Apple iPhone 5s and 5c went on sale yesterday in the initial launch countries including the US, UK, HongKong, Singapore, Canada, France, Japan and Germany. While that’s good news for the customers out there, what about the users in other countries ?? Apple still hasn’t announced the launch date for next batch of countries. But if you are in the UAE and cant wait, JadoPado, the Dubai based online store, has the new iPhones listed already and is delivering within the UAE from today.
As of now the Space Grey iPhone 5s 64GB is up for sale on their site at USD 1,616.16, while the gold and silver ones are still marked TBD. The iPhone 5c 16GB is listed at USD 739.45 in all five colours. Omar Kassim, CEO of JadoPado told Gulf News that they got these units from Asia and more stock is expected from the US and Europe later today. He also said its impossible to get the gold and silver colours at the moment, and of course gold is the one everybody wants. Yes its expensive, USD 1,616 is nearly double the $849 Apple charges for the 64GB 5s in the US, but thats the grey market for you. Gulf News reckons the official UAE launch will only happen by end of November or first week of December, so if you want one right now, JadoPado is your best bet.
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