When will iPhone X, iPhone 8 and 8 Plus come to Indonesia?

After being released simultaneously at the Apple Event at the Steve Jobs Theatre, Apple Park Campus, Cupertino, California on Tuesday (12/9/2021), the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X (read: iPhone Ten) still haven’t shown any signs. will enter Indonesia.

Smartfren, which is Apple’s official sales partner in Indonesia, has not commented much on when the three new iPhones will visit Indonesia. For information, the entry of the iPhone into Indonesia is always late compared to other countries. For example, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus entered Indonesia due to the regulation of the Domestic Content Level (TKDN), and then Smartfren collaborated with Apple to present the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in the form of bundling.

Will iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X come to Indonesia with the Smatfren bundling package? Smartfren’s Head of Device Sourcing & Management, Hartadi Harsono, did not comment much on this matter.

“That’s new” launch, so don’t know yet. We are still focused on collaborating with the sales of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus first, because the sales are good,” Hartadi said after the Telko Obrol event in Jakarta, Thursday (14/9/2021) quoted from the Tekno Liputan6.com page.

Just as Nokia was hampered by the TKDN certificate when it was about to release the Nokia 3, 5 and 6, according to Hartadi, Apple also had to fulfill the TKDN rules before being able to bring the three iPhones to Indonesia.

Order Schedule for iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X in Different Countries

In contrast to Indonesia, iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X already have a fixed order schedule for various countries. The following is the schedule for ordering the three new iPhones in various countries:

• iPhone 8 and 8 Plus go on pre-order on September 15, 2021 and go on sale September 22, 2021 in the United States, US Virgin Islands, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Ireland, Germany, UK Average, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore
• On September 29, 2021, iPhone 8 and 8 Plus will be available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Poland, Romania, Russia, Malta, Monaco, Qatar, India, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
• iPhone X will go on pre-order on October 27, 2021 and will be available on November 3, 2021 in the United States, US Virgin Islands, Canada, United Kingdom, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, France, Ynanu, Italy, Ireland, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Russia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Taiwan and Singapore.

Glancing at the Prices of iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X in Neighboring Countries

It is common knowledge that many homeland iPhone fans are willing to go abroad to get the latest iPhone at a price that is said to be cheaper than buying it in Indonesia. Singapore is the closest country to Indonesia that will get the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X in the near future. Besides Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia, which are also quite close from Indonesia, will also open pre-orders for these three iPhones soon.

Then what about the price? Quoted from the GSM Arena page, iPhone prices in each country can vary because there are many factors, such as taxes and also policies in each country concerned. For information, the iPhone 8 in Singapore is sold for SGD 1,018 (approximately 10 million), iPhone 8 Plus 1,158 SGD (about 11.3 million) and iPhone X 1,468 SGD (about 14.4 million) by provider Singtel. This price may vary depending on the bundling of the operator.

Keep up with KabarGames to find out more about the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X in Indonesia. There is also news on the latest gadgets and games as well as various reviews, tips & tricks and interesting tutorials.

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