iPhone 6s and 6s Plus: Apple reports record first weekend sales - Apple on Monday announced that iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus registered a record sale of more than 13 million units this weekend in 12 markets.

Although sales surpassed analysts' expectations of 12 million to 13 million units, shares of Apple fell more than 1 percent. The iPhone 6 had set the previous record of 10 million unit sales in its first weekend, but the figures did not include China.

Analysts had predicted that Apple will set a first-weekend record for iPhone sales with the inclusion of China, which many expect will soon be the company's largest market.

Analyst Shannon Cross of Cross Research said she was impressed by Apple's ability to brew up consumer interest in a device with relatively meek improvements over the iPhone 6.

FBR Capital Markets analyst Daniel Ives assessed that Apple sold more than 2 million iPhones in China over the weekend.

Apple said that starting Oct. 9, new iPhones would be available in more than 40 additional countries, reaching more than 130 by year-end.

The new phones have upped the cameras from previous generations and include a display technology called 3D Touch, which responds based on how hard users press their screens.

Apple depends heavily on sales of the iPhone, which created nearly two-thirds of its revenue in the latest quarter.

The company's shares dipped 1.5 percent at $112.97 in morning trading.