Apple says 1 million iPhone 4S ordered in one day, breaking record set by previous model

By Staff The Associated Press

Posted October 10, 2011 5:09 am

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FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2011 file photo, Apple's Scott Forstall, talks about camera on the Apple iPhone 4S during an announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. Apple Inc., announced Mondy, Oct. 10, 2011, pre-orders of its iPhone 4S have topped one million in a single day, surpassing the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File).

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Apple says first-day pre-orders of the iPhone 4S topped 1 million, breaking the record set by last year’s model.

Apple Inc. and various phone companies started taking orders for the phone last Friday. It hits stores this Friday.

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First-day orders for the iPhone 4 were 600,000 when it launched last year. It was then sold in the U.S. only by AT&T Inc. The iPhone 4S is also sold by Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp.

The base model of the iPhone 4S costs $200 with a two-year contract. It has a faster processor and an improved camera compared to last year’s model.

Apple shares rose $9, or 2.4 per cent, to $378.80 in premarket trading Monday.

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