Chinese Billionaire Gets 8 iPhone 7s For His Dog

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What has four paws and eight iPhone 7s? China’s most tech-savvy dog.

A pup named Coco was one of the lucky few to get hold of an iPhone 7 last week, thanks to her billionaire owner. In fact, she got a whole tower of them.

Wang Sicong — whose father is Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man — uploaded a photo of Coco posing with a stack of iPhone 7s to the Chinese social media site Weibo on Friday, CNN reports.

“I don’t understand all the show-off posts on (social media),” Wang’s post read, according to CNN. “What’s the point? Don’t make me do it?”

Businessman Wang Sicong is the son of real estate tycoon Wang Jianlin, who is China's richest man.
Businessman Wang Sicong is the son of real estate tycoon Wang Jianlin, who is China's richest man.
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Estimates vary, but The Telegraph reported earlier this month that the iPhone 7 costs £606.46 in China, or about $787.33. That means Coco’s personal haul would have cost about $6,298.64, assuming Wang paid full retail price for all eight phones.

That may seem like a lot, but it’s just a fraction of what the 28-year-old has spent on his four-legged friend overall.

Wang stirred up controversy last spring when he purchased two gold Apple watches — worth around $15,000 each — also for his dog.

Last year, the state-run Xinhua News Agency criticized Wang’s behavior and urged the public not to copy the “arrogant and coarse celebrity.”

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