iPhone 5 sales have started in Russia

Last night, Russian retailers began selling “white” Apple smartphones of the sixth generation. 

According to Cnews, residents of the Far East were the first to receive the coveted device with a bitten apple. The price for it starts, as previously reported, with a solid 34,990 rubles. In the “gray” market, according to the Yandex.Market service, the average cost of the device is about 28,000 rubles. 

The sale of the iPhone 5 at 00:00 on December 14 began in the branded stores of the operator “Beeline”, the related retail network “Euroset”, the network “Svyaznoy”, as well as in the shops of re:Store. Delovoy Peterburg writes that Beeline even staged a show at the head office of the Northern Capital in honor of the Russian release.  

At the moment, it is only unclear whether the iPhone 5 will be available in all stores of these chains on Friday or only in the largest ones. It is also curious how many of these devices Apple plans to sell in Russia at such a high price. 

For those who have been with us recently, we remind you that the iPhone 5 is the most controversial smartphone of the “Cupertino” company. The paint is peeling off from its body, there are a lot of software errors in it, and the unusual elongated design reminds of the LG New Chocolate BL40 phone. Although, to be honest, the female part of our editorial staff likes the iPhone 5.