Unlocked US iPhone 5 "around £140 cheaper" than UK version
Apple appears to have leaked unlocked US iPhone 5 prices on its own website – and unsurprisingly they’re a lot cheaper than unlocked UK iPhone 5 prices.
Head over to Apple’s US site and search it for “iPhone 5 factory unlocked” and you’ll see a range of prices appear (unless Apple has removed the entries – at the time of writing they’re still up).
The company has not yet officially announced the prices for non-carrier specific iPhone 5s in the US and Canada, but the site indicates that the 16GB version will cost US$649, the 32GB version US$749 and the 64GB version US$849. Those prices convert to around £410, £470 and £530 at the current exchange rate – far, far cheaper than the £530, £600 and £700 these models cost here in the UK.
Are Brits getting a raw deal from Apple? Speak your brains in the comments box below.
[via Apple Insider]
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Comments
dacassidy10
28 weeks ago
it wont let me buy ... the prices are correct just wont let you buy a factory unlocked .... help i want sooooo bad !!
cruelbrit
28 weeks ago
Considering how backwards in spec the iPhone still is compared to others on the market for far less money, this is no great surprise.
It's just more shame-faced evidence that reinforces how this money grabbing company wont ever get a single penny from me, even with my ability to be able to have one shipped over if I get one of my friends who lives in the US to buy it for me.
Seriously. When are you sheep finally going to say 'no' to being treated like this?
Not for many, many years, I'd wager...
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28 weeks ago
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28 weeks ago
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28 weeks ago
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AnkithPatel
28 weeks ago
Its fair to say its not just Apple - the UK get the raw deal on all products/tech/cars/consumables! RIP OFF BRITAIN
sellerington
28 weeks ago
Even allowing for the 20% VAT charged in the UK the £410 + £82 = £492 total price is significantly lower than the £529 charged in the UK. I like the way that Apple shows the approximate VAT charged on their website but this doesn't cover the difference in price. I didn't realise that shipping to the UK cost so much! Or is it that we all have to pay towards the running of the flagship stores in Regent Street and Covent Garden?