How it was, how people go to buy iPhones, what difficulties can you face, why is it necessary at all. Now friends and colleagues are beginning to ask me questions about buying an iPhone X abroad and asking me to tell you how to be and what to do if you want cheaper and faster - after all, in Russia the model is the most expensive, judging by this infographics. But this only at first glance turns out to be more expensive, and below we will talk about it.

So I decided to collect everything related to buying an iPhone X abroad, and we have several chapters, if you have any thoughts, feel free to share them in the comments. Yes, one more explanation is needed here - why did we forget about the iPhone 8? After all, this is also a hot novelty, and the excitement will surely be. But the fact is that the iPhone X is still something completely new, interesting, attractive, exciting. There will certainly be a deficit, a person with a ten in his hands is like a person with Vertu six years ago - a celestial and a king. Well, or a teenager who has eaten up all the credit cards. And that's exactly why I decided to take the time and write this article.

iPhone X in Russia

In Russia, sales of the iPhone X will begin on November 3, pre-order will begin on October 27, as you can see, we got into the first wave, but there are, of course, nuances here. It is not yet clear how many smartphones will go to retail and at what retail - you can predict queues at the Central Department Store, but this is not accurate yet. If you decide to pre-order online, then you need to have 79,990 rubles for the 64 GB version or 91,990 rubles for the 256 GB version on the card, go to the official store with your Apple ID, manage to select the desired version in seconds, click, pay, then wait.

You need to pay with your card, and even then show the courier your passport so that they can give you smartphones. Surely there are many cunning people who want to make money on resale, but the deception of the system can result in the cancellation of the entire order and a refund to the card. I say this especially for those who want to make purchases with several Apple IDs, paying for the goods with one card.

Now in the arsenal of store employees there is already a powerful signaling system, keep this in mind. In addition, for the iPhone X, they will probably come up with some kind of restriction such as one device per one hand, in order to avoid a wave of resale. All ways are open for honest citizens to buy the coveted device - if you have time to pay for the order, you will get an iPhone X, if you want to stand in line and come to the store early, you will also get an iPhone X. iPhones to each other, the widespread race for X. Everything will be as expected, God bless you.

iPhone X is not in Russia

Other sly ones are coming up now, they say, but I will go under the American Apple ID, and I will pre-order in the USA, then I will go and pick up the iPhone X in the USA! And it will cost much less than in Russia (see photo above)!

Forced to disappoint those who wish, with such manipulations they are checked different parameters: where the person is now, the card must be issued in the territory of the country where the pre-order is taking place, the Apple ID must be local, they are looking at the order history.

Yes, sometimes inventive gentlemen do it. But now imagine something else - to travel to the United States you will need to apply for a visa, buy tickets, place a pre-order - well, or expect that you will queue up at the Apple Store, wait there for the night, you will get a smartphone (one or two) and you will return to Russia is the winner.

Many people think this way: I'll keep one for myself, I'll sell the second three times more - just keep in mind that, as always, thousands of people will take iPhone X to Russia in suitcases and gray paths, prices on the gray market will return to normal in a week and the purchase in official retail in the first months it looks very, very attractive. You can sulk at Apple for prices in Russia (although it's more about our taxes, but not the point), but, in the case of the iPhone X, it will still be cheaper to buy in Russia - I remind you about tickets, a visa, and even in the USA there is and state tax. In New York, this is almost nine percent (8.875%), that is, when you buy an iPhone X for $ 999, you will be charged another $ 89.91 if I counted everything correctly.

A trip to Hong Kong for iPhones is a good thing, but here you have to think about a long flight, a hotel for at least one night, otherwise you will go crazy from a jet lag, and even how to stand in line, and even how to buy and make it to the airport. There is a lot, a lot of things to think about, and the more I think about all this, the more I am convinced - well, how is it in fig, it’s painfully unobvious, it’s easier and cheaper to buy new iphone in Russia.

