Apple ‘s next iPhone hasn’t been announced, but that reportedly isn’t stopping online sellers from taking preorders in China.

Apple 's iPhone 5S.

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Apple ‘s iPhone 5S and 5C snared around 100,000 preorders from China Mobile customers in just two days, at least based on estimates from an analyst with Wedge Partners.

On December 22, Apple announced an agreement with China’s largest mobile carrier to offer the two new iPhones starting January 17. A tally of 100,000 preorders certainly sounds like a (more…)

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China Mobile subscribers will finally get a shot at the iPhone .

The country’s largest carrier has unveiled a promo page touting the upcoming preorders for the iPhone and other smartphones, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The promo is designed to drum up interest in phones that can take advantage of China Mobile’s new 4G network.

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Apple 's iPhone 5C.

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Apple may have snagged around 2.2 million preorders for its iPhone 5C during the initial 24 hours last Friday, projects Citi analyst Glen Yeung.

That number tops the 2 million preorders scored by the iPhone 5 over the first 24 hours last year. However, the iPhone 5S preorders include those from China, Hong Kong, and Japan’s NTT Docomo, which were not (more…)

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U.S. consumers aiming to preorder Apple ‘s new iPhone 5C will have their chance starting 12:01 a.m. PT tomorrow.

Verizon and Sprint have both set up Web pages announcing the preorders and the starting time. AT&T’s page still says the 5C is “coming soon.” But both AT&T and T-Mobile will likely kickstart their 5C preorders first thing Friday as well.

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The iPhone 5 is now up for pre-order through T-Mobile.

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T-Mobile subscribers can now preorder the iPhone 5 before it officially hits stores in another week.

The carrier’s Web page lists all varieties of the iPhone for preorder — the 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB models in either black or white. Consumers will also find their purchase options different from the ones offered (more…)

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The iPhone 5 is off to a strong start at its latest carrier.

After kicking off preorders for the new phone early yesterday, China Unicom took in more than 100,000 online reservations by 4 p.m. local time, Chinese news site Sina Tech said today.

China’s second largest carrier will officially launch the iPhone 5 on December 14, following a promise that (more…)

The iPhone 5 vs. the iPhone 4S.

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Apple said today that the iPhone 5 notched more than 2 million preorders in its first 24 hours, more than doubling the tally of the iPhone 4S last year.

The iPhone 4S saw 1 million preorders over its first 24 hours.

It’s not a huge surprise that the preorders are so high; Apple ‘s Web site was overwhelmed on Friday, and the carrier (more…)

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Target has just painted a bull’s-eye on the back of the iPhone 5, and that’s good for customers looking to reserve Apple ‘s latest flagship ahead of its September 21 shipping date.

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The report, filed by Rene Ritchie at iMore, states that Apple will begin its U.S. preorders on September 12 while international orders should begin the first week of October, likely October 5.

Shipments from preordered iPhones should reach customers about nine days later, according to the report. In years past, many customers who preorder their iPhones have received them a day or two earlier (more…)