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iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus Opening Weekend Sales at Record 13 Million; India Launch Date Announced

iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus Opening Weekend Sales at Record 13 Million; India Launch Date Announced

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 28 September 2015 20:08 IST

Apple on Monday announced it has sold more than 13 million new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus units just three days after the new iPhone models went on sale last Friday in select countries. The company has also announced the dates iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available in several other countries, including an October 16 launch for India.

Last year, Apple had announced it sold over 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units during the opening weekend - a record at the time - and Monday's announcement tops that number. Announced earlier this month, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus come in four colours: Silver, Gold, Space Grey, and a new Rose Gold Aluminium finish. On Friday, the new iPhone models became available to customers in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, the UK, and the US.

"Sales for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have been phenomenal, blowing past any previous first weekend sales results in Apple's history," said Apple CEO Tim Cook. "Customers' feedback is incredible and they are loving 3D Touch and Live Photos, and we can't wait to bring iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus to customers in even more countries on October 9."

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will roll out worldwide to more than 40 additional countries and territories beginning October 9 including Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan.

On October 10, the new iPhone models will become available in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available in India, Malaysia and Turkey on Friday, October 16 and in over 130 countries by the end of the year, said Apple.

Apple iPhone 6s

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Great design
Fantastic performance
3D Touch enables new UI paradigms
Retina Flash on the front is great

Bad
Touch ID is too fast!
16GB storage in base variant
Expensive
Battery life could be better

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Display 4.70-inch

Processor Apple A9

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 1715mAh

OS iOS 9

Resolution 750x1334 pixels

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Apple iPhone 6s Plus

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Fantastic performance
3D Touch enables new UI paradigms
Great camera including brilliant front flash
Good battery life

Bad
Ungainly
Touch ID is too fast!
16GB storage in base variant
Expensive
More big-screen software features would be welcome

Read detailed Apple iPhone 6s Plus review

Display 5.50-inch

Processor Apple A9

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 2750mAh

OS iOS 9

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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