Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 17-11-2017

The iStore has announced that pre-orders of Apple’s iPhone X will be available from Friday for cash purchases starting at a price of R20 499 to R23 999.

It says new cellular contracts and upgrades for iPhone X on Vodacom, MTN, and Telkom will also be available at all iStores from 24 November 2017.

The iPhone X boasts a 5.8-inch screen, supports 3D Touch, HDR10, and Dolby Vision HDR standards, and features a resolution of 2,436 x 1,125 with a “million-to-one” contrast ratio.

iPhone X is powered by Apple’s A11 Bionic chip, which includes a discrete neural processor. Apple says the 6-core chip is the “smartest chip ever in a smartphone”.

The iPhone X has wireless charging, an infrared camera and hardware for facial recognition, which replaces the fingerprint sensor for unlocking the phone. The home button is also gone, and users instead tap the device or 3D facial recognition to unlock the phone.

Advanced sensors enable facial tracking and recognition, including support for new “Animoji” that let you map your face onto various characters.

iStore says pre-ordering the iPhone X gives customers the benefit of reserving their purchase without having to queue and the added convenience of having purchases delivered directly their door.

To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of iPhone, iStore is offering its customers a discount on the 2-year extended warranty product, iCare Plus, which includes screen repair coverage, for only R499 (valued at R1999).

It says the offer is available to all customers who upgrade to the new iPhone X at iStore, including contract upgrades on Vodacom, MTN and Telkom.

CEO of iStore Chris Dodd says the iPhone has revolutionised mobile smartphones.

“For more than a decade, iPhone has been revolutionising the mobile phone industry. In celebration of both the launch of the new generation of the 10 years of iPhone, as the home of iPhone and everything else Apple.”

Customers will also have the option of purchasing iPhone X in-store using their iStore Card from 24 November giving them the option to pay for their purchase over 24 months.

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