Apple released its sixth-generation iOS smartphone in 33 more countries on Friday. This weekend is a good time to get your hands on iPhone 5 if you live in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and other places around the world. The big global iPhone 5 release in 33 countries is an important step for Apple, especially with the holiday shopping season being so hot. It is not a secret that a lot of customers dream about getting the popular iOS handsets, so the Cupertino-based company is trying to satisfy as many consumers as possible before Christmas and New Year have arrived.

Lines or No Lines?

How did people in different countries react to the iPhone 5 launch? Were there big lines or were stores half-empty? According to reports, the reception of the sixth-generation iOS smartphone varied depending on the location. For example, China met the iPhone 5 release with a chill. Beijing store offered pretty high prices on this device and a weird pre-registration lottery, and as a result customers didn’t hurry to the store to get the latest Apple handset. There were no big lines in Shanghai either. As Reuters reported, there was only one customer waiting for the Apple store to open its doors on Friday morning in this city. At the same time consumers from Indonesia and Malaysia waited in long lines to be the first ones to purchase the new phone.

A List of All Countries Selling iPhone 5

Apple rolled out its iPhone 5 release in a lot of countries, including:

• Cyprus
• South Africa
• United Arab Emirates
• Israel
• Moldova
• Brazil
• Montenegro
• Saudi Arabia
• Russia

Customers from

• Albania
• Taiwan
• Venezuela
• Chile
• Ecuador
• Barbuda
• Antigua

are now also able to buy the sixth-gen iDevice. Users who live in:

• Turkey
• Armenia
• Costa Rica
• Macedonia
• Philippines
• Bahamas
• Jamaica
• Qatar
• Montenegro
• Jordan
• etc

can also purchase the iPhone 5 in time for the Christmas holidays.