Despite
only being released in the US, cracked versions of Apple's iPhone have gone
on sale in China for twice the book price.
According to newspaper Dian
Nao Bao, wealthy Chinese are paying 860 euro for cracked versions of the
iPhone in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and
Guangzhou.
Users can make calls and text message but can't receive calls.
The voicemail function also does not work.
One Beijing shop owner told
Dian Nao Bao he gets about 30 buyers and potential buyers in one day, and
that the customers don't care about the price or that the phone isn't fully
functional.