The secrets of the new iPhone5 will be revealed on Wednesday.
For months it’s been the talk of the town by Apple fans around the globe, including the UAE where orders have reportedly been placed with dealers that far exceed the units that will be available when the cult phone officially hits the market.
Though the highly-anticipated launch of Apple’s latest incarnation of
its flagship smartphone is sending waves across the UAE, those aching
to get their hands on it will have to wait some more time, and — on a
more practical sense — maybe for the prices to stabilise.
Analysts have viewed the iPhone as a make-or-break product, comprising around 70 per cent of Apple’s revenues, putting pressure on CEO Tim Cook to carry on with the legacy of Steve Jobs, who passed away on October 5 last year, a day after the iPhone 4S was announced. Wednesday’s unveiling in San Francisco of the new ‘revolutionary’ phone finally brings the rumour mills on what it will be like to a grinding halt.
There’s talk that the iPhone5 could whip up the kind of frenzy it did when Apple launched its first iPhone in 2007 which fans dubbed as the “Jesus phone”.
Its appeal is definitely a perfect fit for UAE consumers, who “upgrade very quickly” to the latest in tech products, according to an industry official.
“People here are always keen to get the latest,” Ashish Panjabi, chief operating officer of Jacky’s Electronics, told Khaleej Times on Tuesday.
He said that Jacky’s has not taken any pre-orders for the new iPhone; the company will be relying on what Apple has to say on Wednesday, especially on when it will start shipping the product and, more importantly, its price points.
“It may be safe to assume that it will take some days before we can have some units ready for shipping, which can be made available here,” Panjabi said, adding that when that point comes, Jacky’s will be ready to handle the expected high demand.
Expectations are high for the new iPhone, with Panjabi seeing a “big surprise” in its functionality and “excitement” over the design makeover.
His advice, though, is simple: it may be better to wait for some time when prices stabilise and go down. “A couple of weeks won’t hurt,” he quipped.
Rashid Abdul Rahman Al Marzouki, an Emirati, said he would certainly buy the iPhone 5 but would not shell out more than its original price. “Most people are not interested in buying from the maiden shipment, which may have some faults and defects,” he said.
“I would like to use new phones, and as Apple has always been in the forefront of firms who unveil the latest technologies and provide various deals with telecommunication firms like etisalat and du, it’s ideal to purchase the iphone5 from them and pay in monthly instalments,” said another Emirati, Ahmed Hassan Miftah.
“In the past, it was a craze among people to purchase and own the latest mobile phones, which will soon flood the markets later at reasonable prices,” Miftah said.
He said rumours have it that the new iPhone would costs between Dh2,500 and Dh3,600.
“I am not interested in buying from the first shipment, because I had come across problems in the past with such early purchases, some even developing technical faults,” he added.
The invite sent out for the unveiling event endorses and reconfirms a couple of facts — one, this event will indeed be for the rollout the next-gen iPhone, and second, the phone is likely to be christened iphone5. The invite says, “It’s almost here” and shows the date 12 whose shadow “subtlely” shows the number 5.
With the roaring success of Samsung’s Galaxy SIII, Apple is no position to wait anymore and needs to get out its gizmo to maintain its stranglehold on the smartphone market!
The noise over the next-gen iPhone has been growing louder over the past few months with the Internet abuzz with scoops and leaks covering the most likely features and look and feel of the new device. Again, thanks to the Galaxy III’s acceptance by the media and users, the proposed next-gen iPhone is being critically analysed, leaked and dissected like no other device till date!
Some of the features that tech gurus and analysts expect of the new iPhone include a spanking new processor, much sleeker and slimmer design, larger screen size, latest version of iOS, enhanced camera to match the Galaxy SIII’s multi-burst and other modes, 4G LTE wireless, improved battery life, a new dock connector and who knows perhaps NFC too?
Are we in for yet another killer from the i-stable?
news@khaleejtimes.com
For months it’s been the talk of the town by Apple fans around the globe, including the UAE where orders have reportedly been placed with dealers that far exceed the units that will be available when the cult phone officially hits the market.
Analysts have viewed the iPhone as a make-or-break product, comprising around 70 per cent of Apple’s revenues, putting pressure on CEO Tim Cook to carry on with the legacy of Steve Jobs, who passed away on October 5 last year, a day after the iPhone 4S was announced. Wednesday’s unveiling in San Francisco of the new ‘revolutionary’ phone finally brings the rumour mills on what it will be like to a grinding halt.
There’s talk that the iPhone5 could whip up the kind of frenzy it did when Apple launched its first iPhone in 2007 which fans dubbed as the “Jesus phone”.
Its appeal is definitely a perfect fit for UAE consumers, who “upgrade very quickly” to the latest in tech products, according to an industry official.
“People here are always keen to get the latest,” Ashish Panjabi, chief operating officer of Jacky’s Electronics, told Khaleej Times on Tuesday.
He said that Jacky’s has not taken any pre-orders for the new iPhone; the company will be relying on what Apple has to say on Wednesday, especially on when it will start shipping the product and, more importantly, its price points.
“It may be safe to assume that it will take some days before we can have some units ready for shipping, which can be made available here,” Panjabi said, adding that when that point comes, Jacky’s will be ready to handle the expected high demand.
Expectations are high for the new iPhone, with Panjabi seeing a “big surprise” in its functionality and “excitement” over the design makeover.
His advice, though, is simple: it may be better to wait for some time when prices stabilise and go down. “A couple of weeks won’t hurt,” he quipped.
Rashid Abdul Rahman Al Marzouki, an Emirati, said he would certainly buy the iPhone 5 but would not shell out more than its original price. “Most people are not interested in buying from the maiden shipment, which may have some faults and defects,” he said.
“I would like to use new phones, and as Apple has always been in the forefront of firms who unveil the latest technologies and provide various deals with telecommunication firms like etisalat and du, it’s ideal to purchase the iphone5 from them and pay in monthly instalments,” said another Emirati, Ahmed Hassan Miftah.
“In the past, it was a craze among people to purchase and own the latest mobile phones, which will soon flood the markets later at reasonable prices,” Miftah said.
He said rumours have it that the new iPhone would costs between Dh2,500 and Dh3,600.
“I am not interested in buying from the first shipment, because I had come across problems in the past with such early purchases, some even developing technical faults,” he added.
The invite sent out for the unveiling event endorses and reconfirms a couple of facts — one, this event will indeed be for the rollout the next-gen iPhone, and second, the phone is likely to be christened iphone5. The invite says, “It’s almost here” and shows the date 12 whose shadow “subtlely” shows the number 5.
With the roaring success of Samsung’s Galaxy SIII, Apple is no position to wait anymore and needs to get out its gizmo to maintain its stranglehold on the smartphone market!
The noise over the next-gen iPhone has been growing louder over the past few months with the Internet abuzz with scoops and leaks covering the most likely features and look and feel of the new device. Again, thanks to the Galaxy III’s acceptance by the media and users, the proposed next-gen iPhone is being critically analysed, leaked and dissected like no other device till date!
Some of the features that tech gurus and analysts expect of the new iPhone include a spanking new processor, much sleeker and slimmer design, larger screen size, latest version of iOS, enhanced camera to match the Galaxy SIII’s multi-burst and other modes, 4G LTE wireless, improved battery life, a new dock connector and who knows perhaps NFC too?
Are we in for yet another killer from the i-stable?
news@khaleejtimes.com
