Camera Phones Plaza

Apple finally reached its 1 millionth sold mark, which means 13,500+ iPhones sold each day, thus 1 million phones in 74 days. A million phones at the lower 4 GB price still means $400 million in sales to a max of $700 million, that is quite impressive for the company.

Still, Apple is 9 million phones short of reaching its goal of 10 million units sold by next July. The price cut will help the company to make their goal possible, but these sales could eat into iPod sales over the holidays.

Apparently, the iPhone sold pretty well in the first month since its release, outselling the sum of all smartphone sales during July by making 1.8 percent of all mobile phone unit sales in the US. a

In the next month, the number dropped and the craze faded out, but still the device has managed to surpass the sales numbers reached by RIM, with its BlackBerry devices, Palm ones and Motorola, Nokia such phone models too.

Remarkable how the iPhone has managed to surpass all other promising entrance phones, considering the fact that it is indeed a crossover phone, since the users cannot load third-party software on the device thus it cannot be named a "smartphone".

The iPhone has been sold in an equal number to that of LG Chocolate phone, which reveals some potential for the future as well. It is believed that 4.5 million iPhones will be sold only this year and 30 million units might be reached by 2011.

Although the gadget does not function properly and it costs twice as much as in the United States, the iPhone can be bought in China. Moreover, it appears that Apple Inc. does not even sell the phone there.

Still, people are willing to pay almost $1,170 for an iPhone, straight from the electronics markets in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. And if that is not all, the Chinese version of the iPhone can make calls and send text messages, but it is unable to receive calls, and the voicemail function does not work as well.

While Apple is only selling the iPhone in the United States, where it is restricted to AT&T Inc.'s cellular network, hackers have been recently successful in unlocking the gadget so that it can be used on other carriers as well.

China has the world's largest number of mobile phone users and the market is expected to grow in the coming years as well. It is said that the number of Chinese mobile phone subscribers should reach 520 million this year, up from 460 million in 2006.

In a Beijing shop, there are almost 30 iPhone inquiries a day, from people who don't care about the phone's price or the fact that it is not fully functional. The phones come from the southern industrial boomtown of Shenzhen, but it is not known how the iPhones got to China in the first place.

If people consider the iPhone too expensive or not worth the price tag, there is an alternative for the handset users who won't pay the full price.

iPhone usually came USD 500 in the case of the 4 GB version and USD 600 for the 8 GB one. But a refurbished iPhone is USD 100 cheaper, thus the prices drop at USD 400 and USD 500.

The phones have the same features as the ones that can be found in stores, but these devices have encountered problems and brought back to Apple for replacing or maintenance issues. Nevertheless, some of the problems with the phone are only minor and make little difference between this product and the one bought off the shelf.

It sounds like a gamble to buy such devices,as people might have experienced software problems and scratches, but Apple has reconditioned the phones and fixed all issues that might have meddled with its full functionality.

Apple now offers a full one year warranty, the same that is given for the brand new device. Shipping is free and the iPhone costs less, so there is a chance that many people will take advantage of this offer.

ColorWare will make it possible for iPhones to have almost 30 different colors, apart from the stylish and elegant black. People will now have the chance of adding color to the touchscreen phone, making it stand out. Apart from the colors, the iPhone will keep its previous performances.

ColorWare is using X2 coating technology in adding colours to to the phone's case, therefore a scratch resistant liquid plastic coating is applied to the coating. This technology is exclusievely used by ColorWare and does not fade in time. It also blocks UV rays.

This customization process costs USD 150 applied on the iPhone the customer currently owns. new handset already customized can be purchased for USD 650 for the 4GB version and USD 750 for the 8 GB one.