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New iPhone record

Published:Tuesday | October 11, 2011 | 12:00 AM
In this October 4 file photo, Apple's Scott Forstall talks about camera on the Apple iPhone 4S during an announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. - AP

Apple Inc says first-day pre-orders of the iPhone 4S topped one million, breaking the record set by last year's model.

Apple and various phone companies started taking orders for the phone last Friday. It hits stores this Friday.

First-day orders for the iPhone 4 were 600,000 when it was launched last year. It was then sold in the United States only by AT&T Inc. The iPhone 4S is also sold by Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp.

The base model of the iPhone 4S costs US$200 with a two-year contract. It has a faster processor and an improved camera compared to last year's model.

Apple shares rose US$9, or 2.4 per cent, to $378.80 in premarket trading Monday.

- AP