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According to the telegraph only 1% of brits want an iPhone.

a Yougov survey showed only 1% of those surveyed by the online pollsters said they would snap up an iPhone.

Although touted as one of the year’s must-have gadgets, Apple has a significant task ahead of it to convince consumers to pay for the handset and take on a contract of at least 18 months, YouGov found.
Marek Vaygelt, head of technology and telecoms consulting at YouGov, said: “This research conducted prior to any great marketing spend by Apple and its partners shows that there is demand for a phone of this type but consumers are used to subsidised handsets in the UK, more so than in the USA.

“The challenge for Apple, O2 and Carphone Warehouse is to convince customers to make a significantly higher outlay for the iPhone than they have been used to historically.”

The iPhone is due to go on sale in the UK on November 9, users will have to sign an 18 month contract with O2, the exclusive network provider. The company hopes to sell 10m units across the globe next year, after recently reporting that it has sold more than 1m in the US since its launch at the end of June, comfortably beating its original end of September target.