China Unicom Has Sold 100,000 iPhones Since Launch

Considering the lack of wifi I don't think it's that bad...

That's still 100,000. If you had to wait in line behind all of those people, that would be a LOOONG line. It's been on sale for what, about five weeks? You have to consider that of the 144 Million subscribers, figure 90% of those people couldn't even afford a smart phone and the corresponding monthly bill. I'm sure the basic flip phone market in China comprises 90+% of all subscribers due to cost limitations. So, let's consider the percentage of people that can afford a smart phone and its monthly bill - what percentage of those people is the 100,000 ?

Considering the lack of wifi I don't think it's that bad...

Yeah that's what I think too. Though China is densly populated.

That's still 100,000. If you had to wait in line behind all of those people, that would be a LOOONG line. It's been on sale for what, about five weeks? You have to consider that of the 144 Million subscribers, figure 90% of those people couldn't even afford a smart phone and the corresponding monthly bill.

100,000 is what, less than 0.007% of China's population? I don't think it's significant.

I highly doubt 90% of those 144 million subscribers couldn't afford an iPhone. Most likely they were waiting to see if the iPhone could offer something better than the millions of cheap knock-offs floating around. No point in paying more for something that offers less functionality.

100,000 is what, less than 0.007% of China's population? I don't think it's significant.

But it is a significant proportion of those people who live in China who can afford to spend $700-$1000 on a phone.

I highly doubt 90% of those 144 million subscribers couldn't afford an iPhone.

China isn't rich enough yet that most people can just afford to drop $700 to $1000 on a phone. Hell the GDP per capita of China is only $3250 per year.

Aren't WiFi in mobile devices are banned in China? The N95 for the Chinese market lost it's WiFi capability.

I read that as Unicron. It's early.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicron

I think that's pretty good, considering that you could bought the 3GS on the blackmarket since summer.

But it is a significant proportion of those people who live in China who can afford to spend $700-$1000 on a phone.

China isn't rich enough yet that most people can just afford to drop $700 to $1000 on a phone. Hell the GDP per capita of China is only $3250 per year.

According to MacWorld, China has 700 million people on contract mobile phones (http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?newsid=28013). The iPhone contract isn't *that* much of a step up compared to the average cost. And GDP is a very weak way to measure a country that has 'dangerous' levels of discrepancy between rich and poor because the results are so skewed (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/1309328/Danger-of-rich-poor-divide-in-China.html)

Go China Unicorn, Go!!