Apple: 1 million iPhone 4S sold on first day of pre-order

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Apple has announced today that iPhone 4S per-orders have topped 1 million on their first day of availability, beating out the record previously set by the iPhone 4.

That previous record was 600,000, in June 2010.

Says Apple of the achievement:


We are blown away with the incredible customer response to iPhone 4S. The first day pre-orders for iPhone 4S have been the most for any new product that Apple has ever launched and we are thrilled that customers love iPhone 4S as much as we do.

While the number does seem impressive, it is important to note that Apple's iPhone 4 pre-order period was cut short last year due to an AT&T technical glitch.

Additionally, there are now 90 new carriers with access to the device, which means pre-orders may not be as huge as the number suggests.