Apple's iPhone 6S breaks record as China boosts sales to 13m

• Latest iPhone outsold previous model by 3m to 4m units, analysts report
• Weekend release in China was not delayed by regulators as it was last year

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Enthusiasm in China drove sales of Apple's latest iPhone to a record 13m units last weekend, topping last year's record of 10m, when the manufacturer's popular phone was held up in China by regulators. Analysts put sales in China at between 3m and 4m units, leaving sales elsewhere essentially flat year-over-year.