iPhone 5, will it be available factory unlocked?

Ann P · Jun 20, 2011, 12:50 PM

I have a birthday gift card that I would like to spend on an iPhone. I frequently travel outside of the states so having an unlocked phone is a must. My question is will Apple sell the iPhone 5 unlocked (like they are doing with the 4 now) and will it be the same price-range? Thank you for any input.

soco · Jun 20, 2011, 12:52 PM

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wordoflife · Jun 20, 2011, 12:58 PM

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Yeah, Apple definitely won't remove the unlocked iPhone from sales in the US. Apple's prices are very static, so I'd expect it to be the same exact price as it is now, if not lower.

ratzzo · Jun 20, 2011, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ann P

I have a birthday gift card that I would like to spend on an iPhone. I frequently travel outside of the states so having an unlocked phone is a must. My question is will Apple sell the iPhone 5 unlocked (like they are doing with the 4 now) and will it be the same price-range? Thank you for any input.

There are no sources to confirm or deny any of this. But if we could learn from experience, all would point towards a factory unlocked iPhone 5 being available in the Apple Stores. Throughout the entire lifetime of the iPhone prices have also been static so I doubt you'd see any price change with the introduction of the 5th gen smartphone.

I also wouldn't count on getting one any time soon, queues will be immense in these stores and they will run out of stock very early and very frequently.

fkhan3 · Jun 20, 2011, 07:48 PM

Since we can already buy unlocked iPhone 4, i'm pretty sure Apple will offer this option for iPhone 5

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fkhan3 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2010	Since we can already buy unlocked iPhone 4, i'm pretty sure Apple will offer this option for iPhone 5
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