Apple's latest edition of its flagship smartphone, the iPhone 5, is expected to hit tech stores in the Philippines at the end of 2012. Some predict that the iPhone 5 will be sold earlier with hints of pre-selling prices of iPhone 5 lurking in online shops.
The price of iPhone 5 could fetch between P30,000 and P40,000 for 16GB, while iPhone 5 units released earlier in Singapore, HK and neighboring countries and shipped in to Manila may be sold by high-volume buyers at higher prices, starting at around P45,000 for a 16GB iPhone 5.
Brand new unlocked Apple iPhone 5 units will be made available on September 25 by one seller at P43,800 (for 16GB), P48,800 (for 32GB), and P54,800 (for 64GB). Hope someone verifies the authenticity of the units on sale.
Another seller at Sulit released higher-than-expected iPhone 5 pre-order prices of P47,500 (for 16GB) and 55,500 (for 32GB) whose stocks are set to arrive on November 25, 2012. Meanwhile, the pre-order price of its 64GB iPhone 5 units will be P61,500.
Hope we could hear from those who would have bought iPhone 5 units additional sources of sellers who tag their units with relatively lower prices. The iPhone 5 units' prices released seem to be sky high.
While waiting for the iPhone 5 release, check out some of the most essential specifications and features one has to look at.
While waiting for the iPhone 5 release, check out some of the most essential specifications and features one has to look at.
- CAPACITY: either 16GB, 32GB or 64GB
- WIDTH: 2.31 inches (thinnest iPhone)
- WEIGHT: 3.95 ounces (lightest iPhone)
- DISPLAY SCREEN: 4-inch screen and retinal display, supports multiple languages, finger-resistant coating
- CAM: 8-megapixel cam, inclusive of panorama, for recording HD videos, has autofocus and LED flash, can capture image from video
- BATTERY LIFE (equivalents): max of 8 hours talk time on 3G, max of 225 hours standby time, max of 8 hours internet use (LTE/3G), max of 10 hours internet use (Wi-Fi), max of 10 hours video playback, max of 40 hours audio playback
- INCLUSIONS:
- iPhone 5
- Apple EarPods (w/ remote and mic)
- Lightning to USB cable
- USB power adapter
