In 10 days, the iPhone 5 will finally arrive in the Philippines.
In a statement,
Apple announced that the thinnest and lightest iPhone to date will be
available in the country together with more than 50 countries this
month.
The iPhone 5 is currently available in
47 nations, including the United States, France , UK, Germany,
Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan.
By Dec. 7, Friday, it will be available in South Korea.
The next batch of countries to launch iPhone 5 includes the
Philippines, Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Grenada,
Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Macedonia, Malaysia,
Moldova, Montenegro, Panama, Paraguay, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia,
South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela on Dec.
14, Apple said in its statement.
By Dec. 21,
the iPhone 5 should also be available in Barbados, Botswana, Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Egypt, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar,
Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, St. Kitts, St. Lucia,
St.Vincent & the Grenadines, Tunisia, Uganda and Vietnam.
It has been almost a year since Globe and Smart, the two leading carrier networks launched iPhone 4s in the Philippines on Dec. 16, 2011.
The iPhone 5 is a redesigned iPhone with 4-inch Retina display and A6
chip. It also boasts of faster performance and wireless connection, and
better battery life.
Apple also said in its
statement: “iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile
operating system with over 200 new features including: Shared Photo
Streams, Facebook integration, all-new Maps app, Passbook® organization
and even more Siri® features and languages.”
The availability and price of the iPhone 5 units still depend upon carrier networks and Apple retail stores. —Shaira Panela/KG, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
