The iPhone 5′s initial shipment sold out within hours of going on sale early this morning, with shipping estimates slipping to 2-3 weeks by this afternoon.
“Pre-orders for iPhone 5 have been incredible,” said Apple spokeswoman, Natalie Kerris. “We’ve been completely blown away by the customer response.”
The iPhone 5 goes on sale next Friday, September 21, 2012 for $199 for the 16GB and $299 for the 32GB models. The 64GB model is also available for $399.
Customers may also still purchase the iPhone 5 on September 21st by going to a retail location. Apple is opening retail stores at 8 a.m. that day for the launch.
Verizon, AT&T and Sprint stores are likely to have availability of the iPhone 5 as well on that day.
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