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Jakarta, Indonesia - The iPhone is popular smartphone in the United States (U.S.). Reasonable considering the price which sold about $ 200 with operator contract for 2 years. Allegedly there are different treatments performed as the manufacturer of Apple iPhone to the retail price offered outside the U.S..
In addition to implementing the system with operator subsidies, the price of the iPhone in the U.S. without a contract are quite cheap. For example the price of the 16GB iPhone without a contract 4S priced USD650. However, different from the situation in Russia at USD 930 or USD 790 British appreciated.
One of the Russian operator Mobile Telesystem (MTS) did not like the policy conducted by Apple in Uncle Sam's overseas. MTS did not even hesitate to call Apple as a ruthless dictator.
"Apple is acting like a dictator in which they say is what you should do or you do not get the iPhone. Apple looks arrogant with their counterparts in large markets," retorted the Vice President of marketing Vasyl Latsanych MTS, as quoted from Phone Arena, Wednesday (1 / 8/2012).
Russia itself is currently booming smartphone, although it remains the biggest feature phone. However, MTS expects smartphone penetration to race to 60% at the end of 2014, up from 15.4% in Q1 2012.
Unlike the iPhone, Android phones would be found easily. Not surprisingly, in Russia, the operator can sell the Android smartphone with a price of USD 100.
Apple on the other hand does not seem too bothered. Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, has repeatedly said that for Apple's quality is first priority. Although the price is quite expensive.
