Apple announces new iPhone 7 models; mock-ups already on sale in Tokyo for JPY 1,980

Apple announces new iPhone 7 models; mock-ups already on sale in Tokyo for JPY 1,980 ($20)

A mock-up of the new iPhone 7 Plus on September 8, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan. (All photos by Francesco Libassi/AFLO)

Apple announces new iPhone 7 models; mock-ups already on sale in Tokyo for JPY 1,980 ($20)

Apple announced two new versions of its popular smartphone on September 7 at a special press event in San Francisco.

Apple announces new iPhone 7 models; mock-ups already on sale in Tokyo for JPY 1,980 ($20)

The new iPhone 7 Plus has a dual camera, is water resistant, caters for the Japanese Felica touch pay cards including Suica, and no longer includes a separate headphone jack.

Apple announces new iPhone 7 models; mock-ups already on sale in Tokyo for JPY 1,980 ($20)

Although the actual phone is not scheduled to go on sale until September 16th, some enterprising Japanese electronics stores were already selling mock-ups of the new model on the day of its announcement.