Buying an iPhone X if you happen to be abroad

If suddenly after November 3 you find yourself somewhere abroad, then here is a list of countries from the first wave: Australia, Austria, US Virgin Islands, Andorra, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Guernsey, Greenland, Greece, Denmark, Jersey, India, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Qatar, Cyprus, China, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Isle of Man, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, UAE, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, USA, Taiwan, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia and Japan.

I didn’t take Russia away here either, because pride! Many people say that there will be no shortage, I think that the iPhone X will be even harder to get than the iPhone 7 Jet Black in the first weeks after the start of sales. Nevertheless, if you happen to find yourself in one of the countries above, feel free to go to the Apple Store and see if there may still be smartphones there?

If yes, buy one for yourself, one for your wife, but about the third, fourth or fifth, keep in mind that the border guards in Russia know everything very well, understand, watch Wylsacom, read the website, are interested in science, technology, new iPhones, so the boxes little white ones are very attractive and it is better not to wake up smartly while it is quiet. In other words, you don't have to pull the tiger by the mustache and try to drag twenty iPhone Xs - most likely, things will end badly.

So, if you find yourself in the right country at the right time, be sure to go to the Apple Store just out of curiosity. The product is incredible, in the stores I wonder why not go and buy.

IPhone X Models

Apparently, there are no restrictions on iPhone operation X from other countries in Russia is not, let me remind you that the specifications indicate that there are two models of iPhone X:

Model A1865

TD-SCDMA 1900 (F), 2000 (A)
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900, 2100 MHz)

Model A1901

FDD-LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66)
TD-LTE (bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41)
UMTS / HSPA + / DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Apparently, the A1865 is intended for the United States (because CDMA is supported, and CDMA is Verizon and Sprint), but this does not mean that such an iPhone X turns into a brick in Russia - as you can see, it has the same LTE bands, but 4G LTE Advanced works. 4G LTE and VoLTE will depend on carrier support. A1901 model will be sold in Russia, without CDMA support.

Guarantee

It is not yet known whether the iPhone X bought abroad will be repaired by authorized services in Russia; The iPhone 7 from the USA can and should be carried to the officials, from experience I can say that the screen is also changed for money (for the same money), there is also a replacement for the device. But what will happen to the iPhone X is unknown. After the start of sales, I will find out the details and then I will tell you in more detail, and maybe even earlier.

Verdict

I made the following for myself, I will buy the iPhone X, I will do it in Russia, as expected, on October 27th I will update the browser until THIS BUTTON appears, buy, wait, accept the courier, get my dose of pleasure, wash it, go to see the third in line at the Central Department Store or somewhere else.

No matter what someone says, I personally already have a feeling of a holiday. Well, if I find myself at the start of sales somewhere in another country, then I will simply admire the queue, observe people, the emotions of iPhone X owners - also a kind of holiday.

Any questions about buying an iPhone X in Russia or elsewhere can be sent to the mail [email protected], I answer quickly.

Main area of ​​employment - SMM manager

The resale of iPhones and any other things rare for Russia is money that falls from the sky. A lot of people are engaged in such a business - the demand for goods of the first wave is too high. Almost nothing needs to be done, but he sold one phone and received approximately the average salary of a Muscovite.

There are many who want to get a new iPhone, they buy mostly chicks from the center.

For people with a lot of money, it is quite normal to pay 100-200 thousand for a phone. Although a lot more people just call: “And what is it that someone really buys a phone from you for 150 thousand ?!”. Naive.

I arrange the transaction transparently and securely for both parties. I draw up a notarized purchase and sale agreement, most often I take money in advance. Then I buy a phone and bring it to Russia. I choose a random cafe, restaurant, or immediately make an appointment with a lawyer to certify the contract.

I have already signed two contracts for the iPhone X for 256 GB of 150 thousand rubles each and three contracts for the 64 GB version - they are 120 thousand each. The exact number of phones I will buy depends on orders. I will take some iPhones on my own money, some on a prepaid basis.

