Smugglers vow to win iPhone fight

More than 500 Apple iPhones were sold in Beijing on the first official sales day, according to industry insiders.

Up until Oct 1, mainland iPhone fans were unable to buy the authentic Apple mobile phone and had to rely on sellers in Beijing's Zhongguancun electronic market.

But despite the "official" product arriving on the mainland, unofficial sellers are cheerfully boasting that their smuggled iPhones still have price and technical advantages.