According to the official website, Apple Inc. is now offering its latest iPhone, the iPhone 5 in its unlocked version.
"The unlocked iPhone includes all the features of iPhone but without a wireless contract commitment...If you don't want a multiyear service contract, or if you prefer to use a local carrier when traveling abroad, the unlocked iPhone is the best choice," as reported on the website.
The prices for the unlocked iPhone 5 will start at $649 for the 16GB model, $749 for the 32GB model, and $849 for the 64GB model, in other words one would have to pay full price to get a contract-free iPhone 5.
If bought with one of the service carriers, the iPhone 5 can cost you $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB and $399 for 64GB according to the Apple website. The prices remain the same on all major carriers: AT&T, Verizon and Sprint.
The highly awaited iPhone 5 was launched on September 12 by Apple Inc. in San Francisco, after months of anticipation, CEO Tim Cook and vice president of marketing Phil Schiller announced at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco Apple's latest smartphone - the iPhone 5. Schiller told a room full of people, "It's an absolute jewel," as reported by Fox News.
1) Aesthetic: The iPhone 5 flaunts a wider screen i.e. 4 inches. Its physical type is sleeker and lighter than the 4S, particularly 18 percent thinner and 20 percent wider than its previous model.
2) Wireless Compatibility: As Wall Street Journal among others predicted iPhone 5 has 4G LTE HSPA+, DC-HSDPA compatibility. The phone has 4G like its rival Samsung Galaxy S3 and others. According to Schiller the new model is two times faster than its predecessor, mainly credited to a new A6 technical processor.
3) Dock Connector, You're going to need new accessories- that was the rumor prior to the launch, now this rumor has been become a fact! Yes! iPhone 5 has a new dock connector, smaller than that of the previous iPhone. The new dock connector of the iPhone 5 is many pin ports less than any of the other iPhones in the past. While this sounds like an improvement what this essentially means that the accessories including chargers that iPhone users possess now will be rendered useless should they decide to up-grade to the latest iPhone
6) Camera: obviously the camera is an incredibly important aspect for the iPhone, or rather any smartphone for that matter. The iPhone 5 too has newer features pertaining to this function. Although it possess the same 8MP as its previous models, Schiller and Cook assured customers that the camera has new improved lower-light capabilities, along with quicker image capturing ability.
