China Unicom and China Telecom Will Start Pre-Orders for the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C This Week

Two Chinese carriers - China Telecom and China Unicom - are said to start taking pre-orders for the Apple’s new flagship iPhone 5S and the lower cost iPhone 5C this week. The companies also assure their customers they will fulfill the deliveries in a week after the official release of the devices is China - that is, on September 18th.

"There used to be a wait of a few months before Apple launches their latest products in China, but nowadays, China is too important a market for Apple and so it will be the first batch of markets to start selling the low and high-end iPhones next week," said a source at one of the telecom carriers, who declined to be identified as he was not authorized to speak to the media.

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Days after the launch in Beijing, both of Apple's current Chinese carriers will accept pre-orders. It will take about a week for them to deliver the new iPhones to their customers, the source said.

Looks like the Chinese market has become very important for the company from Cupertino.