.Pictured below is an Apple crown jewel outlet in Beijing, China, on the time of the apple iphone 16 launch on Sept. 20, 2024. Bloomberg|Bloomberg|Getty ImagesBEIJING u00e2 $ " A number of Apple's affluent iPhone users in China are actually just like interested in Huawei's pricier trifold phone, CNBC located throughout spot checks at establishments Friday, the day the iPhone 16 and Companion XT introduced in the country.Out of 10 folks CNBC spoke with on Friday, 8 stated they want both the brand-new Huawei and also Apple phones. CNBC spoke to 5 people at each company's shop during the course of a day morning.Chinese telecommunications big Huawei has actually sought to rebuild its own smart device business after united state permissions in 2019. Huawei rated fourth by China cell phone market share in the second one-fourth, according to Canalys.U.S.-based Apple left of the leading five, providing domestic gamers the leading five spots for the first time, the records showed.The apple iphone 16 Pro Maximum begins at $1,199, and also the iPhone 16 at $799. Huawei's trifold Companion XT starts at the equivalent of greater than $2,800. The cost gap was actually much more evident on online systems offering previously owned goods.The Huawei Friend XT was actually costing 50,000 yuan to 60,000 yuan ($ 7,100 to $8,520) on pre-owned purchasing system Xianyu as of 1 p.m. Friday mid-day. The Apple apple iphone 16 Pro Max was actually costing 10,500 yuan to 16,300 yuan, the website showed.Earlier in the day, the specified resell Mate XT cost was actually 19,000 yuan, while the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Maximum was costing 9,999 yuan, the web site showed.No series outside Huawei storesPeople in Beijing lined up as early as 5:30 a.m. to receive the brand-new apple iphone when doors opened up at 8 a.m.But there were no series outside Huawei outlets in Beijing as well as Hefei, a smaller urban area west of Shanghai. The Mandarin company began supplying the brand-new phones at 10:08 a.m. to people who had actually reserved the trifold device.During the 1 hr and also twenty moments that CNBC was at the Huawei shop, a pair loads people visited the second flooring to a place booked for Mate XT buyers.It was not clear if all of all of them obtained the unit. Several were actually people buying for resell purposes.Huawei's internet site on Friday revealed it had actually halted sales, as well as intended to resume all of them at 10:08 a.m. on Sunday. The page said the firm planned to accomplish shipments through Sept. 30. The very first individual CNBC talked with at the Huawei store got to 10 a.m. simply to try the trifold phone. The individual, surnamed Yang, rejected to discuss his first name as a result of problems regarding consulting with foreign media.He said if he buys the trifold Mate XT, he organizes to attempt it out for a couple of days prior to deciding whether to maintain it, give it to a good friend, or even offer it. Yang counted on the tool could cost 2,000 yuan more than the checklist price.Yang also mentioned he makes use of an iPhone, and also was interested in attempting Huawei's brand new trifold features since Apple wasn't delivering considerably that he experienced was new.Even the initial person in line at the Apple retail store, Wang, claimed he also desired to acquire the Huawei trifold phone, yet had not obtained a text message yet mentioning his device was ready to pick up.He stated he acquired the apple iphone 16 because he heard its electric battery lasted a lot longer, however agreed to wait for the apple iphone 17 for any kind of artificial intelligence features.u00e2 $" CNBC's Sonia Heng contributed to this file.