{"id":6991,"date":"2023-09-23T12:02:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T12:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/apples-flagship-shanghai-store-buzzes-as-iphone-15-goes-on-sale-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T12:02:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T12:02:06","slug":"apples-flagship-shanghai-store-buzzes-as-iphone-15-goes-on-sale-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/apples-flagship-shanghai-store-buzzes-as-iphone-15-goes-on-sale-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s flagship Shanghai store buzzes as iPhone 15 goes on sale | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nSHANGHAI:
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Over a hundred customers queued inside Apple’s\u00a0flagship store in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Friday, waiting to pick up their iPhone 15 orders on the first day of in-store availability.<\/p>\n

How Apple’s latest iPhone sells in China is under close scrutiny by fans and market watchers alike, after\u00a0widening curbs<\/a>\u00a0on iPhone use by government staff and the release of a\u00a0high-end rival<\/a>\u00a0from domestic manufacturer Huawei sparked concern about demand for the device in its third-largest market.<\/p>\n

But the strength of pre-orders in the world’s second-largest economy, which began last Friday, has eased worries, with delivery times pushed into November and the premium iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max\u00a0selling out<\/a>\u00a0in just one minute on Alibaba’s\u00a0Tmall e-commerce site.<\/p>\n

Local media reported the queue at the store on Shanghai’s East Nanjing road shopping belt started forming at 5 a.m. (1000 GMT).<\/p>\n

Among those at the store was social media influencer Zhang Ming, 25, who said she wanted to try out the iPhone 15 after being unsuccessful in pre-ordering online.<\/p>\n

“I always like to look (at the new devices). When I buy Apple products I only look at the colour. If I like the colour I will buy it,” she said.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 15 includes a new\u00a0titanium shell<\/a>, a faster chip and improved videogame-playing abilities. Apple also surprised by not raising prices, reflecting the global smartphone slump.<\/p>\n

But some customers at the store lamented the lack of significant upgrades from the previous model. Real estate worker Wang Puyu, 29, said he was only purchasing a new model because he had promised to give his iPhone 14 to his nephew.<\/p>\n

“I normally upgrade every year. But this year, I am not very satisfied.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n