(Yicai Global) Sept. 16 -- The new iPhone 14 series is on sale in Apple's Shanghai and Beijing official stores, with the Pro version being the most popular.

Many fans gathered in front of Apple stores before opening today to get their hands on the US tech giant's latest devices, The Paper reported. The most popular model is the iPhone 14 Pro, the best-selling color is deep purple, and he scalpers are willing to mark up a few hundred dollars for the same model in dark purple.

Scalpers outside the stores are selling the smartphones for an added CNY300 (USD43). The Pro Series can cost an extra CNY500 to CNY800. The price for the deep purple 512-G iPhone 14 Pro Max can be over CNY1,000 (USD143) more than the original price.

China Duty Free Group's Haikou Meilan Airport Duty Free Shop yesterday announced on its WeChat account that the iPhone 14 series was officially on sale. The entry-level model 128 G iPhone 14 was priced at CNY5,820 (USD830), CNY179 cheaper than the original price, while the most expensive 1 terabyte iPhone 14 Pro Max was priced at CNY13,090 (USD1,870), a discount of CNY409.

Editors: Shi Yi, Futura Costaglione