iPhone 6 And iPhone 6 Plus China Bookings Cross 6 Million Count Within Six Hours According to multiple reports from China, the retailers and telecom operators have came across over 2 million reservations within the initial six hours of opening of new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus for the end users. Apple received approval from Chinese government in the end of September.
Apple Insider revealed the stats citing few Chinese publication reports, stating that the retailers and three Chinese mobile carriers including China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom have booked over 2 million reservations for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
As per the reports, majority of the bookings have been made for 64GB variant of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The smartphones are lined up for release on 17 October over all three Chinese carriers. During the opening weekend after the original release date, that is 9 September, Apple stated that it sold 10 million of its new iPhone models globally. Apple plans to roll out new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus across 115 countries in this year. Up till now, the smartphone has been officially released in over 20 markets, including United States, UK, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Apple is expected to officially launch the smartphones in India, on 17 October, however it has already paved its way through the grey market in the country. The company has listed the smartphone with “coming Soon” tag in three colour variants including Gold, Silver, and Space Grey.