Before the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus launched in the
United States and other countries, it was repotted that
China would not be part of the initial launch window ,
which was set for September 19. Now that a launch
date has been confirmed, though, Chinese carriers are
seeing plenty of interest in Apple’s newest flagships.
Officially, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus do not go up
for pre-order until October 10, but that has not
stopped many Chinese carriers from launching early
signups for the upcoming handsets, which has seen
quite a few reservations all by itself, all within the first
six hours of the early signups going live.
According to a report published on Thursday, October
2, by AppleInsider , these carriers have announced that
2 million reservations have come through within the
first six hours of going live. While these are not direct
pre-orders, as that system hasn’t gone live just yet, it
is indeed a strong indicator of the type of support the
iPhone 6 lineup will receive in the country when it
goes on sale later in October.
What’s more, the majority of reservations are not
simply for the base model of the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6
Plus, but instead for the 64GB variant of both
handsets. China is a huge market for Apple, so seeing
2 million reservations in early signups, even before
pre-orders kick off, is indeed a good sign. The iPhone
6 and iPhone 6 Plus will officially go on sale
beginning October 17 .
[via AppleInsider ]
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