Queues in Apple stores are expected only for iPhone X sales. / Photo - Wccftech

Ivan Morozov, 29 years old, St. Petersburg, now lives in Philadelphia

The main area of ​​employment is online sales

Now I am in the USA, in Philadelphia, and I have the capital to buy a trial batch of new iPhones. Plus he invited his friends to invest on the terms of "profit in half". I will buy and send phones to Russia, and they will sell them.

iPhone in Russia is an attribute of a beautiful life, girls are crazy about it. In the USA it's easy good telephone, they will not show off. When the new iPhone comes out, there are two or three first golden weeks. The difference between buying and resale reaches 16 thousand rubles, if you do not set a particularly high price.

I'm going to buy phones in New York on opening day. Perhaps they will only sell one phone per hand. So I'll take my friends to stand in line.

In New York, they advertise: "I Will Queue for You on iPhone Launch Days." They pay $ 100 a day.

I plan to buy up to 15 units, namely the iPhone X. The G8 did not impress me, besides, rich buyers only want new items. There will be no problems with the implementation. I found buyers on Avito, plus I scattered the offer across Vkontakte groups.

I will send some of the phones to Moscow and St. Petersburg with people who fly there. Some of them will be sent by mail with insurance. A party is considered commercial only when you carry a lot of phones. And I will send to different addresses and avoid "customs clearance" at 30%.

It will be easiest to sell phones in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg. In the villages, of course, no one will buy.

My clients are people with money, this can be seen from their profiles on social networks. Everyone has cool cars, and the new iPhone is another attribute for them. 73 thousand rubles for the rich is not much money.

My price will be the average for the market. So you can quickly sell and make money on the turnover. I saw ads where the iPhone X is sold for one and a half million rubles, although there was no start of sales yet. This is a scam, it is unlikely that the seller is a senior Apple engineer who stole a couple of phones from production.

The main buyers of "gray" iPhones are in large cities. / Photo - Pexels

Igor, 20 years old, St. Petersburg

The main sphere of employment is a student of St. Petersburg State University of Economics

I am from a wealthy family, and I have never felt a difficult economic situation, but at the age of 20, taking money from my parents is not for me. One of my friends lives with my mother, graduated from university and does not work anywhere. He only complains about a hard life, because he sleeps in the hallway. His parents rent out his room, so it's more useful. My social circle is trying to move: someone organizes concerts, someone is engaged in "reselling", that is, reselling, tutoring, cleaning, trying to create their own business.

From each sold phone, we earn 10 thousand rubles, which we divide in half.

We plan to bring 40 phones by September 23rd. The final figure, along with pre-orders for the iPhone X, will be over 100 phones. We were contacted wholesale stores from regions that are remote from Moscow and St. Petersburg. People are ready to fly by plane to pick up iPhones.

Buying devices through us at a low cost, in their shops in the provinces, they can wind up another 10-15 thousand for each phone.

Our customer is a 35-year-old man. These are people who can afford to pre-order. Schoolchildren and students are afraid to give money in advance, they always feel a catch. The fear of losing your last savings is above all.

We do not follow the dynamics of competitors' prices. We have the lowest price that no one can beat. We work at the expense of turnover, the rest put a wild price tag and lose. History has proven that mass production, like mass sale, is stronger than selling the same product is expensive, especially when you are not an economist, and the product is not limited.

Elena, 26 years old

The main type of employment is an entrepreneur

The main countries where iPhones are brought from are Germany, Spain, Great Britain and, of course, America. If you bring the phones in the first two or three days after the start of world sales, you can make good money. But according to the law of the Russian Federation, it is allowed to import goods worth 10 thousand dollars duty-free. Anything above will be taxed at 30%. We import phones legally. Those who try to get around the law are at too great a risk of being left without phones and without money.

Given the excitement, the iPhone X in the first days of sales will cost at least 400 thousand rubles.

The upcoming New Year holidays will not let the price fall below 200 thousand even a month after the official start of sales. Even Apple does not hide that [through official stores] will not be able to fully meet the demand for new models.

The first owners of the iPhone X in Russia will be very wealthy people. Our customers include banking sector employees, aged 40 to 65, and many athletes. Well, there is the so-called "new golden youth". There will be people who will take out a loan. But this is the last thing. You need to live within your means.

