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Staying up all night to buy iPhone 16 in Vietnam

University (general) September 27, 2024 06:10

Since the evening of September 26, many people in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have come to Apple authorized dealers to own genuine iPhone 16 in Vietnam early.

iPhone 16 will be available to Vietnamese users on September 27. Since the evening of September 26, many people have lined up at retail stores to receive their devices at 0:01. In the photo is the atmosphere in front of FPT Shop in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

This year, the iPhone 16 series still retains its appeal, with some versions falling into a state of being out of stock. According to the systems, most of the first-time buyers chose the iPhone 16 Pro Max with a capacity of 256 GB, of which the desert titanium version was the most popular. Dealers continue to offer support programs for first-time buyers, such as old-for-new exchange, preferential payment via cards of some banks, causing the price to be reduced by 2-3 million VND compared to the listed price.

In Hanoi, from 9pm, some people started showing up at the CellphoneS store in Hai Ba Trung district to register to trade in their old phones for new ones, upgrading to iPhone 16.

This is the first time in three years that the system has delivered the device at midnight instead of waiting until 8am. CellphoneS' media representative said that they decided to change after realizing that a large number of customers wanted to own an iPhone as soon as possible, and at the same time marked their becoming a direct authorized retailer of Apple.

"100% of CellphoneS stores chose to open for sale from 0:01 on September 27," this person said.

From 10pm, this unit started giving out wristbands and order numbers to early arrivals. The system is expected to deliver about 2,500 machines that night.

Mr. Thanh Tam (Thanh Tri, Hanoi) arrived early to upgrade to the iPhone 14 Pro, becoming one of the first customers at the store. "After two years of use, it's time to upgrade to a new device," he said, adding that he continued to choose the 16 Pro version because the screen upgrade to 6.3 inches was considered "sufficient", along with a titanium border and a 5x zoom camera different from the current model.

ShopDunk delivers phones to Mono Store on Hang Bai Street, Hanoi. Anticipating that customers may arrive early, this unit prepares entertainment programs and minigames in parallel with the check-in process and waiting for the time to receive the phone.

A long line of people stood in front of Minh Tuan Mobile store in Ho Chi Minh City, waiting to receive their phones. This year, the chain said it would deliver about 300 phones overnight, at three locations in the city.

Stacks of iPhone 16s, mostly the desert titanium 16 Pro Max, are lined up ready to be delivered to customers.

At exactly 0:01 on September 27, people flooded into the stores to receive their devices.

The number of customers pouring in at the same time caused some stores to be overloaded, forcing employees to work at full capacity. Late at night, many people looked tired after hours of queuing and waiting to pay.

In most stores, buyers are required to open the box to activate the device right at the store. This is one of the measures to prevent hoarding and reselling.

One of the first customers to unbox the iPhone 16 Pro Max at Hoang Ha Mobile in the desert titanium color version, the "hottest" color this year. The system said that about 85% of customers who pre-ordered the high-end model chose this color, leading to a "very scarce situation in the first batch" and it may take until the end of October to meet all user demand.

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