After initially being released in 28 countries on September 16th, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are today available to buy in a further 30 countries, with the Apple Watch Series 2 and Series 1 now also in stores across an additional 20 countries. On top of all that, Apple Watch Series 2 Hermès is now available for the first time.
Having previously been put up for sale on September 16th, punters were able to buy an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UAE, United Kingdom, and the United States. Now though, with a further 30 countries coming online, the following have now also joined in, with new iPhones available as of today.
- Andorra
- Bahrain
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guernsey
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Isle of Man
- Jersey
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Maldives
- Malta
- Monaco
- Poland
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
As for the updated Apple Watch range, the countries that are part of the second wave of releases as of today are part of a larger batch of 20, with Hermès edition watches also now available for purchase for the first time since the updated Apple Watch Series 2 wearables were announced alongside the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus earlier this month.
The second wave of launch countries that are getting Apple Watch Series 2 and Series 1 today includes:
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Cayman Islands
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- El Salvador
- Greece
- Guam
- Hungary
- Jersey
- Kuwait
- Macau
- Monaco
- Poland
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovakia
- US Virgin Islands
And the first wave of countries to see Hermès watches go on sale includes:
- Australia
- Belgium
- Canada
- China
- France
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- Italy
- Japan
- Macau
- Russia
- Singapore
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- UAE
- UK
- US
More countries will receive the newest iPhones and Apple Watches in due course, with Apple staggering its release schedule in an attempt to reduce stock shortages as much as possible. Historically shortages have been an issue for Apple, but stages rollouts are one way of attempting to combat that.
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