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iPhone 5 Release Date and Price Announced

Adam Mills —  09/12/2012

Today Apple announced the iPhone 5 which will start at $199 and will be released, as expected on September 21st after a pre-order that will start on September 14th.

As was expected, the iPhone 5 will come with the same storage and pricing options as previous iPhones, even with the addition of 4G LTE and the new 4-inch display. The 16GB iPhone 5 will start at the normal $199.99 price point and the device will continue on with a $299.99 price tag for the 32GB model and $399.99 for the 64GB iPhone 5. All of those prices will require a new two year contract.

iPhone 5 Release Date

The iPhone 5 release date is set for September 21st.

Apple also announced both a pre-order date and a release date for the iPhone 5.

Read: iPhone 5 Features 4G LTE on AT&T, Sprint and Verizon.

Pre-orders for the iPhone 5 will start on September 14th which is this Friday. Pre-orders will be available through Apple and presumably through AT&T, Sprint and Verizon which will be the carries that host it on their 4G LTE networks.

Third party retailers like Best Buy may also announce pre-orders as well.

As for the release date, Apple confirmed September 21st as the iPhone 5 release date, the same date that a source told Gotta Be Mobile would be the official iPhone 5 release date.

The United States will be one of the the first regions in the world to see the iPhone 5 launch and it will be joined by other regions including:

  • Canada
  • UK
  • France,
  • Germany
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore

Then, on September 28th, several other countries will see the iPhone 5 launch. Those include:

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The company’s new iPhone 5 comes with a host of new features including a new 4-inch display with 16:9 aspect ratio, 4G LTE data speeds, a new design made of aluminum and glass, an improved rear camera, and of course, iOS 6.

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Adam is an editor based in San Francisco, California who loves his iPhone 5, iPad third-generation and Samsung Galaxy Nexus. He's also becoming intrigued with Windows Phone. You can follow him on Twitter or on Google+. You can reach him by email at adam@notebooks.com.

4 responses to iPhone 5 Release Date and Price Announced

  1. The phone is looking really good but the features are almost the same. Hope the iOS 6 is much better.
    Read that the battery life is quite good compared to the iPhone 4
    Anyway… must check out the first iPhone 5 Review http://www.applicationshow.com/mobile-news/the-iphone-5-iphone-5-review-iphone-5-pictures

  2. I want I phone 5 .i am in Qatar how much

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