Even though the Chinese iPhone had a decidedly poor showing at launch, provider Unicom is predicting great things for the handset. The chairman of the company has stated he thinks the iPhone will be the highest selling of all Chinese smartphones, and with it they plan to grab 10% of the 3G market in the next two or three years. These rosy predictions are hampered by the fact that the official iPhone price in China is more than USD$1000 without a contract, and the handsets are crippled to remove WiFi. Due to this, there is a booming market it grey market iPhones, sourced internationally, without the restrictions and that come at a lower price.
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