Posted in Apple, China Unicom, iPhone in China on Dec 28th, 2009
iPhone sales are building momentum in China. On the heels of a major iPhone advertising campaign, last week China Unicom launched a 46-city iPhone roadshow/education campaign. Today we’ve learned that China Unicom has now passed the 300,000 iPhone sales threshold. This triples the 100,000 sales milestone reported on December 9. It took 40 days to [...]
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iPhone on sale in China at 1,000+ distribution points in 30 provinces
Posted in China Unicom, iPhone in China on Oct 31st, 2009
iPhone was formally launched in China on October 30th. The main launch ceremony was in Beijing at The Place. 30 provinces across China staged their own launch day events. Sales commenced immediately following the ceremonies. iPhone will be sold through several distribution partners, including: Gome (610 stores), Carrefour (139 stores in China), Suning, Best Buy China, Dazhong [...]
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Posted in China Unicom, iPhone in China on Oct 30th, 2009
At 6:00 p.m. Beijing time today (October 30, 2009) the iPhone was officially launched in China. The Place in Beijing served as the launch festivities venue. The Place is also home to China Unicom’s flagship ”Wo” 3G Store. China Unicom CEO Chang Xiaobing attended the ceremony along with Unicom GM LU Yimin. The honor of selling [...]
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China Unicom iPhone 3GS photos (Model A1325)
Posted in iPhone in China on Oct 29th, 2009
There are many new photos and screen grabs now being posted from China showing the new model iPhone A1325 (more commonly known as iPhone 3GS) specially built for China Unicom. Follow iPhonAsia on Twitter http://twitter.com/idannyb Curious about differences between iPhone 3GS and the version built for China Unicom? > Here you go More un-boxing photos of new [...]
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Posted in China Unicom, iPhone in China on Aug 3rd, 2009
Not a major revelation … just one more piece of the puzzle falling into place … According to dycj.ynet.com (reported via Trading Markets), retailer Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) will introduce 3G products and services of China Unicom at its franchise stores. Back in April ‘09, Apple and Best Buy announced an Apple “store-in-store” distribution partnership in China (By [...]
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