China Unicom iPhone 5 Pre-orders to Begin Late November
Sohu IT, 11/16/12
China Unicom's (NYSE: CHU; 0762.HK; 600050.SH) iPhone 5 pre-order letter, which was recently leaked online by an industry insider, revealed that Unicom will officially begin accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 5 between November 20 and November 30, with the 16GB version retailing for approximately RMB 5,880.
The letter was sent by Wuxi Unicom to corporate clients and announces that pre-ordering for black and white versions of the 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB models will be open until December 31, 2012.
China Telecom (NYSE: CHA; 0728.HK) announced on its official microblog that it will begin accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 5 on November 20.
Editor's Note: For more background on this topic, please see "China Unicom to Release iPhone 5 within 3 Months" MD 9/13/12 issue.
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