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the Apple iPhone has more trouble in China this time a Beijing regulator has told Apple it can no longer sell the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 plus in the city the regulator says those models of iPhone run afoul of a patent held by Shenzhen by Lee that patent relates to the exterior design of the company's 100c smartphone the 100 C and the iPhone 6 do resemble each other there both phones dominated by a touchscreen with rounded corners the ear speakers also share a similar design the intellectual property office said the Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus have minor differences from by Lee's 100c the differences are so tiny that the average customer could not notice so this case falls into the patent rights protection category what kind of impact will this order have while some Beijing stores have already stopped selling the iPhone 6 and 6-plus favoring the newer 6s and 6s plus the order also seems odd since the iPhone 6 and 6s are virtually identical what's the difference between these two models and s on the back there's one more color available on the iPhone 6s that's not a lot from a visual standpoint Beijing had a population of 11.5 1 million people as of the year 2000 unofficial estimates say the population now is more like 20 million people reportedly Apple has already appealed the band which would keep the phones on sale in Beijing for the time being that's it for this tech news update Amaya's actor and you can stay on top of the biggest stories at cnet.com slash