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Apple Sells 9 Million iPhones 5s and 5c in 3 days.


Apple sells 9 million new iPhones in 3 days
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Demand for the iPhone 5c has surpassed  initial supplies, and many online orders are scheduled to be shipped in the coming weeks, the company said in a statement.

The sales far outpaced the figures from last September, when Apple unveiled the iPhone 5, selling more than 5 million in the first three days after its launch.

Shares of Apple rose 3.6 per cent in pre-market trade on Monday following the news.

On Friday, long lines formed outside stores in Tokyo, New York, San Francisco and other cities for Apple's new top-of-the-line 5S and the not so expensive 5c . It was the first time Apple had launched two iPhone models simultaneously.

Apple did not break out separate sales figures for the 5S and 5C.

Apple also said in a regulatory filing it expects total revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter to be near the high end of the previously estimated range of $34 billion to $37 billion. initial supplies, and many online orders are scheduled to be shipped in the coming weeks, the company said in a statement.


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