IDG News Service reports that China Unicom has sold nearly 100,000 iPhone 4 units over the last four days. On Tuesday, company Vice President Li Gang told reporters that the carrier had essentially sold out of its first shipment.
100,000 units in four days is impressive, but not entirely unexpected. China Unicom had more than 200,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4 and had to stop its online reservation system, asking that buyers come directly to retail stores instead.
Just like in the United States and Europe, lines for the iPhone 4 were massive, with some reports indicating more than 1,000 customers were waiting in lines outside shops.
Also like in the United States, the pace of iPhone 4 sales quickly outpaced those of the iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS. It took China more than a month to sell 100,000 iPhone 3GS units when it was released last October.