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Foreign analyst Gene Munster said that if Apple shipped to China before September next year when the number of iPhone reach 1 million-2 million iPhone, iPhone price will be reduced. Today, China Unicom Unicom Hong Kong has reported a total number of sales since October 30, the iPhone, only 5,000 of the number of many analysts are disappointed and concerned. Many analysts said Unicom iPhone version above the gray market price and not with WiFi function caused its market demand is not high.

In fact, for Unicom iPhone handset price and WiFi has always been a hot topic, is undeniable with 24 month contract packages for Unicom, iPhone, price maintains absolute “star school” because China Unicom hoping to increase the value of total ARPU data jiezhu iPhone, thus positioning the iPhone to its flagship high-end market level. But in order to be able to further expand the market, or open up potential customers, so China Unicom also sold bare metal Edition Unicom iPhone, consumers can enjoy the good after-sales service and on-demand network, but have to pay a price of parallel imports by more than 1000 Yuan and WiFi capabilities, this becomes a Unicom iPhone selling phase sales are not satisfactory in the first major problem.

However consider to many phone of line, and parallel imports version Zhijian are exists with is large of post, especially high-end machine post range more obvious, also in select has Unicom 3G package zhihou, data flow has enough general consumer of using, therefore Unicom iPhone of this two item factors of overall effect and is is large, most user concern of is Unicom iPhone when can price, and can fell to what price.

Prior to this, when can China Unicom’s iPhone price cut problems, China Unicom and Apple didn’t give a specific answer, only by virtue of past experience, if a new version is listed, the old versions of the model price reduction. Drainage process or because the mobile phone itself, as well as the impact of parallel channel price reduction pressure, mainstream version mobile phone price will also be reduced. However taking into account the bondage of Unicom’s iPhone thanks to the 24 month set meal plans and operator of the operational problems, Unicom iPhone mobile phone self-drainage of degrees of freedom can be very small.

But consumers don’t have to worry about, recently has indirectly reveal Unicom’s iPhone price cut, analyst at foreign news. In a report in China Unicom iPhone sales after the listing for 5,000 units in the message, foreign analyst Gene Munster said that if Apple shipped to China before September next year when the number of iPhone reach 1 million-2 million iPhone, iPhone price will be reduced. According to what Gene Munster express meaning, pinning its hopes on China Unicom Apple sales, if sales of Apple’s expected, so in September next year for the next supply will cut its prices, and China Unicom after cost price cut, consumers naturally to buy cheaper Unicom iPhone, that is later price of China Unicom’s iPhone is likely to depend on the early sales. But even so, near a 10-month period also appears to be very long.