If you are now being offered an iPhone X for 80 thousand rubles, they are almost certainly scammers. The purchase price of one device is about 1,300 euros, plus the cost of a round trip, accommodation in another country at the start of sales. So count it.

People are ready to pay dearly only until Friday evening, because sales in Europe will start on the 22nd. On Saturday and Sunday, respectively, the prices are already different and you need to have time to sell all the goods on Friday, having received the maximum profit.

I buy all phones in authorized stores or from distributors on the day of the start of sales. Until I decided which particular country I would go to for new iPhones. You need to analyze prices to get the most out of the resale.

All over the world, sales of iPhone X started. We visited 3 largest stores in Moscow and 1 in St. Petersburg.

Checked re: Store on Tverskaya

I've never been so wrong. Before the start of sales, there was a little more than an hour, people quietly turned into beasts. Due to the crush, the first fighters suffered losses.

Post from site (@ site) Nov 2 2017 at 8:43 PDT

On our Apple Watch- 8:01. The store has solemnly opened its doors, the employees are quietly letting in people one by one.

Journalists and just photographers have already managed to take over the store. Meanwhile, those waiting in line stood and examined the display cases of the iPhone X.

Passed by in CStore on Tverskaya

Competition between re: Store and CStore clearly took place. Sales started at the same time - 08:01.

But the shops are close enough to each other - Tverskaya, 27 and Tverskaya, 17. The queue was here and there.

It seems that the bulk of people still grabbed re: Store. There are not a lot of people in CStore, there are 30 people in the queue.

For you to understand, the queue ends at the checkout. Someone even got bored.

Is it pleasant to hold several top iPhones in your hands at once? Of course yes! The Messenger employee felt like a king.

But there are clearly no fewer reporters than buyers. No sooner had we sold one iPhone than shutter clicks sounded throughout CStore.

And here is the first owner of a brand new iPhone X!

We looked at the re: Store in St. Petersburg

Traditionally, people stood in line on the street. The restaurant clearly does not like crowds in the store. ;)

They were launched actively, 10-15 people each. The total queue is 172 people. And it was drawn up on a small piece of paper!

Closer to the start, the people dissipated a little around the hall. By the way, that guy in blue over there is 10th in line.

And here is a short video from the store.

Were shocked at M.Video

In M.Video in the Metropolis shopping center, the start of sales takes place in an organized manner, buyers were gathered in one heap and bracelets were handed out. The total number is over 100 people.

Everyone is put on a bracelet before entering. All are numbered.

M.Video prepared well. There are iPhone X accessories all over the store, from cases to AirPods.

By the way, there is also a demo zone where you can watch the iPhone X live before buying.

On September 12, as part of a special event held in the new California headquarters of Apple, the long-awaited anniversary was shown - the tenth "apple" smartphone, which even before had become the object of desire of a whole army of apple fans around the world - iPhone X (")

In our review of the device, we traditionally refrain from evaluations and unambiguous conclusions, giving the reader the opportunity to make their own opinion on the list technical characteristics and a description of the main innovations iPhone X... Despite the usual avalanche of pre-release rumors and leaks, Apple managed to keep secret some interesting nuances, which we will talk about below.

IPhone X design, colors, and storage

As expected iPhone X the structure of the case resembles the design of the iPhone 4 / 4s, which was very successful in its time. The form factor in the form of a sandwich of glass panels with a metal frame between them looks really stylish with the current dimensions of the smartphone, and the lack of Home buttons and the bezels around the display emphasize the monoblock effect.

By the way, the frame is made of surgical stainless steel alloy, modified by Apple engineers for added strength and resistance to corrosion. The color palette is narrowed down to "silver" (white) and " gray space"(Black).

iPhone X comes in two storage options - 64GB and 256GB.

Screen and sensors on the front panel in the iPhone X

Front Panel iPhone X almost completely occupied by the "edge-to-edge" screen, with the exception of a small panel with sensors, front camera and an earpiece at the top.

Display by new technology Super Retina with an OLED-type matrix, which Phil Schiller called the first worthy of an apple flagship.

