Apple sets a record with Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pre-orders
Posted: 12 Sep 2014, 18:12, by Alan F.Tags: iOS+ Apple+
Apple sets a record with Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pre-orders
Apple set a new record for first day iPhone pre-orders on Friday, as the
tech titan started reserving models of the Apple iPhone 6 and the Apple
iPhone 6 Plus. Demand was so heavy, that the Apple online store, and certain
carriers' online stores, suffered from technical difficulties. Some current
iOS users were able to reserve their iPhone 6 by using the Apple Store app
from the Apple App Store. Customers of T-Mobile and Sprint also had troubles
reserving the new models early Friday.
Pre-orders were accepted starting at 3am Eastern Time Friday morning. In
some regions, the site was not working. 90 minutes later, Apple was still
having issues in certain countries. Despite the problems, the 5.5 inch Apple
iPhone 6 Plus is currently on back order, with shipments to resume in three
to four weeks. For most of the day, all versions of the iPhone 6 were
available with shipping to take place on the phone's regular launch date of
September 19th. Now, however, Apple's website shows the 64GB and 128GB
versions of the iPhone 6 shipping in 7 to 10 business days.
Getting in touch with Apple was also difficult on Friday. The Apple text-
chat support went down this afternoon, and those calling for a
representative were stuck listening to a taped message telling them that
calls to the company were higher than normal.
The Apple iPhone 6 has a 4.7 inch screen with resolution of 750 x 1334. The
Apple iPhone 6 Plus offers a 5.5 inch screen with resolution of 1080 x 1920.
Both are powered by the new A8 processor, feature an improved 8MP camera,
longer battery life and NFC connectivity. While Apple did announce that
today's pre-order period produced a record number of reservations for the
first day, it did not release any sales figures.
