It Took Hong Kong 10 Minutes To Run Out Of iPhone 4S Pre-Orders

The iPhone 4S continues to break sales records left and right. Pre-orders for the iPhone 4S started in Hong Kong last Friday, and it’s been reported that pre-orders sold out after the first 10 minutes of availability.

Apple will launch the 4S in 14 more countries this Friday, and the smartphone is expected to reach mainland China by December.

Ticonderoga’s Brian White has said, according to industry checks, initial pre-orders for the iPhone 4S ended almost as soon as they began in Hong Kong last Friday. “Long lines and serial stock outs” are expected for the product’s official launch this weekend.

‘Hong Kong represents the first entry of the new smartphone in the rapidly growing region and we expect the 4S to reach Mainland China in December,’ White wrote. ‘We believe this rapid sell out will rest concerns surrounding the uptake of the iPhone 4S in the Greater China region that were driven by the limited language capability of Siri, which did not launch in Mandarin or Cantonese.’

Apple opened its first retail store in Hong Kong in September to a resounding welcome from the Chinese people. During its last earnings call, Apple announced $4.5 billion in revenue from Greater China, which equals a 270% year over year increase.

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