The diagonal of the display is 5.8 inches, the resolution is 2436 × 1125 pixels, the image density is 458 dpi.

Dolby Vision, HDR 10 and Proven on iPad Pro color optimization system True Tone.

The new 6-core Apple A11 microprocessor, manufactured using a 10nm technological process by TSMC, guarantees the user support and correct operation of all possible applications from App Store for several years ahead. 70% higher efficiency and 25% higher performance compared to the A10 chip (included in the iPhone 7).

Separately, it is worth noting Apple's first proprietary 3-core graphics processor, which, coupled with the updated Metal 2 technology, will allow you to run on iPhone X games with console-level graphics. The engineers estimated the efficiency gain in comparison with the Apple A10 Fusion at 30%, which is especially important for games and programs using augmented reality technologies.

Face ID facial recognition technology in iPhone X

The release of the iPhone 5s with Touch ID has forced even B-brand manufacturers to introduce fingerprint sensors into their smartphones, and now Cupertino engineers have raised the bar by new heights bypassing Samsung's iris scanner and other developments in this area used in mass consumer devices.

New iPhone X can recognize the face of its owner as soon as he looks at the screen. Moreover, the new sensor will work even faster than a fingerprint sensor, it will be much more difficult to deceive it (it will not work with a photo), but glasses, a hat, a hairstyle or a beard, for example, will not interfere with the new technology.

For all this in iPhone X a special dual-core processor was installed that processes data on the location of more than 30 thousand points projected onto the user's face (TrueDepth technology).

Face ID recognizes the face of the iPhone X owner, even in complete darkness.

In addition to identifying the owner of the device, Face ID can be used for secondary tasks, for example, creating exactly the movements of the user's facial muscles (the technology works on the principle).

Unlike the iPhone 8 Plus, lenses flagship smartphone are arranged vertically, and each of them is now equipped with a system optical stabilization... The matrix resolution has not changed - 12 megapixels, but the image processing speed has increased, a new color filter has been applied and the aperture has been slightly improved - f / 2.4, f / 1.8.

The front camera has migrated from the previous flagship iPhone 7. Its resolution is 7 megapixels.

Summary topic at the start iPhone sales X in Russia.

On November 3, at 8:00 Moscow time, the official sales of the iPhone X began. Is there a demand among Russians for such an expensive smartphone? Is it really for a device worth 80 thousand rubles or more? huge queues lined up? Where to buy iPhone X without queues? How to save up to 20 thousand rubles. when buying an Apple flagship? All these and other questions related to the start of iPhone X sales in Russia were answered in this article.

All the most important from the start of iPhone X sales

Apple fans remain themselves... On November 1, two days before the start of sales, the first customers took their places in line for the iPhone X at the re: Store on Tverskaya Street in Moscow.

By the morning of November 2, a queue of more than 500 people was organized at the store. This excitement is explained not only by the small number of iPhone X delivered to Russia as part of the first batch, but also by the fact that this re: Store store is the only one to open at exactly 8 am Moscow time on November 3 and will start selling iPhone X. This is where those who want to buy an iPhone X will be able to do this before others.

Apple fans are very resilient... The queue for the iPhone in re: Store is formed on a live basis and those who wish to purchase an iPhone X should be among the first to be in front of the store at 6 am, when employees will start distributing coupons for purchase. In the best traditions of the Apple Store, folding seats are installed near the store on Tverskaya, on which people who will become one of the first owners of an iPhone X in Russia sit under several blankets.

On November 2, it was cold in Moscow, down to -3 ° С. But this did not stop Apple's persistent fans.

A lot of outbid... The queue with the real fans of Apple technology is also divided by outbids, the so-called campers. On their behalf, mostly students speak, who are in fairly large numbers and are in front of the store in anticipation of the morning of November 3. Campers work professionally, replacing each other every few hours. We even managed to capture the announcement of the next such change on video.

