iPhone 4 pre-orders about to begin in South Korea

The iPhone 3G sold tremendously well in South Korea, and now distributor KT Corporation is hoping the latest model will do the same when pre-orders begin on Wednesday. "We hope the iPhone 4 will draw a hot response from clients as the iPhone 3 did," a KT Corp. rep said on Monday, noting that the iPhone 4 should be available in South Korea in September.

When iPhone 3G pre-sales began in South Korea, KT Corp. received approximately 65,000 pre-orders. On the day of release, customers had been lined up as early as 26 hours in advance and were rewarded with balloons and a live band.

Apple has sold more than 850,000 iPhones in South Korea since the 3GS went on sale in November of '09. Above is a television ad that ran prior to the iPhone 3G's release.

[Via MacDailyNews]

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Greg

Funny thing is the website for pre-ordering iPhone 4s doesn't work on a mac cause of activeX requirements lolol....just so damn stupid.

August 18 2010 at 6:59 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

4nNtt

Yeah, that is odd. I wonder if it is in english as an oversight, laziness, or for aesthetic reasons. Maybe they didn't want a mix of Korean and English? I'm not positive, but I think English nouns are heavily used in Korea (like in Japan). Still there should have been some localization.

Was this commercial actually aired in the states? Maybe they just dubbed it. I don't remember this one.

August 16 2010 at 1:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

4nNtt

I like that commercial. They should air that in the USA.

August 16 2010 at 1:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

N8NOE

We can't get them HERE!.. How can all these others seem to get them?

August 16 2010 at 11:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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daniel

Where's 'here', exactly? Here (in Australia) you can get the iPhone in less than a week if you order it with you carrier over the phone. I got mine from Vodafone delivered to my house a day after I ordered it :)

It is alleged that Apple would only let their ad run on South Korean television so KT (who paid for the advertising) used a Korean voice over the original. It sounds very unnatural.

August 17 2010 at 11:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply