IPhone4 Triggers buying Whirlwind

Washington (reporter Lu Xianwen) just queued to buy the ipad, Shanghai "fruit powder" yesterday in the Lujiazui and Hong Kong Plaza, two Apple Store (Apple stores) lined up, in order to iPhone4 China on the first day of the sale of the world's best-selling mobile phones. As the Apple retail store in Hong Kong Square was officially opened at 8 yesterday morning, the first customers were able to get a limited-edition commemorative T-shirt, so the passenger flow was so full that many customers had been queuing for more than 24 hours when they bought the phone.　　Reporter 7 O'Clock last evening in Lujiazui shop see, there are still "fruit powder" in line waiting to buy iPhone4 version of the "Bare metal." According to the official pricing, 16GB model IPhone4 in the mainland retail price of 4999 Yuan, 32GB model for 5999 yuan.　　In the Hong Kong market, the retail prices of the 16GB models and 32GB models were HK $4988 and HK $5888 respectively, representing about 4319 yuan and 5098 yuan respectively, compared to about 16% of the retail prices in the mainland. It is understood that every customer who buys iPhone4 at a retail store will get a free "private settings" service that helps customers set up e-mail, download their favorite apps from the Apple App Store, and learn the skills to run these apps.　　In addition, a series of special lectures will be held in the store to help customers understand iPhone4 more deeply. Apple also opened a new store in Beijing's Xidan city yesterday, with 4 retail outlets in China, 3 of which were "centrally listed" within 3 months.　　This time, the same day in China opened two direct stores, Apple not only to speed up the promotion of products in the domestic market speed, but also in the channel of serious layout, the importance of the Chinese market is self-evident.　　Apple said the number of retail outlets in China would reach 25 by the end of next year. Statistics show that China's existing 790 million mobile phone users, the world's largest mobile phone market.　　Analysts say Apple's accelerated expansion of the Chinese market is linked to the challenges it is facing in the smartphone market, and while the iphone is still a solo market, it is not to be avoided that mobile phones using Google's Android system are gaining acceptance from more and more users. It is reported that Suning appliance has won the iPhone4 only social channel first sales rights, its more than 300 stores in the country yesterday also began to sell the mobile phone. And if consumers choose to sign the version, they can buy the iphone 4 at China Unicom.