The iPhone 5 officially goes on sale in 33 countries today following Apple’s rollout to South Korea last week. Among them is China, Brazil, and many other countries where consumers will get access to the device for the first time. While some report that retail stores in China were met with smaller than usual lines, we’ve compiled some video and images from launches from around the globe that shows otherwise for the majority of countries. Apple is set to add a total of 51 countries for iPhone 5 this month, bringing the total up around 100 and meeting Apple’s expectations for year end. Head past the break for video of iPhone 5 launches from around the globe today…
Countries included in today’s launch: 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.
iPhone 5 fever hits Jakarta: Hordes of people line up to buy Apple's iPhone 5 during the smartphone's launch in ... bit.ly/Y0wYRB
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Gelar S. Ramdhani (@gelarsramdhani) December 14, 2012people didn't line up overnight for the iPhone 5 in China. APPLE IS DOOMED
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Dan Seifert (@dcseifert) December 14, 2012#LYNiPhone5Launch: Here at the Maxis iPhone 5 launch, the line has snaked till the end of Capsquare, and people are still joining the queue.
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Lowyat.NET (@LowyatNET) December 13, 2012$AAPL Iphone 5 line at Midnight in Brazil for launch https://t.co/RQqJ9HTK
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Rahul J (@rahulajain) December 14, 2012
