iPhone 6 blowout: Chinese pre-orders put at 20 million plus

Fortune ^ | 10/13/14 | Philip Elmer-DeWitt

[Enlightened1]

A reporter who has been tracking iPhone 6 and 6 Plus reservations in China for the past week estimated on Tencent QQ Monday that more than 20 million units were pre-ordered last weekend. His report is being picked up by DigiTimes and other Asian tech sites.

If the 20-million figure is accurate — a big if — it would mean that five times as many iPhone 6s were pre-ordered in three days in one country as were the first weekend in 10 countries, including the U.S., U.K. and Hong Kong.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Yes that’s the route! Says I should get it Thursday!!

[Enlightened1]

Good grief that’s crazy!

Yeah if I were you then, I would go through the AT&T store too.

[Enlightened1]

UPS right? If so, then yes Thursday. Don’t miss the delivery.

[Enlightened1]

I have no doubt you are loving it.

20 million plus in China alone. They probably have sold 30 million iPhone 6s by now.

[moehoward]

There’s often trouble with some portion of ATT’s site. That’s why I’m assuming the issue was on their end of the exchange.

[Enlightened1]

Yeah the path it’s taking is probably mucked up.

The pipe it travels probably needs to be rerouted.

[minnesota_bound]

iPhone camp out. See what you missed.

[Enlightened1]

LOL! Yeah that’s just crazy.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Yeah, UPS, I have a sheet to put on the door if I’m away, which I don’t think I will be!

[Swordmaker]

Chinese Cell phone users order 20,000,000 iPhone 6es, blowing away all records— PING!

Apple iPhone 6 Preorder in China Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[MeshugeMikey]

did I read that number correctly at 20 Million?

probably too late to buy apple...

[Swordmaker]

did not think I would like the Touch ID and Passcode but I do. I ended up doing both thumbs instead of one.

I added both index fingers and middle fingers as well. . . It's come in handy.

[Swordmaker]

The urban sheeple and Konformists cannot afford to start a family or buy a house but they can afford the latest iPhone. Can’t buy a BMW or Mercedes, cannot afford more than one child, but you can afford iphone six. It is a luxury you can afford and gives you bragging rights

Please tell what bragging rights there are in having something 40 million people have already bought and that anyone else can buy?

[House Atreides]

“The urban sheeple and Konformists cannot afford to start a family or buy a house but they can afford the latest iPhone. Can’t buy a BMW or Mercedes, cannot afford more than one child, but you can afford iphone six.

It is a luxury you can afford and gives you bragging rights”
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Like moths drawn irresistibly to the light, so Apple haters are drawn to Apple threads to throw insults toward those who like Apple products.

[Swordmaker]

did I read that number correctly at 20 Million?

probably too late to buy apple...

You read it right. . . but that's just in China. Add 20,000,000 more in the six countries they've already been released in. . . and they'll be released in 36 more countries by the end of the month.

So, I think you've got time.

[dayglored]

> Like moths drawn irresistibly to the light, so Apple haters are drawn to Apple threads to throw insults toward those who like Apple products.

Have pity... Hatin' on Apple is the closest they come to aspiring to having a real life. It's so hard being trolled up in their mother's basement with a negligible chance of passing their genes on, and nothing to do but take part in circle jerks with other Apple haters... they just can't help themselves. :)

[Dagnabitt]

My phone is an old iPhone 3. It works well and the operating system makes sense. I just replace the screen whenever it gets too cracked.

[Not gonna take it anymore]

” . . . Oh and did not think I would like the Touch ID and Passcode but I do. I ended up doing both thumbs instead of one.”

You can enter up to 5 fingerprints in the Touch ID. I used 4 because it makes it really convenient to just touch the home button and not worry about which finger you use.

[FreedomPoster]

UPS air hub.

[dennisw]

You are pooping on your own Apple parade