The iPhone 6s and 6s went on sale in an additional 36 markets today, bringing the total number of countries where Apple’s latest handset is available to well over 40.
Check out the list of second-wave countries (and a few snaps of celebrating Apple fans) below.
The iPhone 6s today went on sale in (deep breath) Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Taiwan.
Apple will be adding Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates to this list tomorrow; followed by Israel on October 15; India, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Montenegro, South Africa, and Turkey on October 16; and Belarus, Guam, Moldova, Serbia, South Korea, and Ukraine on October 23.
According to Apple, the iPhone 6s will be available in more than 130 different countries by the end of the year.
This year’s release followed a similar pattern to last year’s iPhone 6, with the big difference being the launch day availability in China, which got the iPhone late last year thanks to regulatory problems. China’s inclusion helped drive launch weekend iPhone 6s sales to 13 million — 3 million more than last year.
Did you get the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus in your country today? If so, let us know your experiences in the comments below.
In Belgium
Photo: Belgium-iPhone
In the Netherlands
Photo: ANP
In Spain
Photo: Zach Strohmeyer
Fans wait in Copenhagen (we know that’s not a country)
Photo: Sham_WRcH
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
6 responses to “Happy iPhone day (again) as 6s goes on sale in 36 new countries”
Small note: Copenhagen is not a Country.
Ha! Cheers. I did know that. It was because the other posts didn’t specify exact locations. Have updated to reflect though. :D
Haha great.
Is the Apple store using Windows Laptops in the headline photo?
its not in apple store, its inside one of the mobile operators building.
Hong Kong is one of the first wave’s city/area but we still aren’t able to get one directly purchased in store or online, no thanks to the Chinese resellers. To get one, you need to wake up at 8 AM and login to their reservation page. Then cross your finger to be able to see your model’s availability and select the time and location for pick up (the Pluses are the quickest one to go). Wait for a text message code. Enter your code to the website. Website acknowledges your code. If you are able to do all that within 1 minute, you STILL have to wait for a confirmation e-mail.
Another way to get one is through mobile carriers and sign a new contract. There is no contract-free installment plans here in any carriers. You can pay a fee to buyout your previous contract and sign a new one. But you still have to pay HK $500 (roughly $60 USD) to queue yourself up in a very opaque system (I was told to wait for e-mail for an uncertain amount of time due to “supplier’s restraints”). It is a feat to celebrate when one gets an iPhone during the first month here.