AT&T has gone on record by pushing out a press release that states Apple's recently unveiled iPhone 5 is the fastest-selling iPhone yet. Due to the overwhelming customer response, the iPhone has set new iPhone sales records, besting that of the iPhone 4 and every other iPhone model before it. Apple has yet to ship the iPhone 5 but is on track to do so in the next few weeks.
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- The Apple iPhone 5 features a 4-inch Retina display, 4G LTE, and iOS 6 as the default operating system.
- The estimated shipping time for the iPhone 5 from AT&T currently sits at 3 weeks.
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Still, it's nice to know the release of a new iPhone remains a cause for accelerated growth on AT&T. If Apple holds to pattern, we should get a press release or statement from them later today with both a wider perspective and more solid numbers.- Rene Ritchie, iMore
The demand for the new phone is also affecting the shipping expectations, that have now reached one to two weeks and in some cases it even increased to 3 weeks.- James A., GSM Dome
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