UAE residents will be able to get their hands on the new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus on September 23, but to ensure availability they may want to pre-order.
Both du and Etisalat have announced that their pre-order services have started ahead of the highly-anticipated release of the new smartphones.
Etisalat said in a statement on its website that "orders placed during the pre-order period through online or Etisalat stores will be given priority once stocks have arrived. Expected delivery of iPhone 8 preorders will be within three working days starting from September 23."
The telecoms firm is also offering free delivery of the handset to the doorstep of customers who pre-order, plus it is offering a free upgrade plan that allows customers to own a new iPhone every year.
Du meanwhile said that orders placed on September 15 would be delivered within five working days from the launch date.
Orders placed between September 16 and 18 would be delivered within seven working days from the launch date,
and those placed between September 19 and 22 would be delivered within 15 working days from the launch date.
"Delivery orders will be served on a ‘first in, first out’ basis," it said. "Therefore, if you pre-order the new iPhone on the first day of the pre-order period, you will receive your device in the first delivery batch."
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The iPhone 8 is retailing at Dh2,849 for the 64GB version and Dh3,479 for the 256GB version.
The iPhone 8 Plus is Dh3,249 for the 64GB version and Dh3,879 for 256GB.
Apple revealed its new phone line-up amid great fanfare last week.
The event at its new Apple Park home in California also saw the unveiling of the forthcoming iPhone X which has an edge-to-edge glass display and no home button. The phone unlocks using face ID.
The iPhone X will be ready for order on October 27 with delivery a month later, according to du.
It is available in America from November 3 from $999 (Dh3,669).
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In 2013, The National's History Project went beyond the walls to see what life was like living in Abu Dhabi's fabled fort:
SQUADS
South Africa:
JP Duminy (capt), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock (wkt), AB de Villiers, Robbie Frylinck, Beuran Hendricks, David Miller, Mangaliso Mosehle (wkt), Dane Paterson, Aaron Phangiso, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Tabraiz Shamsi
Bangladesh
Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Imrul Kayes, Liton Das (wkt), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Nasir Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Taskin Ahmed
Fixtures
Oct 26: Bloemfontein
Oct 29: Potchefstroom
Six large-scale objects on show
- Concrete wall and windows from the now demolished Robin Hood Gardens housing estate in Poplar
- The 17th Century Agra Colonnade, from the bathhouse of the fort of Agra in India
- A stagecloth for The Ballet Russes that is 10m high – the largest Picasso in the world
- Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1930s Kaufmann Office
- A full-scale Frankfurt Kitchen designed by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, which transformed kitchen design in the 20th century
- Torrijos Palace dome
Sarfira
Director: Sudha Kongara Prasad
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Radhika Madan, Paresh Rawal
Rating: 2/5
Company Profile
Name: Thndr
Started: 2019
Co-founders: Ahmad Hammouda and Seif Amr
Sector: FinTech
Headquarters: Egypt
UAE base: Hub71, Abu Dhabi
Current number of staff: More than 150
Funds raised: $22 million
The biog:
From: Wimbledon, London, UK
Education: Medical doctor
Hobbies: Travelling, meeting new people and cultures
Favourite animals: All of them
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
Miss Granny
Director: Joyce Bernal
Starring: Sarah Geronimo, James Reid, Xian Lim, Nova Villa
3/5
(Tagalog with Eng/Ar subtitles)
The bio
Favourite book: Peter Rabbit. I used to read it to my three children and still read it myself. If I am feeling down it brings back good memories.
Best thing about your job: Getting to help people. My mum always told me never to pass up an opportunity to do a good deed.
Best part of life in the UAE: The weather. The constant sunshine is amazing and there is always something to do, you have so many options when it comes to how to spend your day.
Favourite holiday destination: Malaysia. I went there for my honeymoon and ended up volunteering to teach local children for a few hours each day. It is such a special place and I plan to retire there one day.
