Over the weekend, Apple sold a record number of iPhones in China: UPDATE

On December 14, the third wave of iPhone 5 sales started, affecting three dozen countries, including Russia and China. In the first three days, official sales reached 2 million devices in the Chinese market alone.

Since the start of sales on December 14, 2 mnl of iPhone 5 devices have been sold in China. In the company’s official press release, this figure is supported by Tim Cook’s statement about the importance of the Chinese market for Apple. 

In Russia, over the same weekend, official sales of the iPhone 5 reached 25 thousand devices. This is about a quarter of the figure that Apple expects to implement in Russia by the end of December. If you believe the rumors, then Svyaznoy could get about 20 thousand iPhone 5 and up to 80 thousand devices went to Vimpelcom. Recall that on the first day of the start of sales, the price of a smartphone even from direct resellers fell to the European level – 28,900 rubles.

By the end of December, the iPhone 5 will officially be sold in more than 100 countries.