Apple Australia along with carriers Telstra, Vodafone and Optus are tipping “massive” demand for Apple’s new iPhone after Apple in the USA said that they sold 600,000 iPhone 4 devices in the first two days of its pre-sale.
This is a new record for Apple and the sole US carrier AT&T who both sold out of the device, despite frequent malfunctions in both companies’ ordering systems.
“Many customers were turned away or abandoned the process in frustration,” Apple said in a statement last night. “We apologise to everyone who encountered difficulties, and hope that they will try again or visit an Apple or carrier store once the iPhone 4 is in stock.”‘
The Guardian newspaper said that in Germany, demand for the new model, which was only unveiled by Apple chief executive Steve Jobs at the start of the month, is running 10 times ahead of that for last year’s model, the iPhone 3GS, reported Deutsche Telekom.
By comparison, when the iPhone 3GS went on sale last year, 1m were sold in its first three days. But that debuted in eight countries, whereas the iPhone 4 has gone on sale only in five. The device will go on sale in Australia in July.
