iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

Apple today announced that the pre-orders of its new iPhone 4S have topped one million in a single day in seven countries, surpassing the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4 despite complaints from fans when the product was unveiled.

“We are blown away with the incredible customer response to iPhone 4S,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The first day pre-orders for iPhone 4S have been the most for any new product that Apple has ever launched and we are thrilled that customers love iPhone 4S as much as we do.”

Source: Apple