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iPhone 6 and 6 Plus launched in China [China Daily: Africa Weekly]
[October 17, 2014]

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus launched in China [China Daily: Africa Weekly]


(China Daily: Africa Weekly Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Apple's new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones finally arrived on the Chinese mainland, the world's biggest smartphone market, on October 17.

The iPhone 6 is available in gold, silver and grey with a suggested retail price of 5,288 yuan ($860.16) for the cheapest model with 16GB of storage. The iPhone 6 Plus, in the same colors, costs 6,088 yuan for the cheapest model, also with 16GB of storage. The most expensive iPhone 6 Plus with 128GB storage is priced at 7,788 yuan.



The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were released on Sept 19 in the United States and elsewhere. Apple sold a record 10 million iPhone 6 handsets in the first weekend after their launch, which excluded the Chinese mainland. Apple said its new iPhones will be available in more than 115 countries by the end of the year.

Apple employees prepare for sale of newly released iPhone 6 and 6 Plus at the Apple store in Beijing, October 16, 2014. [Photo/IC] Air China's first Boeing 747-8 set to take off Unusual goods sold by vending machines "Hello Kitty" marks 40th anniversay  Chinese buyers line up outside a branch of China Telecom to buy Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus smartphones in Shanghai, October 16, 2014. [Photo/IC] Air China's first Boeing 747-8 set to take off Unusual goods sold by vending machines "Hello Kitty" marks 40th anniversay  Chinese buyers play mah-jong as they queue up overnight outside a branch of China Unicom to buy iPhone 6 and 6 Plus smartphones in Shanghai, October 16, 2014. [Photo/IC] Air China's first Boeing 747-8 set to take off Unusual goods sold by vending machines "Hello Kitty" marks 40th anniversay  People wait for the release of Apple's new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus outside a branch of China Telecom in Shanghai, October 16, 2014. [Photo/IC] Air China's first Boeing 747-8 set to take off Unusual goods sold by vending machines "Hello Kitty" marks 40th anniversay  Employees wait for customers to buy the newly released iPhone 6 and 6 Plus at a branch of China Telecom in Shanghai, October 16, 2014. [Photo/IC] Air China's first Boeing 747-8 set to take off Unusual goods sold by vending machines "Hello Kitty" marks 40th anniversay  Man shows his iPhone 6 pre-order confirmation in Hangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, October 17, 2014. [Photo/IC] Air China's first Boeing 747-8 set to take off Unusual goods sold by vending machines "Hello Kitty" marks 40th anniversay  iPhone 6 and 6 Plus smartphones are displayed at a branch of China Telecom in Shanghai, October 17, 2014. [Photo/IC] Air China's first Boeing 747-8 set to take off Unusual goods sold by vending machines "Hello Kitty" marks 40th anniversay  Chinese buyer shows his Apple iPhone 6 Plus smartphone at a branch of China Telecom in Shanghai, October 17, 2014. [Photo/IC] Air China's first Boeing 747-8 set to take off Unusual goods sold by vending machines "Hello Kitty" marks 40th anniversay  Man holds up his iPhone 6 Plus after he became the first customer to purchase it at a branch of China Unicom in Shanghai, October 17, 2014. [Photo/IC] Air China's first Boeing 747-8 set to take off Unusual goods sold by vending machines "Hello Kitty" marks 40th anniversay  Chinese buyer shows iPhone 6 and 6 Plus smartphones at a branch of China Unicom in Shanghai, October 17, 2014. [Photo/IC] Air China's first Boeing 747-8 set to take off Unusual goods sold by vending machines "Hello Kitty" marks 40th anniversay  (c) 2014 China Daily Information Company. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info).

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