Modest start of sales... It is very noteworthy that in the case of the iPhone X, the re: Store executives did not dare to organize a special platform for selling the smartphone. Quite recently, at the end of September, re: Store was selling on a grand scale in Russia as well, having organized a site in GUM. Alas, there was little demand for the G8. Apparently, the re: Store management decided not to risk it again (after all, renting a place in GUM is expensive) and to launch iPhone X sales more calmly. Looking at the queues for the latest Apple smartphone, it should be noted that in the case of the iPhone X, a specially designed sales area would be very welcome.

And what, everywhere, everywhere is a deficit? The interest of Apple fans in the iPhone X is huge, even despite the high cost of the smartphone. However, iPhone X can be ordered without any problems with next day delivery at “ Svyaznom" or " M Video“. And this is really possible, we have seen on.

Already bought an iPhone X? Share your impressions in the comments and in our group at “ In contact with “.

Russia in the "first wave"

Apple rarely launches sales of its new smartphones in Russia at the same time as other countries from the so-called first wave. However, the iPhone X will arrive in Russia on the same day as in the US, Japan, China, Canada and other countries in which iPhones are usually sold first. It will happen on November 3rd.

The complete list of the "first wave" countries is as follows:

Australia, Austria, US Virgin Islands, Andorra, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Guernsey, Greenland, Greece, Denmark, Jersey, India, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Qatar, Cyprus, China, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Isle of Man, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, UAE, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, USA , Taiwan, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia and Japan.

The list of countries in the "first wave" of iPhone X sales has been significantly expanded compared to the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. It includes 56 (!) Countries. This suggests that Apple has made a big bet on the iPhone X.

iPhone X is not enough for everyone

Apple's intention to start selling the iPhone X in so many countries and problems with the production of OLED displays are two of the main reasons why the iPhone X will definitely be in short supply. And this is not an analyst's guess. Apple announced this itself, warning that only the fastest can buy the iPhone X.

Apple has made this warning officially. In its latest press release, the company said:

IPhone X stocks in stores will be limited and will go to first-time customers.

The interest in the iPhone X among Russian Apple fans is huge. The first batch of smartphones with delivery on November 3 was sold out on pre-orders in less than five minutes. Just an hour after the start of pre-orders on October 27, the "Delivery Date" column for the iPhone X with any memory size and in any color was listed as unpleasant "5-6 weeks".

There is a third reason why not everyone will be able to buy an iPhone X in November. Apple that the company underestimated the demand for its new smartphone... Apple did not expect that there will be so many people wanting to buy the iPhone X.

It is better to buy iPhone X from Apple partners in Russia

The delivery time for the iPhone X is 5-6 weeks only in the Apple online store. Apple's authorized retailers in Russia are doing much better with deadlines. We have studied the offers of all leading Apple partners in Russia and came to the conclusion that it is easier and more affordable to purchase the iPhone X from them.

Fortunately, retailers are keeping prices low and suggest pre-ordering the iPhone X (due November 11) at the following prices:

• iPhone X 64GB - 79,990 rbl .
• iPhone X 256GB - 91,990 rbl .

Where and how to buy an iPhone X cheaper

Both Apple and its authorized retailers in Russia will keep the iPhone X prices announced above for a long time. Apple, with the highest probability, until next fall, and its partners at least until the New Year holidays. In other words, it won't be possible to buy a "white" iPhone X cheaper in the near future.

But on the purchase of "gray" iPhone X, you can really save a lot. Two to three weeks after the start of official sales of the iPhone X in Russia, smartphones purchased abroad will be delivered to the country. According to the latest market analysis, such models will be sold for 10-15 thousand rubles. cheaper than the official price.

How much will the "gray" iPhone X cost in the first days of sales

The "gray" iPhone X will become noticeably cheaper than the "white" ones, but not immediately. In the early days (and maybe weeks), the "gray" iPhone X due to the shortage will cost more than the official price. According to one of the Moscow resellers, in early November, the "gray" iPhone X with 64 GB of memory can be purchased for 99,000 rubles, while the official price of this model is 79,990 rubles. The version of the iPhone X with 256 GB of memory will be sold for 111,990 rubles. (official price - 91,990 rubles).

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