Apple sells 6.89m iPhones in Q4

Apple on Tuesday reported a profit of US$1.14 billion on revenues of US$7.9 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter. Apple’s profit increased 26 percent while sales jumped 27 percent over the same quarter last year.

Apple also reported pretty staggering numbers for its iPhone:

• Apple sold 6.89 million iPhones in this quarter
  
• This is more than all the previous quarters combined
  
• Apple outsold RIM in this quarter (6.89 million iPhones vs 6.1 million Blackberry devices)
  
• The iPhone contributed $4.6 billion in revenue
  
• By revenue, Apple is the third largest mobile phone supplier in the world after Nokia ($12.7 billion) and Samsung ($5.9 billion). Sony Ericsson is just behind Apple ($4.2 billion)
  
• Apple has already hit its target of selling more than 10 million iPhones in calendar year 2008.
  
• By end Sept, Apple had sold 9.3 million iPhones
  
• The iPhone is currently 39 percent of Apple’s total business
  

Macworld has the full report of Apple’s earnings here.