsons' Malibu Stacy episode - no matter how much you work to change the system in the end, the company that wins puts out the same old crap with a new hat, and they win because they have the money and can afford good advertising.
I bet the release of the iPhone 4S temporarily reduced the size of "Occupy Wall Street" Those people just had to waste more of their money so they could by a nice new device from a company they protest.
LOL at people saying it's not worth the upgrade. The A5 processor is worth the upgrade for the huge increase in performance (and features like 1080P support). Camera upgrade is nice, but it's a small feature. Bluetooth 4.0 - it will be interesting to see what kinds of devices come out now that there's actually a phone with BT 4.0 support.
If you look at the Galaxy S to S2 upgrade you'll find that the 4 to 4S is very similar. I wonder how many people think the S2 is a pointless upgrade?
Pathetic. 1 million apple fanboys line up again.
These articles are awesome - Android fanboy noggings continue to explode at the thought of Apple success. I can't even figure out why they care so much, but whatever. Keep em coming as it is quite amusing to read their comments.
Pathetic. 1 million apple fanboys line up again.
Typical fandroid response
When the iPhone5 comes out in a few months all these idiots are locked in for 2 years with the 4s.
Garbage phone. Dual core? not needed. Siri? NO ONE is gonna use that crap. Better Camera? I guess thats the best and only thing to come out of this shitteh. Manufacturers should start focusing on developing batteries that could last more than 10 hours with heavy use instead of this useless crap that is irrelevant to most people or not used at all
Ahhh you poor poor soul crying out in envious anguish. You plight is F'n LOL funny. Apple will bury you!
These articles are awesome - Android fanboy noggings continue to explode at the thought of Apple success. I can't even figure out why they care so much, but whatever. Keep em coming as it is quite amusing to read their comments.
The droidhead plight is f'n LOL funny. Sucks to be them!
The more I hear about Siri the more I see it as the birth of AI for the consumer market. After seeing Watson on Jeopardy, to have something similar and interact with it will be indeed revolutionary.
Here is some Siri banter for the amusement of droidheads:
Big predictions about the importance of Siri are already coming. Cross Research analyst Shannon Cross believes Siri is a pivotal technology. "We believe," Cross wrote in a recent note to clients, "the use of natural language and potentially the ability to distinguish between voices could one day change the way we interact with electronic devices and provide a substantial technology advantage to Apple. Quite simply, we have not seen a demonstration of comparable AI in any other consumer system."
Winarsky is perhaps even more bullish. "Apple will enable millions upon millions of people to interact with machines with natural language," he told 9to5 Mac. "[Siri] will get things done and this is only the tip of the iceberg. We're talking another technology revolution—a new computing paradigm shift."
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I suspect droidhead heads are soon going to rupture!
/facepalm
This is just crazy to me. The phone is marginally better than its predecessor, the only explanation I can muster is that Steve Jobs' death has placed a ton of additional attention on the device. Kind of like Heath Ledger and The Dark Knight I guess.
Except the Dark Knight was a good film anyway, not a crappy rehash of the previous film being carried by public grief of a dead actor. Plenty of films have been great even though a main actor died (Harry Potter, Richard Harris / Gladiator, Oliver Reed).
1 million pre-orders, amazing, I didn't realise they stacked crap that high...
I don't know why it's shocking to anyone that the phone which contains the fastest CPU / GPU of ANY PHONE in the market, full stop, which has one of the best cameras, best battery life, highest customer satisfaction ratings of any phone manufacturer, slim and small form factor, access to the biggest mobile app library in the world, integrated cloud platform and Siri (gimmick or not), for the same price on contract as the 2nd best alternative (Galaxy S2) - sells a lot.
Certainly doubt that it's anything to do with Steve and people who claim that are ridiculous.
At least this shows that despite the crying fandroids on here the rest of the world still has common sense. It's so ironic that the obsessive minority of droid fans / apple haters regard the rest of the world as blinded, when it is themselves who have the issues.
Who'd have thought there were so many iDiots in the world.
I don't know why it's shocking to anyone that the phone which contains the fastest CPU / GPU of ANY PHONE in the market, full stop, which has one of the best cameras, best battery life, highest customer satisfaction ratings of any phone manufacturer, slim and small form factor, access to the biggest mobile app library in the world, integrated cloud platform and Siri (gimmick or not), for the same price on contract as the 2nd best alternative (Galaxy S2) - sells a lot.Certainly doubt that it's anything to do with Steve and people who claim that are ridiculous.At least this shows that despite the crying fandroids on here the rest of the world still has common sense. It's so ironic that the obsessive minority of droid fans / apple haters regard the rest of the world as blinded, when it is themselves who have the issues.
Fastest CPU - Not
One of the best cameras - behind about 100 others
Customer satisfaction - brainwashed idiots
Biggest app library - just how many fart apps do you need?
Slim and small - not the slimmest, small means a smaller screen so not always an advantage
Integrated cloud platform - Cloud storage has been on other phones for a while now, and they don't charge
Siri - yes it is a gimmick, and voice control has been on other phones for a while
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No real innovation, this is the "Vista" of iPhones, maybe the iPhone 5 will do something, but the 4S is just sad.
Fastest CPU - NotOne of the best cameras - behind about 100 othersCustomer satisfaction - brainwashed idiotsBiggest app library - just how many fart apps do you need?Slim and small - not the slimmest, small means a smaller screen so not always an advantageIntegrated cloud platform - Cloud storage has been on other phones for a while now, and they don't chargeSiri - yes it is a gimmick, and voice control has been on other phones for a while...No real innovation, this is the "Vista" of iPhones, maybe the iPhone 5 will do something, but the 4S is just sad.
The iPhone 4S DOES have the fastest CPU / GPU combination of any phone. Fact. You said 'Fastest CPU' - inability to read?
One of the best cameras - the lens quality of the camera is arguably unmatched by the vast majority of phones, hence making it one of the best.
Customer Satisfaction - you call them brainwashed idiots. I call you a brainwashed idiot. Is it brainwashed idiots who are reporting problems with Android phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S2 awful battery life problems and freezing? LOL.
Slim & Small - Did I say the slimmest? Try no. Is it small? Try yes. Is small a good thing to some people? Try yes. Some people are quite happy to have a smaller screen for not having to carry round a brick. The Samsung Galaxy S2 is bigger physically and some don't like that.
Cloud Storage - is not seamlessly integrated into ANY phone, apart from the iPhone 4S period.
Siri - arguably a gimmick but its functionality has not been equalled in any previous implementation.
No real innovation? Sorry but how is the Samsung Galaxy S2 or any other Android phone innovative in any way? Answer: They aren't.
Bottom line - you're an insecure geek who hates Apple because you probably see much more popular people than yourself who are not so pathetic to just disregard a phone based on it being Apple.