Sorry China, Apple Will Not Launch The New iPhone 6 This Month

By Sarah Price - 10 Sep '14 13:13PM

Apple has plans to officially bring the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus to the market next week, but iFans in China will have to wait a little longer.

Apple, the renowned smartphone brand, has won millions of hearts with its new design trick. The Cupertino based tech giant finally adopted the in-demand big screens for its iPhone 6, which is available in 4.7- and 5.5-inches. The smartphones will be available for purchase in10 countries worldwide, starting next Friday, Sept. 19. Sadly, consumers in China, where the demand for big-screen phones is remarkably high, will have to wait it out due to a delayed launch.

Apple announced the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus at a special event on Tuesday, revealing almost all details about the smartphones' capabilities along with their pricing and availability. According to Apple, the new phones will be available with three storage options, 16GB, 64GB and 128GB, in 10 countries worldwide, including the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the U.K. but not in Mainland China, Quartz reports.

This move will likely risk Apple's position in the Chinese smartphone market, which is already sinking with about 7 percent - half of what Xiaomi has in its home country. Samsung has widely dominated China's smartphone market but Apple has failed to even get close to its biggest rival.

The tech giant has promised, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be available in 115 countries by the end of this year, which means most key markets including China will be covered with the launch.

The delayed launch has sent out a wave of distress among the consumers. Most people also took to online forums and media to express their discontent with the Cupertino tech giant's decision.

"They assemble the product in China, but don't release it here first?" a Chinese Internet user posted on a local news portal, PC World reported.

"They are obviously looking down upon China. Let's all boycott Apple," another user wrote on China's popular social networking site Sina Weibo.