Update: Mobily has fixed their iPhone page to correctly display iPhone 3GS. “The wait is over, and the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet is now available to pre-order exclusively from Mobily. Book your iPhone 3GS now to ensure being the first to recieve it on launch day.”

Mobily’s iPhone page got updated today, now it doesn’t even mention the iPhone 3GS but instead it adds a form for ordering the iPhone.

The website now includes the following: “Now officially in Saudi Arabia. Be the first to get it from Mobily, the only official provider with full support from Apple”. This is the same form used back in February when the iPhone 3G was released. I guess Mobily was lazy.

(Saudimac.com)

Ever since the iphone 3GS hit the Saudi market everyone has been excited about obtaining the new technology. Only to be shocked with the ridiculous prices. Over at Mobily, prices are anywhere from 3,699 to 4,500 S.R.. Over at Axiom prices are even crazier with a 36G iPhone 3GS going for 6,500 S.R. ($1,733). At Carrefour Hypermarket an iphone 3GS 16G is 4,699 and a 36G is 4,899 with a 1 year warranty from Axiom. The prices are outragous, and due to apple’s fixed prices, we wont see a drop in price.

Allot of interested customs in the iPhone have opted to an alternative which is widely practiced, unlocked iphones. They purchase unlocked iPhone from overseas, mostly from online vendors with prices ranging between 3,000 to 3,600 S.R.. Unlocked iPhones are not to be updated, and need more care as to not be locked/bricked. iPhone Bricked is a term given to the iPhone after an update or hack reduces functionality. The name is also applied to phones that are unable to activate through normal methods. Apartial fix for a bricked iPhone, which restores partial functionality, has been discovered. Apple does not offer support for bricked phones that contain unauthorized software. They will support clean iPhones that become bricked by a failed software upgrade.

You can find many vendors offering unlocked iPhones on facebook marketplace. You should note that not all these vendors can be trust, and it’s best to check your source.

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Today, I visited Axiom and saw that they finally released the iphone 3GS in the Kingdom for a staggering price of 4,500 S.R.! I was shocked when I heard the price, I asked the salesmen for the price 4 times! Knowing that in the states and other countries (EU), the iphone 3GS is priced at reasonable prices starting at $199 (750+ S.R.) only with a 2 year contract, without the contract the iphone 3GS pricing starts at $700 (2,625 S.R.). In my opinion, the price craziness is due to the fact they are not signed with apple, therefore see a chance to take advantage of those who want cracked phones. Nevertheless, Saudi authorities should be monitoring the market more closely. Personally, I’m going to sit back and wait until I find a better deal. 

The iphone 3GS is advertised at the new generation of a faster, better, strong iphone. Below is a review of the new 3GS via engadget.com

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it — right? We know countless reviews of the iPhone 3GS may begin with that cliché, but there’s little chance you’d find a better way to describe the strategy that Apple has just put into play with its latest smartphone. In many ways, the 3GS is a mirror image of the iPhone 3G; externally there’s no difference.

Axiom stores are found in most malls around the kingdom and Jarrir bookstores. For more information on apple products in Saudi, visit SaudiMac