Buying Iphone in Japan and use in Malaysia

Hi all, me and my friends are going to travel Tokyo soon, we are planning to buy Iphone in Tokyo, but we are worrying about some issues


  1. The voltage in Japan is 100v while in Malaysia is 240v. The feedbacks from internet sources stated that the electronic appliances like hair dryer, rice cooker etc in Japan might not suitable to be used in Malaysia due to high voltage. How about the IPhone? Does it having the same issue?
  2. We are planning to buy IPhone at BigC or Yodobashi, since there is no tax refund in Apple Store Japan. Does BigC or Yodobashi selling IPhone with Sim Free version (unlocked)?


We would be grateful if you can share your IPhone or Apple products shopping experiences in Japan, that would be help alots.


Thank you!

iPhone 15 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 10, 2024 10:10 PM

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Sep 15, 2024 3:13 AM in response to Ghughong

Ghughong wrote:

1. Hi all, me and my friends are going to travel Tokyo soon, we are planning to buy Iphone in Tokyo, but we are worrying about some issues

The voltage in Japan is 100v while in Malaysia is 240v. The feedbacks from internet sources stated that the electronic appliances like hair dryer, rice cooker etc in Japan might not suitable to be used in Malaysia due to high voltage. How about the IPhone? Does it having the same issue?


The iPhones are designed to work both 100V to 240V

I buy iPhones from the USA (110V) and use them in India (230V)



Probably you mean for charging purpose: Search for accessories that have completed MFi certification. Once an accessory has completed MFi certification requirements and is reported to Apple as sold/distributed, it will be searchable in our public database of authorized Lightning, headset, charging, iAP-enabled, and Find My network-enabled accessories.


Learn how to identify counterfeit or uncertified Lightning-based accessories.




  1. IMPORTANT RESTRICTION FOR iPHONE, iPAD, APPLE TV, AND HOMEPOD SERVICE.
    1. Apple may restrict warranty service for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and HomePod to the country where Apple or its Authorized Distributors originally sold the device.


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