????蘋果（Apple）公司周一宣布,，從上周五早晨8點到周日午夜12點，已經(jīng)售出超過400萬部iPhone 4S,。
????和2010年6月上市的iPhone 4相比，iPhone 4S的首發(fā)銷量足足高出135%,，超出了所有分析師的預(yù)期,。分析人士所做的平均銷量預(yù)測也不過略高于300萬,。
????我們在上周末進(jìn)行了一次網(wǎng)上投票，共有4,300名讀者參加,，“超過400萬部”（22.78%）是票數(shù)第二多的猜測,，僅次于“超過300萬部”的猜測（40.3%）,。鏈接見此。
????蘋果的官方報道如下：
????iPhone 4S首周周末銷量一舉突破400萬
????庫比蒂諾,，加利福尼亞——2011年10月17日：蘋果今日宣布，最新版iPhone 4S于10月14日正式上市,，僅僅3天之內(nèi)銷量已經(jīng)超過400萬部,。此外,，最先進(jìn)的移動操作系統(tǒng)iOS在發(fā)布僅僅5天后，用戶數(shù)已經(jīng)超過2,500萬,，iCloud服務(wù)用戶數(shù)也已超過2,000萬,。iCloud是一項突破性的免費云服務(wù)，能自動通過無線方式將用戶數(shù)據(jù)存儲在云端并推送至其所有設(shè)備上,。iPhone 4S目前已在美國、澳大利亞,、加拿大,、法國,、德國、日本和英國上市,，并將于10月28日進(jìn)入另外22個國家,，今年年底前將進(jìn)入70多個國家,。
????蘋果全球產(chǎn)品營銷副總裁菲利普?施勒爾稱：“iPhone 4S開局非常出色，第一個周末銷量就已突破400萬部,，這是有史以來銷量最高的手機,，足足超出iPhone 4頭三天銷量的兩倍以上。iPhone 4S受到全球消費者的熱捧,。融合了iOS 5和iCloud的iPhone 4S是有史以來最棒的iPhone,?！?/p>
????iPhone 4S是有史以來最出色的iPhone，配備了多項全新功能,。它使用的蘋果雙核A5處理芯片,，性能極其強勁,，而且擁有出色的圖形效果；采用先進(jìn)光學(xué)技術(shù)的全新攝像頭,；支持1080p高清視頻錄制,；支持語音功能的智能助手——Siri,，輕松完成各項操作。
價格和銷售
????iPhone 4S有黑色和白色兩種顏色,。在美國的建議零售價為199美元（16GB版）、299美元（32GB版）以及399美元（全新的64GB版）*,。消費者可以從蘋果在線商店,、蘋果零售店,、美國電話電報公司（AT&T）、斯普林特（Sprint）,、威瑞森無線（Verizon Wireless）,、百思買（Best Buy）,、塔吉特（Target）、沃爾瑪（Walmart）以及蘋果授權(quán)分銷商處購買到iPhone 4S,。如果用戶（與運營商）簽訂兩年合約，就能以99美元購得iPhone 4S,，或者免費獲得iPhone 3GS。
????iPhone 4S將于10月28日開始在奧地利,、比利時,、捷克共和國、丹麥,、愛沙尼亞、芬蘭,、匈牙利,、愛爾蘭,、意大利、拉脫維亞,、列支敦士登,、立陶宛,、盧森堡、墨西哥,、荷蘭,、挪威、新加坡,、斯洛伐克、斯洛文尼亞,、西班牙、瑞典和瑞士進(jìn)行銷售,。
????*僅提供給特定客戶,。單獨銷售、需要簽署新的兩年合約,。
????蘋果設(shè)計了世界上最好的個人電腦Mac,，隨著而來還有OS X、iLife,、iWork和專業(yè)軟件。蘋果憑借iPod和iTunes在線商店引領(lǐng)數(shù)字音樂革命,。蘋果徹底改造了手機，帶來了革命性的iPhone和應(yīng)用程序商店（App Store）,。不久前,，蘋果又帶來了iPad 2——毫無疑問將成為移動多媒體和電腦的未來。
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????Apple (AAPL) announced Monday that it sold more than 4 million iPhone 4S units between 8 a.m. Friday and 12 midnight Sunday.
????That's 135% better than the launch of the iPhone 4 in June 2010, and better than any analyst had predicted. The average estimate among the few who had ventured a guess was a little over 3 million.
????In our poll of 4,300 readers conducted over the weekend, "more than 4 million" was the second most popular guess (22.78% of respondents) after "more than 3 million" (40.3%). See here.
????Apple's press release below the fold.
????iPhone 4S First Weekend Sales Top Four Million
????CUPERTINO, California—October 17, 2011— Apple? today announced it has sold over four million of its new iPhone? 4S, just three days after its launch on October 14. In addition, more than 25 million customers are already using iOS 5, the world's most advanced mobile operating system, in the first five days of its release, and more than 20 million customers have signed up for iCloud?, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that automatically and wirelessly store your content in iCloud and push it to all your devices. iPhone 4S is available today in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK, and will be available in 22 more countries on October 28 and more than 70 countries by the end of the year.
????"iPhone 4S is off to a great start with more than four million sold in its first weekend—the most ever for a phone and more than double the iPhone 4 launch during its first three days," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "iPhone 4S is a hit with customers around the world, and together with iOS 5 and iCloud, is the best iPhone ever."
????iPhone 4S is the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple's dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri?, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking.
Pricing & Availability
????iPhone 4S comes in either black or white and is available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model, $299 (US) for the 32GB model and $399 (US) for the new 64GB model.* iPhone 4S is available from the Apple Online Store, Apple's retail stores and through AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and select Best Buy, Target and Walmart stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. iPhone 4 is available for just $99 (US) and iPhone 3GS is available for free with a two year contract.
????iPhone 4S will be available on October 28 in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
????*Qualified customers only. Requires a new two year rate plan, sold separately.
????Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices. |
