iPhone sales hit mark in South Korea as Chinese war reports emerge

Apple may have experienced a fairly slow start to iPhone sales in China, but in South Korea pre-orders for the device have already reached over 15,000, reports claim.

iPhone goes on sale through local carrier, KT, on Saturday. That carrier now claims to have attracted at least 15,000 reservations so far, and that figure could rise as it only includes those made online - it does not include customers ordering an iPhone in-store.

Meanwhile the game between iPhone-carrying network, China Unicom, and the country’s dominant supplier, China Mobile just grew a little more dirty, with the larger company warning retailers not to offer the iPhone through their shops if they want to avoid reprisals by the company.

As we reported last night, China Mobile is warning distributors to not display iPhones nor any iPhone related marketing materials.