With over two million iPhone 5 ‘s sold in China over its first weekend, it looks like everything seemed to go off without a hitch. According to Tim Cook, Apple ‘s CEO,€œCustomer response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record with the best first weekend sales ever in China. € In Comparison to the iPhone 4s, which opened up with complications, everything seemed to go smoothly for China Unicom and China Telecom. These numbers look even more impressive as the iPhone 5 is not currently being carried by China ‘s largest carrier, China Mobile.
Aside from sales in China, The US had a strong opening weekend back in September, which topped 5 million. According to the press release, by the end of December the iPhone 5 will be available in more than 100 countries.