iPhone 5 Sales In China Reach 2 Million In First Weekend

Record Broken Abroad
Two models display the Apple iPhone 5 during the product's release at a store in Taipei on December 14, 2012. Three main telecom companies released the lastest Apple iPhone 5 on December 14.AFP PHOTO / Mandy CHENG (Photo credit should read Mandy Cheng/AFP/Getty Images)
Two models display the Apple iPhone 5 during the product's release at a store in Taipei on December 14, 2012. Three main telecom companies released the lastest Apple iPhone 5 on December 14.AFP PHOTO / Mandy CHENG (Photo credit should read Mandy Cheng/AFP/Getty Images)

(Reuters) - Apple Inc sold more than 2 million of its new iPhone 5 in China during the three days after its launch there on Friday, marking China's best-selling iPhone rollout ever, the company said late on Sunday.

"Customer response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record with the best first weekend sales ever in China," Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said in a statement.

Apple's latest iPhone, which offers a larger 4-inch screen and 4G capability, was launched in the United States and 30 other countries in September, when the company sold more than 5 million of the devices in the first three days.

The device's highly anticipated release in China, Apple's second-biggest market, failed to stop the recent share slide of the world's most valuable technology company, and analysts said Apple's longer-term China hopes may hinge on a partnership with China Mobile Ltd, the country's top telecoms carrier.

(Reporting by Sakthi Prasad in Bangalore; Editing by Edmund Klamann)

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