China Mobile Starts Taking 4.7” and 5.5” iPhone 6 Reservations [PIC]

Although there are eight days to go until Apple officially unveils the next generation iPhone, China Mobile’s Beijing branch is already offering pre-orders for that device.

Sina Tech, a major Chinese online media company, points out a preorder page, which although not containing the “iPhone 6″ keyword, does show an Apple logo with a ‘6’ in the foreground.

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The banner talks about a mysterious 4G mobile phone that users can start booking right away. By clicking on the preorder button users end up on a page where they can choose between a 4.7-inch and a 5.5-inch smartphone shown in representative handset sketches, with the iconic home button in the bottom center.

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Apple is expected to unveil two new iPhone models: a 4.7-inch version and a 5-5-inch version, so this could be a clear hint. As of writing the article there are more than 8,000 preorders saved already, and it’s rising.

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Similarly, in another post China Unicom has allegedly revealed the possible release date and the highly anticipated handset: September 9. The entry level iPhone 6 (4.7-inch) will allegedly retail for 5288 Yuan (roughly USD$860), while the 32GB and the 64 GB versions will be priced at 6080 and 6888 Yuan respectively.

The iPhone Pro (or iPhone 6L or Air or 5.5-inch version) will retail at 6,288 Yuan (roughly USD$1023), 7,088 Yuan, and 7,688 Yuan, respectively.

As it turns out, it isn’t just Chinese carriers who have started taking iPhone 6 preorders: we’ve seen reports in the UK, and the Netherlands as well.

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