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Is the iPhone really cheaper in the USA? That's so odd, completely the opposite here in the UK For example, a 16GB iPhone 4 costs (list price from o2) £200 up-
by EwanToo 16y ago
Is the iPhone really cheaper in the USA? That's so odd, completely the opposite here in the UK
For example, a 16GB iPhone 4 costs (list price from o2) £200 up-front on a 24 month contract, plus £26 per month contract.
For the same deal on a HTC Desire S (the newest HTC phone in the UK, just out), is free on a 24 month contract with the same allowances, but at £33 per month.
Without a contract, the 32GB iPhone 4 costs £609 on o2 pay as you go, and the HTC Desire S costs £330.
It's really odd, isn't it?
- Zak 16y agoI think the iPhone is cheaper on AT&T, because AT&T actively tries to avoid having Android products in the same price range. I don't think iPhone+AT&T is generally cheaper than Android+[other carrier].
- EwanToo 16y agoThat makes some sense, that was a similar situation here while o2 was the only iphone carrier - they sold the HTC desire, but not at a competitive price. It was only after the iphone went to all the carriers (now even the supermarkets sell it on their virtual networks) that o2 started selling cheaper android phones.