Apple’s new low-cost iPhone 5C will go on sale for S$848 with no contract, according to newly released prices on Apple Singapore’s website.
This comes a day after the two new models were unveiled in the US. The top-end model iPhone 5S will go for S$988.
Shoppers can already pre-order the iPhone 5C, which comes in a plastic case instead of metal, starting Friday, 13 September, and have them delivered starting 20 September.
Those buying the iPhone 5S, which boasts a fingerprint sensor, can also order them starting 20 September.
But the big debate is over the price of the new supposedly "low cost" iPhone 5C.
“How is $848 low cost?” said Facebook user Joseph Wong Meng Choi.
Several analysts have also weighed on the debate, calling the new iPhone 5C as “being too costly” for emerging markets. According to them, Apple “missed an opportunity” to drive sales of the low-end smartphone in Asia, where brands like Samsung and China’s Huawei have taken the lead.
Apple shares slid by 5.4 per cent on Wednesday night, hitting a month low of US$467.71 (S$592.45).
Local telcos accepting pre-registrations for iPhone 5S and 5C
Singapore telcos announced on Wednesday that they are accepting registrations of interest for the new iPhone 5S and 5C.
Singtel customers can now register their interest for the new iPhone 5S and 5C by filling up an online form found on its website.
Mobile One (M1) customers can also pre-register interest on the new iPhones by today on their website.
Starhub customers can pre-order the new iPhones on Friday, 13 September at 11:59pm, but they are able to pre-register their interest by today.
However, all three telcos have not provided their lists of subsidised pricing for the two new smartphones.
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