Apple Officially Announces July 30th International iPhone 4 Launches

[MacRumors]

Apple today issued a press release officially announcing the release of the iPhone 4 in 17 new countries for this Friday, July 30th. The news is not necessarily considered a surprise, as Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the launches at the company's iPhone 4 press conference earlier this month.

Apple's iPhone 4 will be available in 17 more countries this Friday, July 30. iPhone 4 features FaceTime, which makes video calling as easy as one tap, Apple's new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in stunning text, images and video, and a beautiful all-new design of glass and stainless steel that is the thinnest smartphone in the world.

Beginning this Friday, customers can purchase iPhone 4 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. iPhone 4 will be available for purchase through Apple's retail and online stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

Apple had originally announced at the iPhone 4's introduction in early June that there would be 18 countries included in this round of launches, but Jobs disclosed earlier this month that the South Korean launch has been delayed due to things taking "just a little bit longer to get government approval there."

That claim came as something of a surprise to both carrier partner KT and government officials in that country, however, with a representative from the South Korean communications regulatory agency claiming that Apple hasn't even submitted the device for approval yet.

Article Link: Apple Officially Announces July 30th International iPhone 4 Launches

 

[Poll Smoker]

Jobs disclosed earlier this month that the South Korean launch has been delayed due to things taking "just a little bit longer to get government approval there."

That claim came as something of a surprise to both carrier partner KT and government officials in that country, however, with a representative from the South Korean communications regulatory agency claiming that Apple hasn't even submitted the device for approval yet.

How can you tell when Jobs' is lying?

His ****ing mouth opens.

 

[rdowns]

Awesome, a whole bunch of iPhone 4 noobs will be joining MR shortly. I can't wait.

 

[jmmo20]

iPhone 4 will be available for purchase through Apple's retail and online stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

does that mean what I think it means?
That iphones will also be sold unlocked directly form the Apple Store????

 

[*LTD*]

Count me in.

 

[colem1]

iPhone 4 will be available for purchase through Apple's retail and online stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

does that mean what I think it means?
That iphones will also be sold unlocked directly form the Apple Store????

Yes, at least up here in the north.

 

[eonaeon]

That's nice, but where are the damned prices! (Australia)

 

[InsightsIE]

Haha the american site announces the PR but none of the countries listed have the PR article with appropriate pricing

 

[Lesser Evets]

This is the year Apple conquered.

More trolls here for sure.

 

[vincenz]

Good news for everyone overseas

 

[BillyBobBongo]

Awesome, a whole bunch of iPhone 4 noobs will be joining MR shortly. I can't wait.

I hear that! That damn phone has a lot to answer for!

 

[ChazUK]

Watch the people line up all over again!
I hope everyone enjoys their iPhone 4 purchasing experience. There is nothing like getting a new toy to cheer you up!

 

[gigi11192]

finally

But does it mention when will the white phone be coming out?

 

[VenusianSky]

The news is not necessarily considered a surprise, as Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the launches at the company's iPhone 4 press conference earlier this month.

Or is it? The way things have been going lately, it wouldn't have been surprising to see "International iPhone 4 launches later this year".

 

[nibennett]

That's nice, but where are the damned prices! (Australia)

$859 AU for a 16GB no 32GB price yet
http://apcmag.com/iphone-4-outright-pricing-to-start-from-859.htm

 

[rwilliams]

Enjoy lining up overnight and standing for hours, my international friends. I stood in line for 4.5 hours for this one, and while it was fun, I won't be doing that again.

 

[stadlin]

Here in Switzerland:

iPhone 4 16GB without a contract: CHF 769.— (CHF = $)
iPhone 4 32GB without a contract: CHF 899.—

 

[LastZion]

let us pre order already (Canada)

 

[brewno]

Just received an email from BestBuy Canada:

 

[SynapticLight]

darn, my country is not in that list.
well, on the bright side, we'll get some issues ironed out first

 

[Fliesen]

Enjoy lining up overnight and standing for hours, my international friends. I stood in line for 4.5 hours for this one, and while it was fun, I won't be doing that again.

Here in Austria, the first batch is already sold out.

Both T-Mobile Austria and Orange had a limited pre-ordering exclusively for existing customers. Both providers' offers were only up for 48 hours until they were sold out again.

So no lining up here in Austria, since there's no point to it anyways.

 

[dubmick]

still no prices from the Irish operators

 

[Fliesen]

darn, my country is not in that list.
well, on the bright side, we'll get some issues ironed out first

don't be too sure about that :/

 

[mex4eric]

Canada

No reservations yet! It appears to be there, but when you follow the links it is "not available yet". Also no prices given.

 

[InsightsIE]

still no prices from the Irish operators

Ditto. Theres no PR link for ireland