Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will be releasing the iPhone 4 in 17 more global markets this week, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Apple first launched the iPhone 4 on June 24th to the U.S., France, Germany, Japan and the U.K. The company’s news release says that the device will be available “to many more countries later this year.”
The Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital Blog said that the July release for South Korea has been delayed because of regulatory issues. There are also rumors that Apple will release the iPhone 4 in China in the fall. The fabled white iPhone 4 remains unavailable because of manufacturing issues with the device.
Apple announced that it had sold 8.4 million iPhones during the second quarter including 3G and 3GS models.
Gleacher & Co. analyst Brian Marshall said the company “has just begun” to tap the potential demand outside the U.S. for the device. The “iPhone ramp is in early innings,” Marshall said in a research note to investors on Monday.
