Andre Yoskowitz
8 Oct 2011 16:20
AT&T has revealed that 200,000 Apple iPhone 4S were sold in the first 12 hours of availability.
The carrier is seeing "extraordinary demand" for the smartphone, which was revealed the day before the passing of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs.
Verizon and Sprint did not reveal pre-order figures but demand is expected to be strong for both carriers, as well. Sprint is a first-time entry into the iPhone market.
The iPhone set the record last June, with 1.7 million devices being sold in the first 72 hours. This was when AT&T was the exclusive carrier.
Apple is expected to sell 27 million iPhones this quarter.