iPhone 4 Launches in China to Thousands
Computerworld reports on a successful launch of the iPhone 4 in China on Saturday. Over 1,000 lined up outside of Xidan Joy City shopping mall to buy the newest iPhone on launch day. The first customer in line had waited 2 days. IDG shows video of the long lines:
China Unicom reports that 50,000 users pre-ordered the device for launch day. The iPhone 4's launch comes only 3 months after the U.S. launch which helped keep demand high despite a healthy grey market for the phones. In contrast, the iPhone 3G launched in China a full 2 years after its U.S. launch.
China Unicom reports that 50,000 users pre-ordered the device for launch day. The iPhone 4's launch comes only 3 months after the U.S. launch which helped keep demand high despite a healthy grey market for the phones. In contrast, the iPhone 3G launched in China a full 2 years after its U.S. launch.
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22 months ago
Two days in line? Nice.
But nothing beats that week long iPhone waiting guy.
But nothing beats that week long iPhone waiting guy.
22 months ago
Kinda paradoxical that China is the country that manufactures iPhones but is the last one to actually sell them.
22 months ago
Kinda paradoxical that China is the country that manufactures iPhones but is the last one to actually sell them.
Agreed, the phones have been assembled in China since the original iPhone, yet they couldn't buy them officially in their own country - sounds backwards to me. The rest of the world gets them before their own country.
22 months ago
Kinda paradoxical that China is the country that manufactures iPhones but is the last one to actually sell them.
I was thinking just that.
They probably also ship from China, assembly, back to the US, marketing and packaging, and back to China again
22 months ago
In contrast, the iPhone 3G launched in China a full 2 years after its U.S. launch.
That must be a mistake. That would mean They got the iPhone 3G this June, when the iPhone 4 came out, no?
22 months ago
Awesome Apple. I've been waiting for an iPhone 4 for 2 months now but Virgin in Australia doesn't get any supplies. Why expanding into new markets when you can't meet demand in the existing ones?
22 months ago
2007 + 2 = 2009 ? :)
No, that's incorrect.
2007--iPhone
2008--iPhone 3G
2009--iPhone 3GS
2010--iPhone 4
2008 + 2 = 2010 ;)
22 months ago
2007 + 2 = 2009 ? :)
No, the iPhone 3G launched in the US on July 11, 2008 (not 2007), and in China on Oct 30th, 2009. That's roughly 15 and a half months, or 1.29 years. Not even close to 24 months or "a full 2 years".
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