Last year, Apple sold 9 million iPhone 5S and 5C models in
11 countries, including China, in the first weekend. Sales of the new models in
China have been delayed this year by regulatory issues.
This year, Apple Inc said, they sold a record 10 million
iPhones in the first weekend after its new, larger phone models went on sale in
10 countries on Friday.
The phones, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, drew more than 4
million pre-orders on Sept. 12, more than double the 2 million orders for the
company's iPhone 5 model in the same period two years ago.
Analysts had estimated first-weekend sales of up to 10
million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models, based on the first-day pre-orders.
