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iPhone 6 carrier ads tease the smartphone in China

New Delhi: Apple still hasn't announced the iPhone 6, but China's biggest carriers including China Telecom have begun taking preorders for the iPhone 6 in order to drum up interest with customers. Earlier China Mobile

iphone 6 carrier ads tease the smartphone in china iphone 6 carrier ads tease the smartphone in china

New Delhi: Apple still hasn't announced the iPhone 6, but China's biggest carriers including China Telecom have begun taking preorders for the iPhone 6 in order to drum up interest with customers. Earlier China Mobile starting taking reservations, quickly racking up 33,000 pre-orders according to one report.

China Telecom has come out with a pre-order webpage of its own that claims to reveal some key specs and features for the iPhone 6.

According to China Telecom, the iPhone 6 will come with a 1704 x 960-pixel display, an improved Touch ID sensor, a 2100mAh battery and an A8 processor.

The site also names the two new iPhones. According to China Telecom the smaller device will be called the iPhone 6 Air, while the larger one is the iPhone 6 Pro.

The advertisement on the portal also confirms that iPhone 6 will come in three colors — silver, gold, and space grey. “You are even more powerful than you could imagine,” the ad mentions.

China Unicorn, the second largest telecom carrier, has also put up the new iPhones 6 for pre-order with pricing information. It says the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 will cost 5,288 yuan ($861 approximately) for the entry-level 16GB version while the 5.5-inch variant will cost 6,288 yuan ($1,024 approximately) in China.

Apple is holding an iPhone 6 event tomorrow at the Flint Center in Cupertino. The event will be live streamed on Apple's website.

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