According to multiple reports,-Apple has agreed to a long-simmering deal with China Mobile, the largest mobile phone carrier in the world's most desirable burgeoning market – just in time for Chinese New Year. Come January 17, China Mobile will begin selling Apple's iPhone 5S and 5C models with its 4G & 3G networks.-According to recently monthly subscriber counts, China Mobile has 763 million total subscribers, which is up 8 per cent from the year before. It's not growing as quickly as its competitors, but the relative immobility is the curse of being the king – something Apple knows all about.- This year, the formerly unimpeachable Cupertino champ struggled more than ever in the face of South Korean competitor Samsung.-Even though they were shipping more iPhones, the rapidly expanding market (up-46 percent, or almost 80 million units)-in places like China – and Apple's lack of a meaningful toehold in it – meant that it actually lost international market share.



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