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Apple chooses Hong Kong over mainland for iPhone 6 launch

Unlike a year ago, fans across the border will have to wait extra week for latest iPhone

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The new iPhones unveiled on Tuesday come in gold, silver and grey and have 16GB, 64GB and 128GB capacity.
Bien PerezandAmy Nip

Apple will roll out its new smartphones in nine markets, including Hong Kong, next week. But customers in mainland China will have to wait a week longer for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

Unlocked phones from the Apple store will cost from HK$5,588 and HK$6,388 respectively in the city when they go on sale on September 19. The top priced handset - the 5.5-inch screen 128Gb iPhone 6 Plus, will retail at HK$8,088.

Some analysts were surprised to see mainland China excluded in the first round of sales, a stark contrast to the unprecedented simultaneous launch of the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S in Beijing and the United States a year ago.

The Apple Watch, the company's first wearable device, is launched to great fanfare on Tuesday. It features a flexible retina display. Photo: EPA
The Apple Watch, the company's first wearable device, is launched to great fanfare on Tuesday. It features a flexible retina display. Photo: EPA
Apple did not say why its biggest overseas market would have to wait an extra week. There were suggestions the delay was linked to the leaking on Chinese websites of details of the phones, which are made in mainland China.

Mobile phone traders in Sin Tat Plaza, Mong Kok, will offer as much as HK$13,088 for the most expensive model.

The new iPhones unveiled on Tuesday come in gold, silver and grey and have 16GB, 64GB and 128GB capacity.

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