For the first time ever, the UAE will launch the new iPhone 7 at the same time as the rest of the world…

Are you a hardcore Apple fan? Never even touched an Android? Have an instinctual attraction to black turtle necks? Willing to queue for a phone?

Well then you best get down to Mall of the Emirates this Saturday as, for the first time ever, the UAE will get the new iPhone 7 and 7plus  at the same time as the rest of the world.

According to What’s On, the iPhone 7 will be available for sale at the official Apple store at 8am on Saturday September 17. The new Apple Watch Series 2 will also go on sale then.

What about the price? Well the 128GB phone will cost from Dhs2,999 for the 7 and Dhs3,499 for the 7 plus and the 256GB will start from Dhs3,399 for the 7 and Dhs3,899 for the 7 Plus.