iPhone officially lands in China
Published: 02 Nov 2009 10:40 GMT
Apple started selling its iPhone officially in the world's largest mobile market, China, on Friday.
Crowds queued up for the phone many hours in advance at several locations — although scenes did not quite match the frenzy of the first iPhone launch day in the US. A few hundred people lined up in the rain and cold outside The Place shopping centre in Beijing, where Zhi Xianzhong became the first person to get the iPhone from Apple partner China Unicom after waiting seven hours and 40 minutes, according to China Daily.
As expected, China Unicom, the country's second largest telecom operator after China Mobile, is selling two versions of the iPhone in China under a three-year deal with Apple. But cost could prove to be a deterrent. Prices range from 4,999 yuan (£445) for the 8GB 3G model, to 6,999 yuan for the 32GB 3GS phone (without a contract).
For the full story, see Wi-Fi-free iPhone officially lands in China on CNET News.
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