iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C on global retail
New smartphones iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C began arriving on Friday in retail. The first difference 8 countries: Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, China, France and Japan. Active trade is also held on its website.
Before the opening of Apple stores in Sydney, Tokyo lined up hundreds of buyers looking to purchase a new iPhone. In many cities, buyers, as is usual in such cases, began to take place since the night. Analysts for The Wall Street Journal say the sales in the first weekend will be no less than the launch of a new model a year ago. Unlike past years, among the pioneers of starting sales there is China. Furthermore, the first two smartphones are run simultaneously. So these factors increase the probability of a good level of sales. According to the agency, this weekend there will be sold 6 million phones.
iPhone 5S has a more powerful processor and camera, fingerprint sensor . Apple offers 5S for $ 199 with 2-year contract through mobile operators and for $ 649 - without a contract.
Cheap iPhone 5S first released in the colored casing. In fact 5C is iPhone 5 in the other case. Its price, if you have a contract with the mobile operator, starts at $ 99.
Since the presentation of the new devices, Apple shares fell more than 6 %. Investors are not confident that the new smartphones will strengthen the company's position in the competition with Samsung and other manufacturers. In the second quarter, Samsung Electronics Co. sold 71.3 million smartphones versus 31.9 million in Apple.
IPhone Mobile Phones are the most profitable goods for the corporation Apple, bringing her to more than 50 % of revenue. - 17D-
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