Hi °C | Lo °C Apple has sold out of its latest smartphone, with more than 5 million iPhone 5 sales in the three days after it hit stores around the world.
That number blasted past sales of the iPhone 4S. When Apple introduced it in October 2011, it sold more than four million units in its first weekend.
With the iPhone 5, Apple said that while the majority of preorders have been shipped to customers, many are scheduled to go out in October.
The stock shortage is not expected to affect the launch of the iPhone 5 in Ireland on Friday.
Apple fans lined up around the world last week to get their hands on the new smartphone - which is thinner and lighter and has a bigger screen.
Shares of Apple were down 1.2pc at $691.54 in early trading.
