Within days of releasing its latest phones-the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, Apple issued a press revealing it sold in total over 9 million units during the launch weekend of its new products. Not only does the iPhone 5s was reportedly sold out in retail locations rapidly in North America and China but its related shipping dates at Apple Store websites also quickly slipped into late October and early November around the globe.
Apple’s newest iPhones have also broken sales records previously set by the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5!
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According to Localytics, a mobile and web app analytics firm, “new handsets account for nearly 1.5 percent of all iPhones in the United States.” With that in mind, Apple earned approximately $5 billion from its iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c alone, excluding revenue from its other product lines such as iPad and MacBook.
On the other hand, the once smartphone giant, BlackBerry has agreed to sell to Fairfax, its largest shareholder for USD $4.7 billion. In other words, Apple’s revenue in one weekend is parallel to what BlackBerry is currently worth!
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