The launch of Apple’s iPhone 4 in a white casing generated a long line of Chinese customers outside one of the company’s stores in Beijing on Thursday.
Apple began selling the white version of its popular iPhone 4 on Thursday in more than 20 different countries. However, China, along with Taiwan and Hong Kong, have proven to be the company’s fastest growing markets for the iconic device. Last week, Apple’s Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook said that for the first three months of 2011, iPhone sales in those markets grew by almost 250 percent from the same period last year.
The black-colored iPhone 4 went on sale in China last September, drawing huge crowds at Apple’s retail stores in Beijing. The company quickly reported supply shortages in the country.
Apple currently has 8.3 percent share of China’s smartphone market, according to Beijing-based research firm Analysys International. Nokia, Samsung and Motorola lead the market.
