Apple’s latest smartphones arrive in 20 new territories

Sep 25, 2014 19:26 GMT  ·  By

On September 22, Apple announced that its first weekend sales of iPhone 6 had reached ten million units. Quite a feat, considering the (unfounded) bad press that we’re being forced to read in the news these days.

In the same press release, Apple confirms that “iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will roll out worldwide to more than 20 additional countries on September 26.”

That day has already arrived in parts of the world where the sun rises first (New Zealand). And in just a few hours, Apple retail stores, resellers, and carriers will begin selling the handsets in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.

If you’re not on this list, and if the bendgate rumors haven’t put off your purchase, you can expect iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus to be available in 115 countries by the end of the year.

As the models before it, iPhone 6 comes in gold, silver, or space gray and starts at $199 (€199 in the EU). This year has seen the 32GB configuration drop out of the race in favor of a 64GB ($299 / €299) option and a new 128GB ($399 / €399) choice for users with bigger storage plans.

Apple offers the phones unlocked in some countries, such as Germany, where you can secure the high-end model for €799. The rest of the prices run accordingly.