Analysts estimate that Verizon sold over 500,000 iPhones in its first day of pre-order sales. Pre-ordering began at 3 a.m. ET and continued until 8:10 p.m. when the allotment set aside for pre-orders was depleted. Verizon confirmed in a press release that it broke its all-time first day sales record in the first two hours of ordering, a record that even beats the high-profile, heavily advertised launch of the Motorola DROID.
Available in November 2009, the DROID sold 200,000 units on its first weekend of sales and 300,000 by the end of its first week.
