China is also in the middle of building out more of its 3G network, so it could take time before devices like the iPhone truly takes hold, the way it has in other markets.
"We believe that eventually China will emerge as a major market for iPhone sales," wrote Jaffray in a research note Tuesday, "but it could take a year or two to gain meaningful unit traction as it did in the U.S."

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