Apple Sells More than 1 Million iPhone 3GS in First Three Days

by Blaine Metzgar | June 22, 2009 at 09:30 am

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Apple announced that it has sold more than one million new iPhone 3GS in the first three days. The sales were above and beyond Apple's expectations for their latest version of the immensely popular iPhone.

The 3GS debut was only in eight countries, he said, compared with 21 in last year's 3G launch.

The 1 million 3GS iPhones sold were "an impressive number compared with the 1 million they sold in the first weekend last year across 21 countries," Fidacaro said. "It shows that the iPhone momentum remains strong."

The announcement came with a quote from famed Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave for an apparent hormone imbalance since January 2009.

Jobs, a pancreatic cancer survivor, has been on leave since January for an undisclosed condition, although the company has said he remains deeply involved in decision-making. The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago, but he was expected to be back at work before the end of June.

"This is the first time we've heard from Steve Jobs since he reported he was taking medical leave," said Oppenheimer & Co analyst Yair Reiner. "It's a sign Apple has its CEO back."

Apple shares rose upwards of 1.5% in the early trading hours before levelling out to a 1.1% spike, at a price of $137.96 a share.

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