Apple breaks sales records with 13 million iPhone 6S units sold over the weekend

Apple just announced that iPhone 6S sales have broken previous first weekend sales records for iPhones with over 13 million units sold since the devices started being made available last Friday. iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus will also be made avaiable to 40 more countries by October 9th and 130 countries by the end of the year. iPhone 6S launched in China as well as the US and Europe for the first time.

“Sales for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have been phenomenal, blowing past any previous first weekend sales results in Apple’s history,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “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.”

The Apple Beat: The iPhone ‘S’ Cycle in focus

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 

While it makes for a cool feature to demo, 3D Touch is actually the one feature that could rewrite the way we use our iPhones and in a dramatic way that changes what we can accomplish simply by tapping, pressing, and press-holding on icons and menus.

Every other year, Apple launches a ‘new and improved,’ variant of the iPhone from the previous year. Some think of the ‘S’ iPhones as the tock of the tick-tock cycle and usually wait to upgrade to the next magical and revolutionary device to ship a year later. For others, the ‘S’ devices are actually the best version of that generation’s iPhone and the device to get. 

By comparison, other smartphone manufacturers tend to dramatically overhaul their flagship models on a yearly basis. Not just in look and feel, but also in functionality and even user interface. I guess with the exception of HTC, which has pushed out similar looking flagship phones for the past three years now, the objective for the likes of Samsung, LG and countless others, is to offer something almost completely new each succeeding year. 

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Video: The iPhone 6S 3D Touch and Live Photos demo

iPhone 6S is coming to Canada on September 25. While maintaining the same look and feel as the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the new versions features a potentially game changing 3D Touch functionality which expands one handed use with 'Peek' and 'Pop' features in supported apps. The iPhone 6S also brings an improved 12 megapixel front facing camera, the ability to shoot 4K video as well as a 5 megapixel front facing camera with Retina Flash which uses the brightness of the display to illuminate selfies. Check out the video above and stay tuned for our complete review of the iPhone 6S in the coming month.

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus coming to Canada on September 25

Apple is getting ready to release the iPhone 6s this week. iPhone is currently Apple's biggest earning and most successful product - Photo by Gadjo C. Sevilla/Canadianreviewer.comApple's new flagship iPhone 6s handsets are coming to Canada starting on Friday September 25. Featuring sturdier aluminum and glass components, new 3D Touch functionality, an improved 12 megapixel camera capable of 4K video recording plus the most LTE bands on any smartphone today. iOS 9, which ships with iPhone 6s, arrived last week to exisiting compatible iOS devices.

“Customer response to the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus has been incredibly positive, we can't wait to get our most advanced iPhones ever into customers’ hands starting this Friday,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “iOS 9 is also off to an amazing start, on pace to be downloaded by more users than any other software release in Apple’s history.”

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