Despite facing stiff competition from veteran local players such as Samsung and LG, KT is still very optimistic about their newest offering, the iPhone, as they expect to sell around 100,000 to 500,000 units once its releases in Korea. They still haven’t announced their official pricing for it, but analysts predicts that the Korea iPhone should be priced somewhere in the 350,000 to 400,000 KRW ($300 to $345) range bundled with a contract. Given that the iPhone didn’t fare so well in Japan (only 200,000 units sold since 2008), a market somewhat similar to Korea, we’re not too sure where KT is drawing their optimism from. Anyway, with the iPhone scheduled to be released by November 28th in Korea, we’ll soon find out whether the Korean iPhone can truly be a hit for KT or not.
[yonhap news via unwiredview]
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November 21st, 2009 at 4:03 pm
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November 21st, 2009 at 5:09 pm
It will be a hit to people who love the iPhone in Korea. No dmb, no e wallet, no portable ATM withdrawal, 3x camera. It will fail in my opinion but I could be wrong, guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
November 21st, 2009 at 7:10 pm
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November 21st, 2009 at 7:16 pm
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November 21st, 2009 at 8:15 pm
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November 22nd, 2009 at 1:13 am
[...] Despite facing stiff competition from veteran local players such as Samsung and LG, KT is still very optimistic about their newest offering, the iphone, as they expect to sell around 100000 to 500000 units once its releases in Korea. …Read Original Story: KT iphone expected to sell 100000 to 500000 units in Korea – PMP Today (b… [...]
November 22nd, 2009 at 4:37 am
The Date is November 28th 2009.
I’ve been waiting a long time, hence bought an ipod touch during the long wait.
Unless you live in Korea like myself, no amount of sales data will convince people in Korea to buy in droves. Here’s 2 reasons why.
- No DMB (mobile satelite TV, most Korean phone have this capability already and is very popular)
- No active-x or flash support on iphone safari. This is going to be the biggest reason for wide adoption of iphone. Why? 90% of all websites in Korea use active-x (stupid, huh?)
KT, who is going to provide it, are not all excited at the prospect of the iphone. I think they just introducing it, just because..
Some might compare Korea with Japan’s success. No comparison as Japan does not restrict it’s users to use Internet Explorer’s active-x.
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:42 am
iphone will be a huge hit in korea. trust me. it already got more than 20,000 pre orders within hours of presale. im pretty damn sure iphone will be a big hit. just wait. u’ll see iphones EVERYWHERE in about 3 months. KT is also letting people use their paid wifi service, Nespot… everyone’s excited in korea man.
November 22nd, 2009 at 1:12 pm
[...] Despite facing stiff competition from veteran local players such as Samsung and LG, KT is still very optimistic about their newest offering, the iPhone, as they expect to sell around 100000 to 500000 units once its releases in Korea. …Read Original Story: KT iPhone expected to sell 100000 to 500000 units in Korea – PMP Today (b… [...]
November 22nd, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Where can I preorder or buy the Iphone in Korea. I currently live in Seoul. Can anyone help me out here?
November 27th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
http://phonestore.show.co.kr/handler/Model-IPhone
November 29th, 2009 at 6:52 am
[...] that the Korans have an opportunity to own an Apple iPhone through KT, we’re interested to know how they like one of America’s best handset. In the two adds [...]