In more than 20 countries, ‘Apple’ stores will open early to cater to throngs of aspiring iPhone 3G users. Analysts say sales could pass the billion-dollar mark within days.
iPhone fanatics began camping outside Apple’s flagship store in New York City on July 4, while in Tokyo some 30 people had begun queuing on July 9.
If such anticipation is any indication, Apple’s latest device will be a smash hit.
Online orders for iPhone 3G handsets at British Telecom carrier O2 reportedly topped 13,000 a second on July 7, overwhelming the website and causing it to crash.
Industry tracker iSuppli predicts Apple might sell as many as two million iPhone 3G devices at the launch.
Apple will sell iPhone 3G models in the US for $199 and $299, depending on memory capacity.
Apple is continuing its strategy of locking iPhones exclusively to one telecom carrier per country. iPhone service providers are AT&T in US, T-Mobile in Germany, O2 in Great Britain, and Orange in France, where iPhone 3G launches on July 17.
Belgium will evidently be home to the most expensive iPhone 3G devices, which will be priced at $826 and $968 because law there prevents subsidizing hardware costs with service plans. (AFP)
Excerpt from ‘The next big smart phone’, The Hindu, Madurai, July 11, 2008.
For technical details and photos of Apple iPhone 3G:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/
Grateful thanks to AFP, The Hindu and Apple.
iPhone fanatics began camping outside Apple’s flagship store in New York City on July 4, while in Tokyo some 30 people had begun queuing on July 9.
If such anticipation is any indication, Apple’s latest device will be a smash hit.
Online orders for iPhone 3G handsets at British Telecom carrier O2 reportedly topped 13,000 a second on July 7, overwhelming the website and causing it to crash.
Industry tracker iSuppli predicts Apple might sell as many as two million iPhone 3G devices at the launch.
Apple will sell iPhone 3G models in the US for $199 and $299, depending on memory capacity.
Apple is continuing its strategy of locking iPhones exclusively to one telecom carrier per country. iPhone service providers are AT&T in US, T-Mobile in Germany, O2 in Great Britain, and Orange in France, where iPhone 3G launches on July 17.
Belgium will evidently be home to the most expensive iPhone 3G devices, which will be priced at $826 and $968 because law there prevents subsidizing hardware costs with service plans. (AFP)
Excerpt from ‘The next big smart phone’, The Hindu, Madurai, July 11, 2008.
For technical details and photos of Apple iPhone 3G:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/
Grateful thanks to AFP, The Hindu and Apple.
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