Apple fans in China and 21 other countries can snag the iPhone 4S on Jan. 13 for the first time.
The latest iPhone will land in mainland China 10 days before the Chinese New Year, Jan. 23. The iPhone 4S made its way to Hong Kong in early November 2011 and found instant popularity despite not featuring Mandarin Chinese as one of the languages, Apple Insider notes. Apple has said the iPhone 4S, as well as its personal assistant Siri, will support Mandarin in 2012.
“Customer response to our products in China has been off the charts,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement.
“With the launch in China next week, iPhone 4S will be available in
over 90 countries making this our fastest iPhone rollout ever.”
In addition to China, the iPhone 4S will become available in
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin
Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Guam, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast,
Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, St.
Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, and
Uganda.
The iPhone 4S’s price is universally suggested at $199 (U.S.) for the
16GB model, $299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the 64GB model. The
same discounts are available on earlier models in the latest launch
countries — iPhone 4 for $99 and iPhone 3GS for free — when you sign up
for a two-year contract with a participating carrier. The device is
available online through the Apple Store, Apple retail stores and Apple
resellers.
The iPhone 4S launched in the U.S. Oct. 4, 2011 and became available for purchase Oct. 14.
Do you live in China or another country where the iPhone 4S is soon
to become available? Let us know if you’ll be picking it up and why.
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