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iPhone 5S makes rapid start in China and hits 10% of iPhones in use, data shows

Apple's iPhone 5S has been a dramatic hit in China, comprising 12% of sales there during October, says market research company Counterpoint.

The result comes even before its deal with China Mobile, the world's largest carrier, which is expected to begin taking preorders for the phone on Thursday 12 December ahead of an official announcement of a 4G network next week.

The sales boost in China propelled the 5S, the top-end iPhone which has a built-in fingerprint reader, to be the best-selling phone worldwide during October, according to Counterpoint.

It also comes as separate data from analytics company Mixpanel suggests that the 5S now makes up 10% of all iPhones in use, and that the radically redesigned iOS 7 operating system has achieved a faster takeup than last year's release of iOS 6.

This will benifit apples company more due to the fact that China are loving the new iphone 5s, it has become really popular within the country, this will boost apple financially