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27 October 2009 @ 11:23 am ET

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Beijing - China Unicom said on Monday it will limit the sales for the long-awaited iPhone on October 30, the first day the eagerly sought Apple handset is due to go on sale nationwide in China.

Models of the new iPhone 3G with Chinese interface are shown during a promotional event at its launch in Hong Kong July 11, 2008. The new iPhone is expected to attract hordes of buyers when it goes on sale on Friday in more than 20 countries and regions, helping Apple Inc handily beat its target to sell 10 million of them by the end of 2008. (Reuters Photo / Bobby Yip)

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The company will only make available 999 iPhones in total for sale on its debut, according to news outlet Sina.

The iPhone 3G & 3GS, with retail price of 4999 yuan ($732), will go on sale in Beijing from 18:00pm of October 30 to 6:00am of October 31, Unicom announced on Monday. Sina reported there will be only 999 iPhones for sale on its debut in mainland China.

AT&T limited iPhone sales at its retail stores to 'one per person' on the first day in 2007.

Customers will be able to get all models of iPhones on the spot. Unicom has announced its two-year contract plan and pricing system for iPhones.

Sina said 90 percent of the iPhones currently sold in China are fake, which couldn't complete with the genuine iPhones in user experience. It's expected that people will line up for iPhones which has been rare in China.

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