The iPhone 5, new smartphone from Apple , went on sale in 22 countries on Friday (28). Presented by the company's chief executive, Tim Cook, on September 12 , the unit had already been launched in nine countries on Friday (21) .
The countries that received the new iPhone Friday (28) are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
A spokesperson for Apple has not yet confirmed the release date of the iPhone 5 in Brazil. The new smartphone has a screen larger than 4 inches diagonally (10.16 centimeters), which gives room for a new line of icons on the home screen of the device. The earlier models of the iPhone had 3.5 inch (8.89 centimeters).
The iPhone 5 also has a smaller connector (called Lightning) and connection support 4G LTE. With storage capacities of 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB, the handset is sold in the U.S. for $ 200, $ 300 and $ 400, respectively, from a contract with the operator.