Walmart to sell Apple iPhone 5 for $127 starting December 17th

posted by Alan F. / Dec 14, 2012, 12:54 PM

Walmart to sell Apple iPhone 5 for $127 starting December 17th

Topping recent deals for the Apple iPhone 5 from Best Buy and Radio Shack, Walmart is planning on cutting its price for the Apple iPhone 5 to $127. But hold on, put your car keys down. The deal isn't set to start until December 17th. And it isn't just the Apple iPhone 5 being discounted either. For just $47 you will be able to purchase the Apple iPhone 4S and the third-generation Apple iPad will be priced at $399. Of course, you will need to affix your signature to a two-year contract for the handsets.

The Apple iPhone 5

Walmart's pricing undercuts the Best Buy and Radio Shack deals by $23. Even Tar-jay Target is getting into the game with a discounted Apple iPhone 4S for Virgin Mobile. Starting December 16th, the price of the 16GB model will be cut from $499.99 to $399.99. That is an off-contract price, of course.

It seems that when it comes to getting a great discount on Apple products this holiday season, if you're patient, the deals will come to you.

source: Slashgear

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30 Comments

1. TheLibertine

Posts: 484; Member since: Jan 15, 2012

Meanwhile in Germany, iPhone 5 starts at 670 euro, (~820 dollars) so i can't even consider one.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 1:10 PM 2

2. cripton805

Posts: 1485; Member since: Mar 18, 2012

The price of Apples handsets will decline for the second hand market if they start releasing two products a year. I dont know why people like this? I would rather see products stay around for 2 years and see a MAJOR change in the product and your device keep its value. This goes for any product. If this were true an iPhone 5s would be expected to come out soon already. I wouldnt buy the 5 anymore or any product unless I bought it on day one.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 1:11 PM 3

4. maxican16

Posts: 364; Member since: Sep 29, 2011

Two years! That's practically ancient in mobile technology. Two years ago I had a single core phone with half a gig of RAM. No thanks. Things evolve, and quickly. Just be happy with what you have instead of worrying about resale value.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 2:43 PM 3

6. cripton805

Posts: 1485; Member since: Mar 18, 2012

Please take into consideration, that I'm talking about VERSIONS not different products. Let's suppose the Note 2 came out this year and the GS3 last. The Note 2 would be released in 2014 and GS3 in 2013. So there would always be a new product on the table and Samsung would benefit by a higher profit margin because older technology is worth less and would stay in the market longer at a higher price. Different models would have different release dates, but the phones verison would have a two year changes. This is extreme, but I thought at least once a year was pushing it. This drives any technology to dirt cheap prices. Now with the new plans, the new phones will be for say $900 then $400 or less in 6 months. Then $50-$100 by say a year. If you buy a phone at the last month of it's life. (6th month) That means by 1 year there would be two generations on top of it!

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 2:56 PM 0

3. BadAssAbe

Posts: 507; Member since: Apr 22, 2011

$100 is a good price for a handset with a limited OS, non-HD small screen, Dual core processor, and 16gb non-expandable memory. ;-)

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 2:02 PM 3

13. PAPINYC

Posts: 2315; Member since: Jul 30, 2011

I still think that thid Walmart deal is $126.9 9 overpriced.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 4:58 PM 1

25. nwright94 unregistered

*sigh* just like with megapixels, number of cores don't mean much. The A6, like it or not, still performs admirably for an "obsolete" dual core processor compared to some of the newer processors like the s4 pro.

posted on Dec 15, 2012, 9:23 AM 0

28. ardent1

Posts: 2000; Member since: Apr 16, 2011

The world is using more graphics and Apple, Inc has been leading GUI since 1980's. The A6 has phenomenon capabilities and btw it's a 3-core GPU. (source:http://www.anandtech.com/show/6323/apple-a6-die-revealed-3core-gpu-100mm2 )

posted on Dec 16, 2012, 12:49 AM 0

5. tedkord

Posts: 17356; Member since: Jun 17, 2009

Apple allowing these discounts is the surest sign that Android is winning the war.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 2:48 PM 3

