Dubai:

Apple is to officially launch its iPhone 5S and 5C in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on November 3.

The new phones will be available in Italy, Russia, Spain and more than 25 additional countries on Friday (October 25), the company said in a emailed statement.

iPhone 5s comes in gold, silver or space grey for a suggested retail price of Dh2,599 for the 16GB model, Dh2,999 for the 32GB model and Dh3,399 for the 64GB model.

An industry expert said the phones were undergoing tests at the telecommunications regulatory authorities.

iPhone 5c comes in blue, green, pink, yellow and white for a suggested retail price of Dh2,199 for the 16GB model and Dh2,599 for the 32GB model. iPhone 5s cases are available in beige, black, blue, brown, yellow and (RED) for a suggested retail price of Dh149 and iPhone 5c cases come in blue, green, pink, yellow, black and white for a suggested retail price of Dh119 .

Cases for both phones will be available through the Apple Online Store, and select Apple Authorised Resellers. 
iPhone 4S 8GB model is available for Dh1,699.