IPhone 5 pre-order race begins (2)

China Unicom announced on Sina Weibo that iPhone 5 pre-orders on its online store, 10010.com, hit 100,000 as of 4pm Monday. Pre-orders via China Unicom's service hotline, physical stores, and authorized retail outlets were not revealed.

Apple Inc announced Friday that the iPhone 5 will debut in the Chinese mainland market on December 14.

Both China Unicom and China Telecom said they will begin selling the iPhone 5 as soon as it debuts on the mainland, but neither has announced prices or detailed subsidy policies for their versions of the gadget.

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