iPhone 6 hits Cyprus on Thursday

Apple’s newest addition in their smart phone family, the much hyped iPhone6, will make its Cyprus debut on Thursday in all MTN stores.

According to a press release, the new iPhone will only be available for clients willing to sign a contract with MTN. New clients signing the MTN Smart Unlimited payment plan can buy the new iPhone for €73 per month.

The iPhone 6 series includes a number of changes over its predecessor, the iPhone5, including a streamlined design, models with larger 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays, a faster processor, upgraded cameras, improved LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity, and support for a near-field communications-based mobile payments offering.

It’s available in three colours, according to the release. Gold, silver and graphite.

The new Apple product made quite a splash globally, exceeding four million in sales in pre-orders and 10 million in sales in the first three days after its release.

The iPhone 6 was officially released on September 19.

 

 

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.