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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.

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 Php26,500USD 452INR 38,282EUR 430CNY 3,289 while the iPhone 5S will start at Php32,000USD 545INR 46,227EUR 519CNY 3,971.

Abe Olandres
Abe Olandres
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.
  1. Hehe wag ka nman maingay, xempre kami na nagtitinda sa grinhills pupunta kami saan mura ang benta. Sa hongkong black markey, 80 us dollars lang ang iphone5s. Kaw nman thats 3,000 pesos lang, benta namin dito, di tignan mo laki tubo hehehe. 50 dollars iphone5c. Iphone4 ay 30 dollars. business lang wla personalan. Peace.

  2. Ang mahal pa din ng 5c… Konti lng diperensya sa 5s… I think 10k pataas price difference nila…

  3. LOL mga bulk buyers yan

  4. mahal na nga iPhone, mahal pa pamasahe. Regular Pinoys won’t bother going there. Antay-antay nalang pag may time. :)

  5. Pagdating sa Pinas nyan sigurado nasa 36k-38k na. :( Kelan kaya tayo magkakaroon ng apple store sa Pinas? surely pag nagkaroon tayo bababa din price ng mga resellers.

  6. First wave of iPhone 5 units retailed at around Php45-48k…mura pa nga yan lmao

  7. Sir, available na po ang iPhone 5C for pre-order sa Kimstore at 28,180!

  8. iDiot….

  9. Lol at these folks for wasting their valuable time and money just to get the latest iPhone. Sure, you can buy it there for cheap but the flight costs aren’t worth it. Stupid people who want to look cool by going there and posting to social networking sites just to brag that they’re willing to go as far as going overseas just to get the latest iPhone. They’re no different from those WP8 fanboys who brag a lot about their shiny-ass OS. What a bunch of moronic idiots!

  10. Pathetic. Disgusting even.

  11. Kaya ganito bansa natin dahil may mga TANGA na katulad nitong mga pumipila. Haaaayst!

  12. If I am not one of the firsts of those to own an iPhone 5S, what will I miss?

  13. Katangahan to the next level!

  14. Yung mga nag sasabi ng pathetic at naiinis sa mga lumipad sa HK para bumili ng iPhone 5S, sa madaling salita, mga INGGITERO AT INGGITERA lang kayo HAHAHAHA!!!

  15. I don’t understand why a lot has to be so bitter with people who can afford to buy an iPhone. They just happen to have money that’s why and it’s their choice… If you can’t buy then just shut up… I have a nothing against Android users but I just hate people who continue to bash Apple or vice versa… Let’s all be contented with what we can afford… Peace everyone…

  16. I also agree that they may look stupid and irrational in going there just to become the very first owners of the iphone 5s. But maybe some of them are resellers or bussinessmen. Whatever may be there decisions if sariling pera nila at di nakaw, wala na tayong paki non. Sourgraping lang talaga yong iba.

  17. ”just shut up”??

    well well, hijo, forum / comment section ito, lahat tayo may freedom of speech, no? you don’t tell people to ”shut up” just because you don’t agree to their thoughts and ideas.

    Every person has their own moral standards and therefore, they have EVERY right to voice out what/how they feel

    Am I right hijo????

    You STFU.

  18. that message was for YOU Louie O.

  19. Typical Apple fanboys/girls. i’m sure pagkabili nila nyan todo stat sa facebook. then twitter and to top it of ipopost sa IG with matching hashtags! #konyo

  20. Yung ang gusto nila ‘eh. Walang basagan ng trip. To each his own.

  21. 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.

  22. 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.

  23. 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!

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

  25. Filipino stupidity at its grandest

  26. 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!!

  27. 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.

  28. 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.

  29. Daming bitter dito hahahahaha

  30. 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.

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

  32. 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. :))

  33. 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

  34. they look stupid, hahaha

  35. 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..

  36. Suckers line up for IP5S

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

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

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