iPhone 5 lines 83% longer than 4S, 8 million sales expected this weekend

A survey of lines at Apple stores in New York, Boston and Minneapolis found that crowds for the iPhone 5 are 83 percent larger than they were for the iPhone 4S, which has led one analyst to predict sales of 8 million iPhones this launch weekend.

Gene Munster and his team at Piper Jaffray surveyed lines at Apple stores in the three major U.S. cities. Based on the large crowds, he thinks Apple is capable of selling 8 million of the iPhone 5 this weekend, which is the mid-point of his expectation of between 6 million and 10 million sales.

Apple traditionally announces sales figures for the first three days of an iPhone launch the following Monday. If that pattern stays true, Apple is likely to tout record breaking opening weekend sales of the iPhone 5 with a press release on Sept. 24.

Fanfare surrounding the iPhone 5 launch along with positive reviews of the device from technology press has given Munster confidence that Apple can sell 49 million iPhones in the December quarter. The only caveat, he said, is whether Apple can make the phones fast enough to meet demand.

Piper Jaffray's team counted 775 customers in line for the iPhone 5 on Friday at Apple's flagship Fifth Avenue store, a 70 percent increase from last year for the iPhone 4S debut. AppleInsider was also on location when the device went on sale at 8 a.m.

Preorders for the iPhone 5 topped 2 million the first 24 hours of availability a week ago, getting the device off to a record breaking start and doubling last year's preorders. Munster believes that demand for online preorders grew at a faster rate than the line outside Apple's Fifth Avenue location because more customers are turning to online preorders.



iPhone 5 lines 83% longer than 4S, 8 million sales expected this weekend

Ppl still wait in line [pic]

Humans.....pitiful

how do you even get a number like 83% [pic]

U take the number of people in line last year and subtract it from the number of people in line this year. Then divide it by the number of people in line last year

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i went and copped the 4s from best buy first day no line !! that [pic]

Meanwhile in samsung store....

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[pic] u can walk right in and cop any phone...








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My mom bought that iphone 5 day one. I asked her to let me check it out, and she already had a case on it. In the case the !! looked exactly the same as the 4, I couldnt even tell that the screen was longer .

A jumbled pile of icon mess.

a jumbled pile of icon mess?

What phone doesn't contain a bunch of "jumbled" icons?

That would be an accurate depiction of Windows Phone... but I guess niccas get so excited to hate they don't even make sense [pic]

Youre one dumb mother !!er arent you?

The whole screen was crammed with the same size and looking icons one after another, nothing was popping out to catch any attention you non reading comprehension !![..] !!.

So you've never seen an iPhone before?

Tell em why you mad nicca, was ya mom get !!ed while you was checkin her phone by a McDonalds manager or what?

tell em why you mad! [pic]

Called the Verizon store at 12:30 to see if they still had some iPhone 5's 32gb in Black. Lady said yes and that she would hold it for me if I was on my way. Ten minutes later I get to the Verizon store and there's no line. Walk out a few minutes later with a black 32gb iPhone 5.

The key word here is Verizon....No try calling att....[pic]

This made me laugh [pic]

apple marketing at its finest...83% more than last year! but never do they release actual #'s lol

This proves humans by generation are getting dumber and dumber like its never going to come back.

still got his phone though

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You must be mistaken Apple for Samsung, whom always gives numbers for phones SHIPPED not sold... whom always gives numbers for phones pre-ordered by STORES not by CUSTOMERS...

Apple dudes always bringing up sales...I don't own apple or Samsung stock so their sales or sale #s mean !! to mrne..
But what I do care about is phone spec/design/size etc...they're marketing %s which the average consumer wants...oh !! its 54% lighter, 37% larger and 29% faster than the 4s, this is a must cop!!..unless its industry leading they don't release !!, so you don't know if they're making !! up or what...apple's design and marketing team >>>> the product they put out...I bought the 4s when it dropped because I thought it was the best looking phone I ever seen...I used it for 3 weeks and pout it on eBay, and went back to my EVO3D.