iPhone 6s, 6s Plus in India on Oct 16; Apple sells record 13 mn phones in opening weekend

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

Apple announced iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus at its September 9 event. The new iPhones bring 3D Touch which allow fro new gestures like Peek and Pop. The new iPhone also come with twice as much RAM as its predecessor.

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Apple also updated the camera of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus to 12-megapixel iSight camera which is now capable of shooting 4K videos. The front FaceTime camera is now 5-megapixels and Apple is using the display to light up at night time to click better selfies.

The sales figures for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus completed by Saturday, September 26 will be included in Apple’s fourth quarter results for this fiscal year and sales completed on Sunday, September 27 will be included in Apple’s 2016 first fiscal quarter results.