iPhone 6 launches in 36 more countries this month including China and India
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are already available in a number of countries, but Apple has announced earlier today that many more are underway. 36 more to be precise. The devices will arrive in all these countries by the end of the month and will start rolling out first in China, India and Monaco this Friday, October 17th. Then, on Ocotber 23rd the handsets will also arrive in Israel while on October 24th they will make their way to the Czech Republic, French West Indies, Greenland, Malta, Poland, Reunion Island and South Africa. Bahrain and Kuwait will see the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on October 30th, just before the massive rollout that’s scheduled to take place the following day.
The October 31st rollout will include 23 more countries: 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. Apple says that by the end of Ocotber the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be available in a total of 69 countries and by the end of the year the number will grow to 115. Unsurprisingly, this will be the fastest iPhone rollout in Apple’s history and the company is certainly very proud of that fact. The devices are already available in the following countries: US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US Virgin Islands.
The iPhone 6 currently comes in gold, silver and spay gray colors and is priced at $200 on a two-year contract for the 16GB model, $300 for the 64GB model and $400 for the 128GB one. Meanwhile, the iPhone 6 Plus also features the very same colors options, but it’s a bit more expensive as it costs $300 for the 16GB model, $400 for the 32GB model and $500 for the 128GB one.