Comments on: iPhone Launches in China

By: China Unicom Sells Just Five iPhones Through Major Chinese Online Retailer

China Unicom Sells Just Five iPhones Through Major Chinese Online Retailer — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:09:03 +0000

[...] also started later than the network operator’s, a couple of weeks after the iPhone’s official launch at the end of [...]

By: Techno Information » Blog Archive » For the iPhone in China, Freedom Is the Great Wall

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:23:19 +0000

[...] Now that the iPhone is officially on sale in China — a huge market that few once thought it would be allowed to enter — the focus has turned to its high price, and whether that will hinder its prospects in the region. China Unicom began selling the phone today; a 32GB iPhone 3GS goes for 6,999 yuan ($1,024) without a service contract, according to the Wall Street Journal. “Add in the cost of a service contract, and over two years a Chinese subscriber will pay around $3,000, approximately the yearly average salary,” notes TheAppleBlog. [...]

By: r4i

r4i — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:55:24 +0000

its good news for chines people now they can use i-phone,and also for Apple because china is really a big market for business.

By: Rache Smith, ATT uverse reviews

Rache Smith, ATT uverse reviews — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:33:52 +0000

It’s so expensive compared to other smart phones of China with basically the same feature except of course the amazing functionality of iPhone App. I wonder if they are earning from this move, yes they are selling…but what’s the bottom line?

By: Budi

Budi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:28:31 +0000

And Chinese government control of the more “subversive” aspects of the iPhone in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 . . .

By: iPhone Officially on Sale in China, Without Wi-Fi | Network King

iPhone Officially on Sale in China, Without Wi-Fi | Network King — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:06:56 +0000

[...] free voice over IP (VoIP) phone calling. However, it was apparently a temporary restriction, as the ban against Wi-Fi on iPhone has allegedly been lifted for future manufacturing. → iPhone Gets Lukewarm Reception in China [...]

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iPhone lanseras i Kina – i censurerad version | iPhone 24 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:02:33 +0000

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By: Chrome to Pass Safari in Browser Market Share

Chrome to Pass Safari in Browser Market Share — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:28:06 +0000

[...] having. Unlike Linux, the iPhone OS is steadily increasing share, and with the introduction of the iPhone in China and the U.S. holiday season, iPhone OS may break half a percent by the end of the year. To put that [...]

By: MacRat

MacRat — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:19:31 +0000

And yet iPhones have been selling in China already for a couple of years now.

The ‘average salary’ is different from the millions of families in China who can afford the iPhone.

By: Guy L

Guy L — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:18:02 +0000

While it is true that people are willing to pay more for a better product, the two year subscription will cost about $3,000, approximately the yearly average salary. Would you pay half your yearly income to have an iPhone or would you settle for an alternative?

In China, the iPhone will be reserved to the elite chinese that have a far bigger income than the average chinese.

Furthermore, such exorbitant pricing only gives a strong incentive to local companies to come up with cheaper alternatives. Android, an open platform considered a viable competitive platform to Apple’s, combined with much lower cost hardware from resourceful chinese manufacturers will give our admired Apple very strong competition. In the medium turn, China is capable of outrunning Apple on its home turf. Apple needs to come up with a very competitive offering for China.