VietNamNet Bridge – Not only mobile service providers, the official distributors of iPhone 4, ran out products to sell, private distributors have also said there are no more iPhones available.

After failing to buy an iPhone from the official distributors, Quan, who lives in Dong Da District in Hanoi, decided yesterday to go to Nhat Cuong Shop on Lang Ha.

In Vietnam, big companies distribute products they import to Vietnam through their official representatives, while private shops sell the products which are carried to Vietnam across the borders by foreign travelers or Vietnamese people on their way back from abroad..

Cuong was told that no shop of Nhat Cuong’s chain now has iPhone 4 to sell. Though Nhat Cuong does not have products to sell at this moment, it still updates the information about the prices. A 16GB iPhone is now priced at 18.9 million dong, while a 32GB iPhone at 21,2 million dong. Previously, these products were offered at 15 million or 17 million dong, respectively.

At Asia Telecom Centre at No 245 Xa Dan Street, the price of 16GB iPhone 4 is now quoted at 18.2 million dong, while 32GB at 20.5 million dong. However, the salesmen here tell all buyers that they now have no more products to sell.

One of the shop’s salesman said that the last iPhone 4, 16GB, was sold this morning. “We are waiting for the next consignment of imports, but we don’t know when it will arrive,” he said.

In the last two days, 32GB iPhones have reportedly disappeared from many shops in Hanoi. Only 16GB iPhones are still available, but the number is very limited. Clients have to place orders in advance. \

The owner of an iPhone shop said that the supply is now short not only in Vietnam, but in many other countries in the world as well. Several weeks ago, some shops still managed topurchase products from theose who had carried them across the borders. However, the supply from these sources has also decreased.

VinaPhone plans to launch into the market about 900 iPhones this week, including 200 iPhone 3GS 8GB, while the other products are iPhone 4.

Meanwhile, due to the limited supply, Viettel has not made any announcements on the volume of products to be marketed. Those who want to buy iPhone in Vietnam, now have only one choice – visiting Viettel’s shops regularly or checking its website for updates.

Meanwhile, the prices of iPhone 4 have increased sharply because of the dollar appreciation.

Several days ago, iShop stopped the price quotation for its iPhone 4 products. The shop’s representative said that for detailed information clients need to come to the shop..

The problem lies in the fact that the dollar price has been increasing continuously in recent days, thus making it difficult for sellers to fix the prices. They have to import iPhones and pay in dollars. Therefore, in order to ensure profit they have to set up prices based on the dollar . As the result, iPhone prices in Vietnam dong have been increasing day by day.

Meanwhile, VinaPhone and Viettel, the two big mobile phone service providers, have affirmed that the dollar price increases will not affect their pricing policies.

Source: VietNamNet, VnExpress