Kevin Bostic
Walmart is now offering Apple's iPhone 5 at one of the lowest prices available, just $129, and the retail giant is also offering the iPhone 4S for under $40.
Walmart announced on Saturday that it would slash the prices of the last two generations of Apple's bestselling handset. The iPhone 5 will see a discount of nearly a third, dropping from $189 to $129, while the iPhone 4S will see a 56 percent discount, dropping from $89 to $39.
Both devices are available at the listed price contingent upon customers signing up for a new two-year contract with one of three carriers. Customers can choose from AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint.
The discount ranks Walmart among the most affordable providers of the iPhone 5. Electronics retailer Best Buy recently restarted its iPhone trade-in program, which will run through the end of June. That program allows customers signing up for a new contract to receive up to $150 off the cost of an on-contract iPhone 5 if they trade in an iPhone 4 or 4S.
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What's the ETA on the 5S?
What's the ETA on the 5S?
Your guess is as good as any. Assuming iOS 7 gets completed soon enough I would guess around early September.
[quote name="ifij775" url="/t/158199/walmart-drop-iphone-5-price-to-129-4s-for-39#post_2350989"]What's the ETA on the 5S?[/quote] ~October, of course.
So how much is Walmart paying AppleINsider for this advertisement? And why don't they honestly acknowledge that Walmart pays for the "story?"
Just an inside tip: Walmart charges you tax on the sale price of $129 vs paying your carriers sales tax on the retail of $600. That's a big savings for some.