Apple's iPhone, although not yet released in Asia, is being sold there for twice as much as it's being sold here in the US... and the phone doesn't even receive calls!
Folks in China who are clamoring for the iPhone are said to be willing to lay out 8,800 yuan ($1,170 US) just to own the device. According to the electronics newspaper Dian Nao Bao, the phones are being sold in electronic markets in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
Apple is currently only selling the iPhone in the US and plans an official release in Asia sometime in 2008. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said the company wasn't aware of specific reports of the iPhone being sold in China, but added that sales of the handset were not authorized by Apple.
[via AP]
Folks in China who are clamoring for the iPhone are said to be willing to lay out 8,800 yuan ($1,170 US) just to own the device. According to the electronics newspaper Dian Nao Bao, the phones are being sold in electronic markets in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
Apple is currently only selling the iPhone in the US and plans an official release in Asia sometime in 2008. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said the company wasn't aware of specific reports of the iPhone being sold in China, but added that sales of the handset were not authorized by Apple.
[via AP]
