The launch was record breaking. Within the first quarter, the company reported profit of $1.75 billion on sales of $9.42 billion. Excluding one-time items, per-share earnings were 30 cents — beating 28 cents on sales of $9.21 billion expected by analysts. From an original review on its record-breaking sales:
“Noted by industry experts as a game-changing feat of design and engineering … The mobile handset’s radical and revolutionary design transformed consumer’s expectations for how a mobile handset should look and feel.”