Apple: record sales for iPhone 5 in China
Apple did not speak of a slow start, the iPhone 5 in China, but we've set a new sales record: In only three days were more than two million units were sold in China. The new model will be available until the end of December in more than 100 countries, adds Apple and spoke of the fastest launch of a new iPhone.
"The reaction of the Chinese customers on the iPhone 5 was amazing, so that is a record for the best sales weekend in China was set up," said Apple CEO Tim Cook. He went so well against first impressions, that the new iPhone has experienced a rather slow start to the largest mobile phone market.
On the difficult Chinese smartphone market Apple's market share in the third quarter of this year had slipped from fourth to sixth. The official launch in China, the second largest market for Apple was, just three months after the launch of iPhone 5 in the USA.
In China's media but the relatively high price and little convincing improvements in design and function have been criticized. Internet users appeared upset that the iPhone 5 is about 20 percent more expensive in China than in the U.S. and about ten per cent more expensive than in Hong Kong. China Mobile, not only China's largest mobile operator, but currently the largest mobile operator in the world, Apple has so far been no close agreement on the sale of the iPhone 5, with China Mobile was rather once with the Nokia Lumia 920T to the train.
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