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Philippines among one of the first in Asia to get iPhone 5
Cebu City, Philippines - Orlando B. Vea,Smart Communications chief wireless adviser, said that Filipinos may get their hands on Apple Inc.’s upcoming iPhone, expected to be launched next week, much sooner than expected.
“Hopefully, we can be in the early batches. We can’t get that information from Apple yet, but we’re working on it,” Vea told reporters this week. “Hopefully, we will be one of the first in Asia,” Vea said.
Smart Communications was negotiating with the Cupertino-based consumer electronics giant to include the Philippines in the second batch of countries to officially get the latest model of the popular smartphone.
The next iPhone model, expected to be named either iPhone 5 or simply “the New iPhone,” will likely be launched next Wednesday. The device is expected to be slightly bigger than the existing iPhone model, and will likely introduce 4G high-speed Internet connectivity as its key feature.
