Apple Looks for Big Screen Boost as IPhone 6 Hits China - Bloomberg

Apple Looks for Big Screen Boost as IPhone 6 Hits China - Bloomberg: "Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s large screen iPhone 6 Plus is finally available in the world’s biggest smartphone market and Chinese consumers don’t have to resort to smugglers.

The new device went on sale today in China, almost a month after their global debut. The 4.7-inch iPhone 6 starts at 5,288 yuan ($863) through Apple’s China outlets which compares with $649 for the same model without a contract on its U.S. website.

Strong demand, especially for the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, saw Chinese consumers pay black market vendors almost double the Hong Kong price for phones brought illegally across the border after its global release. While the debut comes as China’s wireless carriers cut subsidies on devices, the new Apple phones will outsell previous models, said Bryan Wang, China country manager for Forrester Research."



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