Dubai: Buyers who want to get a hold of Apple’s latest smartphone iPhone 7 can pre-order both Etisalat and Du starting on Friday, September 9, both companies announced on Thursday.
Apple launched iPhone 7 and the larger iPhone 7 Plus — touted as both water-proof and dust-proof and with a processor that is 240 times faster than the first iPhone — on Wednesday night in San Francisco, California.
The UAE is one of few countries countries where the new smartphones will be made available from September 17.
#UAE is the first Arab country to get the #iPhone7 in the 1st week! #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/nt3UHv8F4e— فاطمة (@TheLukaPuka) September 7, 2016
The latest version of Apple iPhone 7 starts at $649 for the iPhone 7 for US customers.
Customers of the UAE's two carriers were told to pre-order iPhone 7 beginning on 9 September, 2016 (11am UAE time, for etisalat).
Etisalat customers can pre-order here; du customers may click here.