Today the iPhone was finally released to China (officially) through China Unicom LTD. Prices range from 4,999 yuan ($730) to to 6,999 yuan ($1,025) for the higher end iPhone 3GS 32GB without contract. Unfortunately none of these iPhones have WiFi support, and people in China can already buy an iPhone 3GS with WiFi for less from the black market.
The iPhone’s in China don’t have WiFi because the government’s regulations temporarily banned it in favor of another system. The ban was lifted in May, after manufacturing of the new iPhone’s had begun. China Unicom hopes to bring WiFi to the iPhone by the end of the year.
Do you think China Unicom’s iPhones will sell well? Considering the lack of WiFi, high prices, and the fact that people in China have access to better iPhone’s with WiFi through the black market, I am feeling skeptical.
[via AppleInsider]
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i dont know, what are you asking, is it important or beneficial to you in any way (-_-)??.
Hah! Not a chance. Not without a considerably cheaper price with a contract.
i doubt China Unicom Ltd will sell well on these.
u`re paying about 4999 to 6999 yuan for an iPhone without wifi?!
man you gotta be joking.
and there is a 3 years contract which requires immediate full payment. the total cost of an iphone in China is around $9,000 yuan, or $1,400.
THAT IS CRAZY STUPID!
Saw a piece on Chinese TV 6 months ago about iPhone knock offs selling in Shenzhen for under USD100.00. It looks like an iPhone, smells like an iPhone, even has the little Apple logo on the back, but is made with cheap materials and lower-grade components. Didn’t note if it had wifi though!
wow…. what the hell…..how can you have an iphone and not have wi-fi and there is no way in hell i would have paid $700 for my iphone
So your paying MORE, for a LESS advantaged iPhone? They shouldn’t be selling it at all!
IT’S CHINA! That’s why, enough said
That’s why none of my friends’ iPhone is from China Unicom Ltd.
We can easily access iPhone through black market at a much lower price.
As Ron White the comedian says “YOU CANT FIC STUPID”
Iphone with out WI-FI is like, cornbread without corn meal.
But what do you expect if you live in a communist country,
God bless the USA
This is just nonsense.
@Sirewolf, I was about to give you a thumb up we I saw “God bless the USA” …this feels like “self-centered religious fanatic”, so, thumb down.
Leave the gods alone, especially with USA.
Secondly, this have absolutely nothing to do with God (prove me wrong).
And at last why God would prefer USA? If there is a God, he loves everybody equaly, retard.
Mostly this ^^ but we should all be praying that God blesses our nation no matter where we live.
@Mike wow ur a retard how r u going to say “if there is a god” of course there is a god dummy wat r u saying and i can prove it how do did life start and have you even read the bible dummy so shut up and start believing in god for your own good
sumbody can tell me… how price on black market for iphone 3gs at ur country…. can we talk here???
What about de OS it’s still based on Unix?
Oh and that price for that phone is simply ridonculous
hi i am patel this is weird