Apple's main target market for iPhone sales remains the United States. Today it is the only country where you can buy a smartphone at a low price with the condition of concluding a contract with a certain telecom operator for 2 years. It should be noted that the cost of the device without being tied to a SIM card is much higher and can be compared with the global prices for the device.
iPhone with contract
The low cost of a device in the United States, purchased with a contract for connection to a specific operator, is due to the fact that Apple has an agreement with the operators, according to the terms of which the cost of the phone is reduced. Part of the money that subscribers spend on a monthly basis to pay for communication services is transferred by Apple itself.
The cost of the phone ranges up to $ 400 for the newest model of the device.
The price of the device depends on how much memory the device is supplied with. For example, today the iPhone 5s costs $ 199 with 16GB of storage. For the 32GB version, the buyer will have to shell out $ 299, and for the 64GB version - $ 399, respectively. At the same time, a contract is concluded with the operators AT&T, Sprint and Verizon, under the terms of which each user pays a fixed subscription fee and uses all the services offered by the operator. The differences in the services provided are that AT&T operates on GSM networks, while Sprint and Verizon use CDMA.
Prices for models sold without reference to a specific operator start at $ 649 and grow by $ 100 depending on the amount of memory. So, for 32 GB you will have to pay $ 749, and for 64 GB it is already $ 849. The unlocked version of iPhone only works on GSM networks.
The cost of the younger iPhone models
Previous-generation models are sold at a significantly lower cost in the United States. For example, the iPhone 5c in the US can be purchased for $ 99 with 16GB of available storage. In this case, the 32 GB version will cost $ 200. An unlocked device will cost $ 549 and $ 649, respectively. There is no 64GB version for the iPhone 5c.
The iPhone 5 was discontinued after the 5c and 5s versions were released.
The version of iPhone 4s is currently available in America absolutely free of charge when connected to a telecom operator. Phone memory - 8 GB. An unlocked version of this iPhone will cost $ 450.
When buying, the consumer is asked to choose several options. AT&T offers unlimited calls and SMS for $ 60 a month, and also provides a 300 MB data package for free. Each subsequent 300 MB will be charged for $ 20. For $ 85 per month, you can take a tariff with unlimited calls, SMS and a data package of 1 GB; each additional data package will cost $ 15. For 4 GB of data per month, the user will pay $ 110.
Sprint offers a plan with 1 GB of data and unlimited SMS and calls for $ 70 per month. At the same time, full unlimited will cost $ 80 with unlimited traffic. For Verizon, the cost of tariffs is determined by how many gigabytes of information a user can download without additional payment.