8. nyamo

Posts: 274; Member since: Mar 19, 2011

i wouldn't say winning the war, but it does come as a surprise that apple is allowing retailers to price differently than what the corp stores are doing

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 3:55 PM 1

14. MeoCao unregistered

Android is winning the war clearly now sir. We see how the demand is high for Nexus 4, Droid DNA/Butterfly, Note 2, One X+ and even 6 month old GS3. And the fact that iPhone 5 cannot sell even with heavy subsidy in US speaks volumes.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 6:18 PM 1

27. quakan

Posts: 1418; Member since: Mar 02, 2011

Walmart set that price for holiday sales and don't forget that Walmart is a retail top boss that has a lot of power.

posted on Dec 15, 2012, 11:15 PM 0

7. Googlethis

Posts: 179; Member since: Jul 05, 2012

???? apple allows this thats extemely weirld for a company that controls every thing including the pricing.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 3:48 PM 1

9. amiaq

Posts: 509; Member since: Jun 30, 2012

I will only buy iPhone if it is the last phone in this world. That's after I couldn't find two empty cans and practically long enough string.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 4:01 PM 5

11. darkkjedii

Posts: 31039; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

Dumb bashing, dumb post, dumb dumb, and did I mention dumb.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 4:30 PM 1

12. blingblingthing

Posts: 962; Member since: Oct 23, 2012

You took his iPhone bashing personal?

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 4:51 PM 3

19. darkkjedii

Posts: 31039; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

No just come up with some better ones so I can laugh

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 8:22 PM 0

15. MeoCao unregistered

Hey dude, I like your name a lot but you can't understand when people talk fuguratively? And THAT's dumb.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 6:23 PM 1

16. EclipseGSX

Posts: 1776; Member since: Oct 18, 2011

So why comment? Thumb down and move the f**k on...

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 6:55 PM 1

20. darkkjedii

Posts: 31039; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

I do what the hell I want. Now thumb that down and move the f**k on

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 8:23 PM 0

10. android78 unregistered

Apple never cuts prices of its newest products, if that isnt a sign of sales slowing for the i phone 5 i dont no what is. That lets you no competition is good, because the consumers benefit from the better,lower pricing. Great job Android, Microsoft keep apple on there tip-toes......

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 4:29 PM 1

17. droiddomination

Posts: 203; Member since: Dec 01, 2011

Apple is dead.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 7:09 PM 1

21. darkkjedii

Posts: 31039; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

Wow really, cuz they look pretty alive to me.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 8:25 PM 2

18. FoxDavis

Posts: 60; Member since: Jul 12, 2012

Here comes the Iphone 5S

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 7:47 PM 0

22. networkdood

Posts: 6330; Member since: Mar 31, 2010

Wow, this did not happen - at least that low - last year - good move - should help APPLE. Still not buying it when I can get an Note 2.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 8:28 PM 1

23. Aeires unregistered

I remember reading a lot of comments how all Android was doing was racing to the bottom with cheaper phones. Can't have a race without an opponent, now we know who that is.

posted on Dec 14, 2012, 9:43 PM 1

24. harrisonax2

Posts: 5; Member since: Dec 13, 2011

at radioshack they will be having the iphone 4s for virgin for 399$ as the 4 is currently $349 starting the 16th

posted on Dec 15, 2012, 12:30 AM 0

26. Droiddoes unregistered

You couldn't GIVE me an iphone or pay me to set foot in a wal mart.

posted on Dec 15, 2012, 11:42 AM 0

29. mauisunrise7

Posts: 1; Member since: Dec 17, 2012

I purchased my iphone 5 at Go Wireless 2 mo. ago for $199. I think this is outrageous that Apple should do such a thing.I have been a customer of Apple since the beginning and I feel I should get a credit back from the store or Apple for the difference. They obviously knew this was going to happen when they first put this phone on the market. I think by doing this people will hesitate to purchase anything new from Apple for fear it will be discounted a few mo. later. In the end it can hurt Apple and I think everyone should demand the difference back with the price that Walmart is selling it at. You always knew that Apple had the same prices everywhere so you didn't have to search for lower prices everywhere. Obviously this is not the case anymore.