.Envisioned listed below is an Apple flagship shop in Beijing, China, on the day of the apple iphone 16 launch on Sept. 20, 2024. Bloomberg|Bloomberg|Getty ImagesBEIJING u00e2 $ " Much of Apple's affluent apple iphone consumers in China are actually just as thinking about Huawei's pricier trifold phone, CNBC found during the course of spot checks at stores Friday, the day the iPhone 16 and also Friend XT introduced in the country.Out of 10 people CNBC spoke to on Friday, eight said they want both the new Huawei and also Apple phones. CNBC consulted with five individuals at each provider's retail store during the course of a workday morning.Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has sought to reconstruct its own cell phone company after united state permissions in 2019. Huawei ranked fourth through China mobile phone market share in the 2nd fourth, depending on to Canalys.U.S.-based Apple left of the leading 5, providing residential gamers the leading 5 places for the very first time, the data showed.The apple iphone 16 Pro Max starts at $1,199, and also the iPhone 16 at $799. Huawei's trifold Companion XT begins at the substitute of greater than $2,800. The cost space was much more noticeable on internet systems selling secondhand goods.The Huawei Companion XT was actually costing 50,000 yuan to 60,000 yuan ($ 7,100 to $8,520) on second-hand purchasing platform Xianyu as of 1 p.m. Friday afternoon. The Apple apple iphone 16 Pro Maximum was selling for 10,500 yuan to 16,300 yuan, the website showed.Earlier in the time, the detailed resell Friend XT rate was actually 19,000 yuan, while the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max was actually costing 9,999 yuan, the internet site showed.No series outside Huawei storesPeople in Beijing lined up as early as 5:30 a.m. to acquire the brand new apple iphone when doors opened up at 8 a.m.But there were actually no series outside Huawei retail stores in Beijing and Hefei, a smaller metropolitan area west of Shanghai. The Chinese company started providing the new phones at 10:08 a.m. to individuals who had actually reserved the trifold device.During the 1 hr and also 20 minutes that CNBC was at the Huawei retail store, a married couple loads folks mosted likely to the second floor to a place reserved for Friend XT buyers.It was not clear if every one of all of them obtained the gadget. Many were actually individuals buying for resale purposes.Huawei's website on Friday revealed it had actually stopped purchases, and planned to resume them at 10:08 a.m. on Sunday. The webpage mentioned the company planned to finish distributions through Sept. 30. The initial individual CNBC talked with at the Huawei establishment reached 10 a.m. merely to try out the trifold phone. The person, surnamed Yang, refused to discuss his first name because of issues about speaking to international media.He claimed if he buys the trifold Companion XT, he prepares to try it out for a few days prior to determining whether to keep it, inflict a buddy, or market it. Yang expected the device could possibly sell for 2,000 yuan more than the checklist price.Yang additionally mentioned he utilizes an iPhone, and also wanted making an effort Huawei's brand-new trifold attributes since Apple wasn't using much that he believed was new.Even the initial individual in line at the Apple store, Wang, stated he also would like to get the Huawei trifold phone, but had not acquired a text message yet claiming his unit was ready to pick up.He mentioned he purchased the apple iphone 16 due to the fact that he heard its electric battery lasted longer, however was willing to await the apple iphone 17 for any type of artificial intelligence features.u00e2 $" CNBC's Sonia Heng contributed to this document.