Mobile carriers Partner Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq: PTNR; TASE: PTNR),Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE:CEL; TASE:CEL) and Pelephone Communications Ltd., the official importers of Apple iPhones to Israel, are expected to start selling the new iPhone 5s and 5c models only from the second week of November. Meanwhile MVNO Rami Levy Communications has started selling the 5c model on its Internet site for NIS 3,300.

The iPhone 5c comes in a variety of colors, and is built in plastic as a single complete unit. Apple also offers a designer case to protect it. The 5c has a 4 inch screen with a resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels, a camera with an 8 megapixel sensor, a stronger battery than that of the iPhone5, and an A6 processor. It also has a camera on the front with a 1.9 megapixel camera for video calls using the Apple FaceTime app.