14 DAY TRIAL // Apple is launching its landmark product in 25 new countries this week, on Thursday, October 30, and on Friday, October 31, according to a recent press release from Cupertino. Get those wallets ready!
Calling it the “fastest-ever iPhone rollout,” Apple confirmed recently that the iPhone 6’s next pit stop would be in Bahrain and Kuwait on Thursday, October 30, culminating with the phone’s release in 23 additional territories the next day.
The countries to receive shipments of the two new smartphones on Friday, October 31, are: Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Guam, Hungary, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, South Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Thailand.
According to analyst estimates, in South Korea alone more than 100,000 units have been pre-ordered.
Pricing will vary by country but will be similar to the United States pricing scheme, where one 16GB iPhone 6 sells for $199 (€156) with a two-year contract, while a high-end 128GB iPhone 6 Plus goes for $499, or about €390.
Fans will be able to look for the handsets in carrier stores (operators that do business with Apple carrying the iPhone), resellers, the electronics retail chain, and of course Apple’s own retail outlets. Resellers will also be carrying the handsets.