The clock is ticking down towards 30 July when the iPhone 4 is launched in Singapore. Telcos have released information indicating a midnight launch (again) on 30 July, where customers who pre-ordered (to be announced soon) can collect. Like previous launch of the iPhone, walk-in customers will not be entertain during the midnight launch.

We will update this post with pre-order, launch day details once they are revealed.

28 July 2.30pm – At 2pm, Singtel’s pre-ordering site failed to start. At 2.30pm, it is still the same.

28 July 11.10am – M1 starts pre-ordering here. SingTel’s will begin at 2pm.

27 July 6:00pm – Singtel also revealed their price plans for iPhone 4. Quick comparison over here

27 July 5:30pm – M1 reveal their price plans too

27 July 3.16pm – Starhub announces price plans and phone prices for iPhone 4 – briefly:

For a quick comparison as the plans get revealed – check out this post

27 July 1.50pm – Starhub will contact those who had registered their interests for the iPhone 4 within the next two days on how to pre-order for collection on 30 July, according to this post on their FaceBook fan page.

Click to see the message in Facebook

26 July 10.30pm – Apple Singapore officially announced the non-contract pricing of the iPhone 4 that will be made available from the Apple Online Store from 30 July. The suggested retail price is S$ 888 for the 16GB model and S$ 1048 for the 32GB model (Black only).

The press release as follows:

CUPERTINO, California–July 26, 2010–Apple’s iPhone 4 will be available in 17 more countries this Friday, July 30. iPhone 4 features FaceTime, which makes video calling as easy as one tap, Apple’s new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in stunning text, images and video, and a beautiful all-new design of glass and stainless steel that is the thinnest smartphone in the world.

Beginning this Friday, customers can purchase iPhone 4 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. iPhone 4 will be available for purchase through Apple’s online store (http://store.apple.com/sg).

iPhone 4 also features a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD 720p video recording, Apple’s A4 processor, a 3-axis gyro and up to 40 percent longer talk time.* iPhone 4 comes with iOS 4, the newest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, which features Multitasking, Folders, enhanced Mail, deeper Enterprise support and Apple’s new iAd mobile advertising platform.

Pricing & Availability
iPhone 4 will be available for a suggested retail price of S$ 888 for the 16GB model and S$ 1048 for the 32GB model through Apple’s online store (http://store.apple.com/sg). A new iPhone 3GS 8GB model will be available for just S$ 748. iPhone 4 will roll out to many more countries later this year and Apple will announce availability and local pricing for these additional countries at a later date.

*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

26 July 2:15pm – Received a SMS text from SingTel Business to provide more information for the reservation of iPhone 4 at this page http://business.singtelshop.com/sme. There are only the 16GB and 32GB – Black models – available for reservations. No pricing, plans nor upgrade paths were provided.

As for Starhub, they have put up a short note informing the closing of the registration of interest and they will not have pre-ordering of iPhone 4. However, those who did registered will be contacted by Starhub on how to make purchase on 30 July.

22 July 10:00pm – M1 started notifying customers who had previously registered their interest to fill up a form with more personal information until 25 July Sunday. This seems to be data collection exercise before the actual pre-order begins. It might be a clever way to ensure their pre-ordering system won’t crash as customers storm in to make their orders. By having those personal data now, the pre-order will just require your NRIC, your choice of model and a YES/NO answer. We shall see.

PreRegister to PreQualify for PreOrder?

We will update when the other Telcos start reacting.

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