(Image courtesy of MacRumors and MICGadget)
The iPhone 4 continues to work its way across the world, and Saturday it will finally land in China, with Wi-Fi intact and available at two more Apple Retail Stores in that country.
Apple issued a Sunday press release to announce that the iPhone 4 will be jumping across the Pacific this Saturday, September 25 to make its debut in China beginning at 8:00 am local time in Apple Stores and China Unicom retail outlets “for qualified buyers with a new, two-year contract.”
“iPhone 4 will be sold in China through Apple’s retail stores for a suggested retail price of CNY4,999 for the 16GB model and CNY5,999 for 32GB model without a contract,” the Apple press release notes. “At China Unicom stores, iPhone 4 will be available for qualified buyers with a new two year contract, sold separately. For pricing and tariff information please visit www.10010.com.”
As MacRumors notes, the Chinese iPhone 4 comes complete with Wi-Fi, which was unavailable on earlier devices in the country due to local regulations there. The site also features an unboxing of the Chinese model courtesy of MICGadget.
Apple fans in China will also have something else to celebrate on Saturday, with the new Hong Kong Plaza store in Shanghai and the Xidan Joy City in Beijing opening their doors on the same day.
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Imagine Engine
September 20, 2010 at 4:35pm
If Apple can't meet demand then they shouldn't expand.
Apple in China: Welcome to the iPhone 4 launch.
China: What do you mean there's only 10 iPhone 4 being sold at the launch? There's over 1000 people standing in line for the iPhone 4. Didn't you expect this when there's over a billion Chinese people living here?
Apple in China: I apologize but that's all the iPhone 4 stock that was shipped by Apple. We may get more in a few months. Please check back later.
China: Can you tell me when you would expect to get shipments for the iPhone 4?
Apple in China: Sorry, we're not allowed to disclose that information. Apple would prefer you line up for hours before we open to be told that we're out of stock so as to build hype over the product.
Canada, UK, etc: Welcome to our world
