As rumors continue to develop, technology gurus and average buyers alike continue to speculate on the iPhone 5 cost. Even though it’s not even expected to hit the markets until mid-summer of 2011, specialists are already beginning to predict its characteristics, costs along with other information. Of course, most of this information remains questionable; nonetheless, several opinions are becoming based on previous iPhone releases.
For starters, the iPhone 5 will be completely redesigned. It will run on a new, combined CDMA/GSM/UTMS internals set from Qualcomm, which will support both AT&T and Verizon within the United States, as well as multiple other carriers worldwide. It would also allow for a potential expansion to other carriers including T-Mobile, Sprint/Nextel, and even prepaid carriers as Tracphone if a deal arises that suits Apple.
Nonetheless, after the initial pricing issues with the iPhone in 2007, the official pricing of these phones seem to have been similar for each upgrade. The real catch has been the dependence of these phones on exclusive service providers like AT&T and now Verizon.
Numerous rumors exist as to which functions of this high-tech phone will be improved. Many believe that near field communication will become a part of this phone, that the silicon chip used will be much more appropriate for European markets, that the upgraded Apple processor will be used, that video-chatting will be a smoother experience, that the antenna and outer hardware will look completely different from previous models and that voice command will become better. If the majority of these guesses are correct, the iPhone five will certainly be a major improvement over previous versions.
In addition, it’s thought that the new version will have an option for 64 GB of memory, which will be a vast improvement over its predecessors. With this amount of storage space, there will be almost limitless storage for applications, documents and, needless to say, music. With this feature, the iPhone will truly be multi-functional.
So if you are asked, ‘how much does an iPhone 5 cost ?’ at this point before its launch, it would be safe to say that it would be similar to the pricing of the iPhone 4. The iPhone 5 is likely to be launched sometime in June or July of 2011.