
Dubai – Apple’s long-expected new
smartphones iPhone 7 and 7 Plus hit
the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE)
market on Saturday, causing a
sensation among customers.
In Dubai, the new devices were sold
out shortly after the sale began.
An Apple salesperson told newsmen
that Apple sold “100 percent of our
stock’’ within minutes at its official
stores in the UAE.
However he did not reveal the
exact sales number on the release
day in the country. Hüseyin Celik,
an entrepreneur from Turkey, said
his family started queuing from
four o’clock in the morning and
bought five devices.
However, his son Omar was a bit
disappointed because he did not get
the iPhone 7 Plus, “which is
quicker when using the App Store.’’
Mohammed, an Emirati
businessman, also expressed his
frustration at failing to buy a new
iPhone.
“I pre-ordered seven devices, but
just because I came after 8 am, I
have to wait until tomorrow,’’ he
said.
Security officials said that some
customers started queuing as early
as 10 pm on Friday while many of
them even slept in front of the
Apple stores.
According to the UAE’s
Telecommunications Regulatory
Authority in Abu Dhabi, residents
own an average of more than two
mobile phones.
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