China might be totally in love with Android, but that doesn’t mean its people aren’t going crazy for Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5 that will soon be available there. China Unicom, the country’s second-largest wireless carrier told Sina Tech it’s received over 100,000 preorders in its first day of availability, with the actual product launch happening on December 14th. The iPhone 5 originally launched on September 21 in the U.S. in select countries and managed to top 2 million preorders in its first 24 hours. As AppleInsider notes, Apple currently holds a 15% market share in China and the iPhone 5, along with the iPad mini, will be instrumental in the company’s expansion into the country with the world’s largest mobile market.
China goes crazy for iPhone 5: Preorders hit 100,000 units in under 24 hours
Published Dec 4th, 2012 1:58PM EST
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