iPhone 5 Available in Malaysia on 14 December

In my previous post, I mentioned about the difficulties of supply chain that Apple was facing and iPhone 5 would only be available in Malaysia next year. Surprisingly, Apple managed to overcome this issue and is going to introduce iPhone 5 to more than 50 countries in December.

According to press info from Apple, below is the list of countries that are able to get iPhone 5 this month:


Dec 7: South Korea

Dec 14: 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, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela.

Dec 21: 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.

What about the iPad with Retina Display (iPad 4) and iPad Mini? It is available in China starting today (7 December) and the good news is it is also available in Apple Store Malaysia now!

The selling price for iPad mini starts from RM 999, while the iPad with Retina Display starts from RM 1499. The iPad mini is selling cheaper than iPod Touch 5G (RM 1049) in Malaysia. Start shopping for your new gadgets now through Apple Store Online!