Apple managed to sell 3,000 iPhones per minute over the weekend

Would you look at that, Apple actually managed to sell a bunch of new iPhones last weekend. Sarcasm aside, it was still a bit surprising to see how many smartphones the company sold during the first weekend following the iPhone 6S launch, but only a bit. Apple set a sales record by selling more than 13 million iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus units over the weekend, which is much more than last year’s 10 million, and equals about 3,000 units sold every minute. This is just further proof that the iPhone is basically just symbolic conveyor belt between Apple and people’s wallets. 

Apple said on Monday it had sold more than 13 million iPhone 6s and 6s Pluses during their first weekend of availability in 12 markets, setting a record for its marquee product. Although sales surpassed analysts’ expectations of 12 million to 13 million units, shares of Apple fell more than 1 percent. This suggested investors remained skeptical that Apple can improve on the demand for the previous iPhone, which propelled the company to its most profitable quarter ever, said IDC analyst John Jackson. “Topping what the iPhone 6 achieved looks like a tall order, even for Apple, with its history of outdoing itself,” he said. The iPhone 6 had set the previous record of 10 million unit sales in its first weekend, but the figures did not include China, where regulatory problems delayed the gadget’s debut last year. Analysts had said Apple was virtually assured to set a first-weekend record for iPhone sales with the inclusion of China, which many expect will soon be the company’s largest market. But several analysts said the 6s figures, which also included the United States, Australia and the UK, suggested Apple was on pace to lift iPhone sales slightly from last year.