With the rumored September 12 announcement date for the new iPhone arriving, many are wondering what Apple (AAPL) will charge. android 4.0 phones
When the iPhone 4S was released last October, it cost $199 for the
16GB model, $299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the 64GB model.
Many analysts are expecting the iPhone 5 will have a similar price in order to compete with products like the Galaxy S III.
Although originally reported that the iPhone 5 and buzzed about iPad
Mini may both be revealed on September 12, All Things D’s John
Paczkowski has now confirmed that Apple will hold two separate press
events to unveil its latest iPhone and the iPad Mini.
Before September 12, Video of the rumored front plate of the iPhone 5 has also leaked online.
The video, uploaded by someone from SmartPhone Medic, a smartphone
repair service based in Columbia, SC., claims to have newly shipped
parts from the iPhone 5.
You can watch the video by scrolling down to the bottom of the text.
If you're looking to trade in your "old" iPhone for cash, there's no better time than right now.
Rumors are rampant that Apple will announce the iPhone 5 on September
12, with a release date soon after that. But if you want to offset the
cost of your new phone by scoring the highest value possible for your
old one, trade-in experts say you'll need to lock in your trade now --
before everyone else gets the same idea.
"We always get a rush of people who wait to get a quote until they have
the new [iPhone] in their hands," said Jeff Trachsel, the chief
marketing officer for trade-in service NextWorth. "But as the volume
increases, the value of your phone declines." unlocked android phones
Trading in now will help you avoid that rush and score more cash. Most
trade-in services simply ask for you details about your device, like its
storage size and condition, and offer up a price that's guaranteed for 3
weeks to a month. In turn, the companies typically refurbish and resell
the devices.
Smart traders play arbitrage: Lock in a price now, then wait until you
have the new phone in hand to actually send in your old model.
Old iPhones hold their value remarkably well. At NextWorth, a 16 GB
iPhone 4S in good condition currently fetches $274. Rival site Gazelle
is offering $277 for an AT&T phone or $260 for a Verizon or Sprint
device.
Go one model older, to the iPhone 4, and you can fetch $175 at NextWorth
for an AT&T phone or $162 for a Verizon phone. Gazelle will pay
$160 to $165.
Demand for the latest, hottest iPhone has been a boon for those
resellers, since some consumers upgrade their iPhones every year when
the new model is announced.
Joe McKeown, a marketing vice president at ReCellular, said consumers
typically traded in their "flip" feature phones about every 36 months.
In the smartphone era, that's declined to 16-18 months, he said.
"Consumers are aware of that change, and they know they need to move
quickly to get value," McKeown said. "Two weeks from now, we'll probably
see lower value."
Anthony Scarsella, the "chief gadget officer" at Gazelle, said iPhone 4S
prices have been "very stable" over the last few weeks. But he doesn't
expect that to last.
The day new iPhones are announced "is kind of like our Black Friday,"
Scarsella said. "No question, the earlier you trade in, the more you get
ahead of that volume, the better off you are. It's basically a fact
that prices will dip heading into the announcement."
Significant changes to a new iPhone tend to make the old models' value
fall a bit more than usual, Scarsella said. The iPhone 5 is rumored to
have a redesigned body style. cheap unlocked cell phones
Gazelle is extending its usual 30-day price lock-in for this iPhone
cycle, the company announced Monday. Customers who get a quote between
now and August 31 will have until October 1 to send in the phone.
Gazelle, ReCellular and NextWorth all said the iPhone ranks No. 1 for
their most traded-in device. An up-and-coming but still distant second
is the Samsung Galaxy line.
But the iPhone is unlikely to be dethroned any time soon, said
NextWorth's Trachsel: "It's the perfect storm: a big carrier subsidy,
strong residual value, and incredible consumer demand. Nothing else
comes close."
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