Hong Kong aside, fans in 27 other markets will be able to buy the white device from Thursday.

These markets include Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macau, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, and the US. More countries will be added to the list soon, Apple said.

The White iphone 4 has a suggested retail price of HK$4,988 for the 16G version and HK$5,888 for the 32G version, priced the same as the regular iPhone 4.