iPhone 4s Debut on SoftBank & KDDI
The iPhone 4s hits the street in Tokyo along with the debut of a second operator carrying the new model: http://bit.ly/oJWphB
The respective company CEO’s were mere blocks apart in their Harajuku flag ship stores for the debut of iPhone 4s in Japan. Interesting head-to-head speed test conducted by Gizmodo [Japanese] indicates the KDDI network kicking butt 8 out of 10 times.
Apple Inc.’s latest iPhone model debuted Friday in the domestic market, and for the first time it is being sold by two rival carriers, a move expected to heat up the cellphone competition. Hundreds of frenzied consumers lined up at many shops across the nation to purchase the new iPhone 4S.
Softbank Corp., which has been the sole iPhone agent for the last three years, and newcomer KDDI Corp. both bragged about their strengths to customers. In short, Softbank stressed experience and KDDI boasted connectivity. Full Article Here.