Tim Cook mentioned that they will be launching one soon in Africa. I was under the impression that all our Apple stores in South Africa were official, turns out they are just 3rd party Apple Approved premium resellers. Interesting..
If corruption and chances of stealing from iphone shops were considerable issues, then iPhone shops would not exist in Sao Paulo and Rio either. The best country to set up a store would be Egypt, Rwanda or South Africa
Apple Stores are retail stores owned and operated by Apple Inc. while iStore is an authorized third-party retailer/reseller that sells Apple products and accessories. There's no difference between the products but just the operator I see a lot of confusion in the comments. hope this helps to clarify. Great content Rick I believe Apple launched in India last year & they working on entering Africa by 2026
A question that's been in my mind for a long time now. I think it will be Nigeria, if Apple were open a store in Africa. Plus I don't want to say this but, I think it's Racism 😅
1. Majority of iPhone users (90%) in Africa are using second hand used iPhones. Majority holding iPhone 11 and below. 2. Apple chose to create one flagship phone each year hence not offering choice to its consumers. Whereas Xiomi, Samsung, Itel, tecno and other brands. Give us variety of options from ultra flagships (better than iPhone) to budget and low cost phones that cater for a wider range of market and affordability. Africa is financially poor continent and even if we can afford iPhones cash, we can only afford older models and hence no need for a flagship store in many of the African countries.
no you don't, those are 3rd parties in malls or something like that, if you think you're that guy, go on the official apple site and check to see if the stores you think you have is even listed on there. we have multiple in malls in nigeria too, but those aren't stand alone buildings dedicated solely to the apple store like you see in the west
There isn't a single Apple Store in South Africa. I'm South African. I live in Dubai. I've bought numerous iPhones from iStore South Africa and Apple in Dubai and there isn't a single Apple Store anywhere in South Africa.
