iPhone 4 to launch in China on Sept. 25, 2 new stores to open
Apple announced Sunday that the iPhone 4 will be available in China starting Saturday, September 25 at 8 a.m. The launch will coincide with the openings of the Hong Kong Plaza Apple Store in Shanghai and the Xidan Joy City Apple Store in Beijing.
Apple issued the press release Sunday, announcing that it would effectively double its brick-and-mortar presence in China on Sept. 25.
The Cupertino, Calif., company announced earlier this year that it plans to build 25 retail stores in China in the next two years.
At Apple's retail stores, the iPhone 4 will start at CNY4,999 (about $743) for the 16 GB model and will not require a contract. A two-year contract is required for customers who purchase the handset through China Unicom.
According to the Wall Street Journal, users who buy through China Unicom will have to pay CNY5,880 (about $874) for the iPhone 4 and a deposit for the two-year contract.
Apple's press release did not mention whether iPhone 4 purchasers will receive a free case, as previously rumored.
Next week's iPhone 4 launch comes just a week after the successful launch of the iPad in China. Apple fans lined up outside the Shanghai and Beijing Apple stores, with some waiting as long as 60 hours for the tablet device.
Apple issued the press release Sunday, announcing that it would effectively double its brick-and-mortar presence in China on Sept. 25.
The Cupertino, Calif., company announced earlier this year that it plans to build 25 retail stores in China in the next two years.
At Apple's retail stores, the iPhone 4 will start at CNY4,999 (about $743) for the 16 GB model and will not require a contract. A two-year contract is required for customers who purchase the handset through China Unicom.
According to the Wall Street Journal, users who buy through China Unicom will have to pay CNY5,880 (about $874) for the iPhone 4 and a deposit for the two-year contract.
Apple's press release did not mention whether iPhone 4 purchasers will receive a free case, as previously rumored.
Next week's iPhone 4 launch comes just a week after the successful launch of the iPad in China. Apple fans lined up outside the Shanghai and Beijing Apple stores, with some waiting as long as 60 hours for the tablet device.
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I guess the iPhone is for the middle class and rich Chinese..
Well that's real cheap..
I guess the iPhone is for the middle class and rich Chinese..
Precisely where Apple wants to be over the next few years in China. It's Like Gucci and Loius Vitton in Asia.
Surely it won?t sell well. After all Apple uses commodity HW, Android had not only caught up with iOS but far surpassed it with its openness, and Asian phones are so advanced that anything designed in the US pales in comparison.
Android surpassed iOS and yet, iOS devices continue to sell like hotcakes. If people stood in line to wait for the iPad then im pretty sure it will sell well for the iphone 4.
Surely it won?t sell well. After all Apple uses commodity HW, Android had not only caught up with iOS but far surpassed it with its openness, and Asian phones are so advanced that anything designed in the US pales in comparison.
I guess you havent seen how many iphones are being used in Japan....Its nice to have all the tech, but people also want things just to work
Android surpassed iOS and yet, iOS devices continue to sell like hotcakes. If people stood in line to wait for the iPad then im pretty sure it will sell well for the iphone 4.
If iOS sells like hotcakes and Android has passed iOS then what is Android selling like?
If iOS sells like hotcakes and Android has passed iOS then what is Android selling like?
Peanuts in the bleachers?
If iOS sells like hotcakes and Android has passed iOS then what is Android selling like?
Maple syrup?
If iOS sells like hotcakes and Android has passed iOS then what is Android selling like?
Android has passed iOS in what? Don't get me wrong am sure Android devices are selling like hotcakes as well.
If iOS sells like hotcakes and Android has passed iOS then what is Android selling like?
McDonald's dollar menu cheeseburger?
It still takes the collective force of gazillion Android devices to outsell the iPhone.
Android has passed iOS in what? Don't get me wrong am sure Android devices are selling like hotcakes as well.
It?s an activated mobile OS comparison, which means little considering both OSes have healthy ecosystems and are thriving. From a business PoV the models are disparate and any real comparisons break down as iOS is sold from one vendor whilst Android is sold among a potentially unlimited different number of vendors, as you undoubtedly are aware.
It?s an activated mobile OS comparison, which means little considering both OSes have healthy ecosystems and are thriving. From a business PoV the models are disparate and any real comparisons break down as iOS is sold from one vendor whilst Android is sold among a potentially unlimited different number of vendors, as you undoubtedly are aware.
If its activated mobile OS comparison, then iOS passed Android since 220,000 iOS are being activated compared to 200,000 Android devices?
Maple syrup?
That sounds good that way we can either have hotcakes or waffles.
McDonald's dollar menu cheeseburger?
It still takes the collective force of gazillion Android devices to outsell the iPhone.
The new Android phones Evo, Incredible, Droid X and Droid 2 are every bit as good as the iPhone. Running 2.2 they are also faster.
If its activated mobile OS comparison, then iOS passed Android since 220,000 iOS are being activated compared to 200,000 Android devices?
Honestly does it really matter? A little competition is a good thing seeing that RIM and Windows Mobile are dying. Both operations systems are solid and the new line of Android phones alone with iPhone 4 gives the consumer some very solid options. Which should keep both Appel and Google to put out even better products in the future. Its a win all the way around for the consumer.
The new Android phones Evo, Incredible, Droid X and Droid 2 are every bit as good as the iPhone. Running 2.2 they are also faster.
While true, the only thing that Android is not as good at is the App store. Sure they may have a lot of the same apps but some aren't really the same. Take the Facebook app for example, its not the same as the iphone app. The iphone's facebook is way better according to some android users that used to iphones version.
Honestly does it really matter? A little competition is a good thing seeing that RIM and Windows Mobile are dying. Both operations systems are solid and the new line of Android phones alone with iPhone 4 gives the consumer some very solid options. Which should keep both Appel and Google to put out even better products in the future. Its a win all the way around for the consumer.
No, but i just wanted to point that out
Well that's real cheap..
I guess the iPhone is for the middle class and rich Chinese..
Yeah...bloody cheap.