Apple has made a splash with the iPhone 4S in the final months of 2011 across many continents, but one of the biggest has been left waiting: China. On Wednesday, the company announced that mainland China will finally be getting the latest version of the iconic handset along with 21 other countries on Friday, January 13.
Friday the 13th may spook campers who venture into the woods surrounding Camp Crystal Lake, but Apple is treating it like any other day on the calendar come Friday, January 13, when the iPhone 4S touches down in 22 new countries, including the mammoth population of mainland China.
“Customer response to our products in China has been off the charts,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “With the launch in China next week, iPhone 4S will be available in over 90 countries making this our fastest iPhone rollout ever.”
With more than 1.3 billion potential customers in mainland China, Apple should have no trouble moving a considerable amount of iPhone 4S handsets later this month -- and the fun doesn’t stop there.
Beginning Friday, January 13, iPhone 4S will be available in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, China, 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.
Whew! That’s a pretty massive list on top of all the places where the iPhone 4S has already launched. Guess we know where a lot of folks will be on Friday, January 13…
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