Apple Inc. says it has sold a record breaking 39.9 million iPhones in the last three months.
This new figure which is 16 percent higher than what it was a year ago, is a record for the quarter due to excitement of over the newly released iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models that Apple started selling last month.
The increase in iPhone sales has helped the company beat Wall Street’s expectations for the last three months that ended on September 27.
According to Daily Mail, in total, the company’s profit rose more than 12 percent from a year ago, to $8.5 billion.
Apple CEO, Tim Cook said: “Our fiscal 2014 was one for the record books, including the biggest iPhone launch ever with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.”
He continued: “With amazing innovations in our new iPhones, iPads and Macs, as well as iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, we are heading into the holidays with Apple’s strongest product lineup ever.
“We are also incredibly excited about Apple Watch and other great products and services in the pipeline for 2015.”
However, while iPhone sales increased, Apple also sold 13 percent fewer iPad tablets than it did a year ago, following an industry-wide decline in tablet sales.
The company also reported lower iPad sales than analysts had expected.
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