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Pinoys fly to Hong Kong to line up for iPhone 5S

The iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are scheduled for release in selected countries today. While the Philippines isn’t on the list, neighboring countries Singapore and Hong Kong are included and we receive reports the folks flew to Hong Kong just to line up and get their iPhone 5S.

Our @geekynights co-host @dalekins flew to Hong Kong yesterday in order to line-up and get his hands on the iPhone 5S first.

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Lines have already formed in all Apple Stores and Authorized Reseller Stores across the city of HK as early as 6AM today. Customers are given claim stubs based on pre-orders they made at the Apple Online Store last September 13.

Based on the Apple Hong Kong Online Store, the iPhone 5C will sell for Php26,500 while the iPhone 5S will start at Php32,000.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

62 Responses

  1. Avatar for Jogs Jogs says:

    pwede naman sila bumili after 1 week pag medyo maluwag na ang pila. or after 1 or 3 months, who knows may price cut.. :)

  2. Avatar for dsdds dsdds says:

    mas maraming tanga dito sa US bumili ng iphone, apple basura.masyadong hype

  3. Avatar for green cross green cross says:

    Suckers line up for IP5S

  4. Avatar for none none says:

    parehas lang lht ng tao dto n ngccoment.. pag d nka iphone bnbash ang android.. pg nka android bnbash ang iphone.. ironic db.. pataasan lng ng ihi mga tao dito..

  5. Avatar for satan satan says:

    they look stupid, hahaha

  6. Avatar for Ksksksks,sm Ksksksks,sm says:

    Ang daming hampas-lupang squatter dito sa comment section. Mamatay kayo sa inggit mga sore and bitter losers. You can’t afford an iPhone.

    Sent from my iPad

    • Avatar for anokamo anokamo says:

      “You can’t afford an iPhone”
      – Typical response ng mga iTards. As if mayayaman kayo. Puro lang kayo porma ah.

    • Avatar for iphnesucks iphnesucks says:

      tindi mo feeling mo mayaman ka typical filipino ka nga. dito sa US ordinary lang naka iphone ewan ko bakit pinipilihan ng tao walang kwentang phone na yan. mas marami bobo dito sa US bumibili ng iphone. masyaodo hype, mga filipino pasosyal talaga.

  7. Avatar for tmcr7 tmcr7 says:

    Huwag naman niyong sabihing tanga yung mga Pilipinong pumipila sa HK para bumili ng iPhone. To be fair, hindi lang mga Pilipino ang mga lahi ng nakapila don. :))

  8. Avatar for Abiel Abiel says:

    And they say demand for iphone 5 s and iphone 5c is low,

  9. Avatar for charles charles says:

    Let it be! because apple is apple. they build good products and supporting it with the up to date software and patches!.. wag na tayo bitter.

  10. Avatar for triptriplang triptriplang says:

    Daming bitter dito hahahahaha

  11. Avatar for silentwarrior silentwarrior says:

    Nakakahiya namang basahin mga comments dito. Bakit pinapayagan ng Yugatech ang ganitong klaseng comment section na napakababa ng quality, bordering sa level ng hindi sibilisado. Guys, respeto na lang siguro sa isa’t-isa. Hindi nakakatuwa ang flaming na nangyayari na lang lagi dito sa Yugatech comment section.

  12. Avatar for zarne zarne says:

    So what is the big deal about this article’s headline? Obviously those people have money to spend, so good for them. Why should we care about how people spend their own money? They will help the local economy moving by spending on gas/bus/taxicabs,foods at the airport and plane tickets. The only shame is if they did not fly there by PAL. But again, it’s their own money so we don’t have a say on how they fly.

  13. Avatar for none none says:

    anu ba pake alam nyo.. e may mga pera nmn cla.. lumalabas mga bitter lng kayo.. kc hangang dito lng kayo sa pinas nd android lng afford nyo!!

    • Avatar for AndroidFan AndroidFan says:

      Alam mo ba pinag sasabi mo ha? For your information, android ang OS ng VERTU, the most expensive and only luxury phone. Umpisa sa hundreds to million ang vertu. May dalawang vertu ako, does that mean poor ako dahil di ako pumunta ng HK at bumili ng chipipay na apple? Ganun? Mag aral ka muna bago ka mang offend! Malau super yaman ang mga naka android.

    • Avatar for zarne zarne says:

      @ AndroidFan….Vertu made luxury phones but Vertu phones are not the most expensive or the only luxurious phones around. The cost of the Vertu T1 at $11,000 is a drop in the bucket in comparison to the Iphone 5 ‘diamond editon’ at $15 million.
      Check this out..
      http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/04/worlds-most-expensive-phone-costs-15-million/

    • Avatar for none none says:

      so wut kng nka vertu ka.. ibig sbhn nun myman knb.. d mu cguro tlga naintndhan ibig sbhn ko .. main point .. bkt ka ba nkkelam sa gsto gwin ng ibang tao sa pera nla.. kaw muna mag aral. ahole..

    • Avatar for none none says:

      so wut kng nka vertu ka.. ibig sbhn nun myman knb.. bka nga 2nd hand mo lng bnili yan. or pingipunan mo ng ilang taon hahahah.. d mu cguro tlga naintndhan ibig sbhn ko .. main point .. bkt ka ba nkkelam sa gsto gwin ng ibang tao sa pera nla..my pera cla e.. pake mo ba.. getta life.. kaw muna mag aral. ahole..or bka wla ka pang aral..

  14. Avatar for sean sean says:

    Filipino stupidity at its grandest

  15. Avatar for Stu Stu says:

    Hi guys! If I buy an iPhone5S unlocked in the US, will it work in the Philippines?

    • Avatar for zarne zarne says:

      No, the phone will only understand english because
      you bought it from the States. Heh heh, just kidding Stu. I am sure the unlock Iphone would work in the Philippines.

  16. Avatar for AsusFan AsusFan says:

    Yaan nyo na mga yan, may pambili sila eh… Nganga na lang tayong mga mahihirap…

    Tapos after one week may mga magrereklamo sa Forums na na-snatch iPhones nila…

    Abang na lang yung iba sa GH…. Hehehehe!

    • Avatar for big ben big ben says:

      Actually ang sabihin natin, go guys, swipe your credit card, ticket niu swipe, bili niu swipe, tapos pgbalik niu sa bahay niu, lagi ulam niu, sardinas na ibat ibang low end brand, tipid tipid patay gutom pra may panghulog sa credit card, har har har. Yan ang pinoy, bastat makapag yabang d baleng kanin at sardinas lagi ulam everyday. Har har har.

  17. Avatar for manokero manokero says:

    Dito ako sa HK apple store nakapila pa,pero nxt in line na. yahooo xcited. mamaya sa Marco polo Hotel ko iexplore kung ano ang bago.

  18. Avatar for ruel rodriguez ruel rodriguez says:

    Honestly, kuntento n ako sa aking ever faithful nokia 5110. Hindi ito high tech na android or functional na bb10, or spartan na ubuntu, Wlang real time auto video nakakabit sa tracker kya d ako mahuli ni misis sa aking kulasisi. Wlna rin call pairing tracker auto kya d alam ni misis tawag ni kulasisi. Maiwan k man sa resto if kumain ibabalik ng guard sa akin for sure, kalat lang daw. At mgandang pandikdik ng bawang at sili sukang sawsawan sa pulutan sa tomang barkada.

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