Gitex Shopper alert - iPhone 5s, 5c official UAE availability announced

Price estimated at Dh2,599 for 16GB iPhone 5s and 2,199 for iPhone 5c

All ye iPhone fans in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah – your wait for the official availability of the hot-selling new iPhones from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c, is over.

It will be in three weeks anyways, as the Cupertino-based firm has confirmed that the new handy candies from Apple will be officially available in the country from November 1 onwards.

And for those who just bought the new iPhones from local online sites or at the ongoing Gitex Shopper 2013 for as high as Dh5,999 for the 16GB gold iPhone 5s or Dh2,299 for the 16GB iPhone 5c, here’s some (heartbreaking) news: industry sources tell Emirates 24|7 that the new phones could be officially available for as low as Dh2,199 for the 16GB iPhone 5c and Dh2,599 for the 16GB iPhone 5s (yes, including the gold version).

Apple has officially announced that the iPhone 5s and the colourful iPhone 5c will be available in more than a dozen countries on Friday, November 1, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, India and Mexico.

In fact, a week before the launch here, the new iPhones will be available on Friday, October 25, in more than 25 additional countries, including Italy, Russia, and Spain.

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