Apple’s iPhone Air to be available for pre-order in China this week

Published 13/10/2025, 15:32
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Investing.com -- Apple’s iPhone Air will be available for pre-order in China starting Friday, October 17, as major Chinese telecom operators have received regulatory approvals for eSIM services, the company announced on Monday.

The iPhone Air, which will retail from 7,999 yuan ($1,121.56) in China, will be the only model in the country to have service providers’ support for an embedded digital SIM (eSIM).

China’s three major telecom companies - China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom - have all received regulatory clearance to provide trial eSIM services, according to a website affiliated with the industry ministry.

Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is currently in Shanghai, shared the news on Chinese social media platform Weibo: "Excited to announce iPhone Air will be available next week and pre-orders start this Friday, October 17!"

The pre-order announcement comes weeks after the iPhone 17’s launch in China.

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