In world's biggest market, "cheap" iPhone looks too pricey


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  • Wednesday, 11 Sep 2013

CLASH OF THE TITANS: The world's biggest public company and the world's biggest country are at loggerheads over the price of a phone. — Reuters

BEIJING/SINGAPORE: The world's biggest public company and the world's biggest country are at loggerheads over the price of a phone. 

Apple Inc's new plastic-backed iPhone 5C will sell for 4,488 yuan (RM2,405.45) in China, almost US$200 (RM656) more than the United States retail price of US$549 (RM1,800.72) and only 800 yuan (RM428.78) less than its top-of-the-line sibling, the 5S. 

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