According to tech retailers, the brand-exclusive store model (Mono Store - or specialized store) is a new business form in Vietnam but has already been operating in many countries.

iPhone is in the group of smartphones that bring in the highest revenue for Vietnamese retailers.

If Apple opens an Apple Store in Vietnam, many experts believe that the chosen location must be very convenient and in an area with luxury goods.

Many Apple fans in Vietnam wonder when will Apple open stores in the country.

On October 22, sales of officially distributed iPhone 13 models began in Vietnam. Many shops opened overnight to serve customers.

The market for “hand-carried” iPhones in Vietnam has been shrinking in the past two years, especially after the launch of Apple-authorized stores.

Vietnam’s big retailer Mobile World has announced that its TopZone chain will sell Apple products only.

The price for iPhone 13 will be from 24.99 million VND ($1,085), iPhone 13 Pro from 30.99 million VND ($1,345).

The largest Vietnamese mobile carriers such as Viettel, VinaPhone, and Mobifone are named in the list of 5G networks that iPhone 13 supports.

Some retail systems have allowed customers to place orders for iPhone 13, although the model has not been officially launched.

Apple has put on hold its plans to relocate part of its production including iPad and MacBooks from China to Vietnam due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the last days of 2020, the rumor that Taiwanese group Foxconn - Apple's supplier – was moving part of its Ipad and MacBook production line to Vietnam at Apple's request created a stir.

Taiwan has granted approval for a further investment of US$101 million by Pegatron Corp, a major manufacturing partner of Apple which operates in Vietnam.

Xiaomi Vietnam has not issued a comment on the news reported by some local press agencies that it is building an assembly factory in Vietnam.

Taiwan’s Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), which is Apple’s major contract manufacturer, is recruiting 1,000 electronic assembly workers for its plants in the northern Vietnamese provinces of Bac Giang and Bac Ninh.

More and more large manufacturers have decided to set production facilities in Vietnam.

Apple is accelerating the production of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other products in India and Vietnam in an effort to diversify its supply chain outside of China.

With the sharpest revenue decrease in history, mobile phone retail chains in Vietnam experienced a memorable year in 2020.

Electronics manufacturer Foxconn of Taiwan (China) has initiated plans to move part of their assembly line for iPad and MacBook products from China to Vietnam following a request made by tech giant Apple.

Apple’s AirPods Max are due to be assembled in Vietnam as opposed to being manufactured in China like other Apple products, according to DigiTimes.