Apples budget iPhone 5C at Dh2000 - Gold standard in smartphones, iPhone 5S at Dh2400

Die-hard Apple fans will do well to wait for the local launch of the budget iPhone

The wait is finally over. Apple’s two new models the iPhone 5S – which it has termed as the most secure phone ever - and the not-so-budget iPhone 5C with a plastic-build are finally out.

The budget iPhone 5C will be ‘budget’ depending on which part of the world you live in and how strong your local currency is, vis-a-vis the US dollar.

The iPhone 5C will cost $549, that is Dh2,000 (approx), off contract. Off contract is the phone not linked to a telecom service provider’s plan.

For $100 more, an UAE Apple fan can have the real deal - iPhone 5S which is priced at $640 off contract, Dh2,400 (approx).-

This means that all Apple die-hards here in the UAE and elsewhere, will have to shell out Dh2,000 at least to get their hands on the iPhone 5C now.

On September 20, the two devices will go on sale in the United States, Australia, Britain, China, France, Germany, Japan and Singapore.

iPhone 5S, key facts

The new iPhone 5C is displayed during an Apple product announcement at the Apple campus on September 10, 2013 in Cupertino, California. The company launched the new iPhone 5C model that will run iOS 7 is made from hard-coated polycarbonate and comes in various colors and the iPhone 5S that features fingerprint recognition security.  (Getty Images/AFP)

-    The iPhone 5S will have 64bit A7 chip and will be 40 times faster than the iPhone5 and 65 times faster than the original iPhone. 
-    The phone is made of high-grade aluminum with diamond-cut edges.
-    The phone will come in silver, gold, and space gray – a new introduction.

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