More iPhone Details - $599 4GB and $649 8GB? [Updated]

[DTphonehome]

Normal Prices

To everyone complaining or in shock about these prices, I invite you to go look up what a high-end UNLOCKED phone costs, out of contract. Nearly all of them fall into the $500-800 bracket. These prices are much more believable than the last rumor's 249 and 449, and are perfectly reasonable (assuming a full feature set).

If Apple becomes an MVNO and ties these phones to contract, the cost to user will be much less than the full retail. Likewise if these are offered by traditional US carriers.

And to those who say "for $x more, I can have a mac!", go ahead and buy a mac. And a backpack for it, and an IP headset, and make sure you're in WiFi range whenever you want to make a phone call. That's at least as convenient as a cell phone, right?

 

[siurpeeman]

wow, and i thought the playstation 3 was expensive.

 

[sivancotel]

Wouldnt you think that since apple is getting away from the "i" nomenclature, they would call it a Macphone or something! Also I wounder if this will incorprate any pda "LIKE" fetures and when we can expect to see it?

well, we might find that the simpler model is the iPhone, and the pro model with a full QWERTY thumb keyboard is the MacPhone.

 

[bigmc6000]

Yep

well, if that's the price before a contract, that's reasonable. I mean, that probably comes down to $200 or less with a 2 year contract. Wasn't the RAZR something similar when it came out?

It sure was - and that'd be awesome for me. My company gets a 50% discount from the regular public price on phones and a bonus $25 when getting a new phone - :-D

 

[gauriemma]

Give me a shaggin' break.

Who the hell is going to pay $649 for a cell phone? Either these guys are way off base, or Steve Jobs has been smoking the curtains.

 

[slffl]

Why is everyone so surprised at these prices? The just released Samsung BlackJack is $499. These prices don't surprise me at all. You will probably get them at the Kevin Rose prices after signing a lame contract.

 

[page3]

Please apple dont get in the cell phone market, there are already good companies in there, motorola, sony, nokia.
We dont need apple in there, either and apple ipod+phone thing anyway.

You've got to be kidding? There isn't a single phone out there with a decent OS so the market is ripe for picking. £300-£400 non-contract sounds cheap so would sell well here around the £150 mark on contract.

Lets have a phone with a decent OS. It all went horribly wrong since Psion left the scene...

 

[cloudnine]

Won't buy.

So the flash memory is built into the phone and not user replaceable with SD cards or memory sticks?

No deal Apple.

You're kidding me... that would actually be a deal breaker for you? 4 or 8gb internal storage and you're upset that you can't replace it? Give me a break...

 

[DTphonehome]

Won't buy.

So the flash memory is built into the phone and not user replaceable with SD cards or memory sticks?

No deal Apple.

You hear that, Steve? Better call off the project. iW00t doesn't want to buy it, so it will clearly be a dismal failure.

 

[Antares]

I'm game. That price might be good. I just want Sprint or T-Mobile options...

 

[pahladaan]

These specs seem bogus.

Metal casing in white color?? Huh? Are they going to spray paint over metal to get white color phones?

Also, only 50 dollars difference between the 2 models seems incorrect.

 

[DTphonehome]

Who the hell is going to pay $649 for a cell phone?

Pretty much anyone who buys high-end phones out of contract.

 

[Benjamindaines]

I refuse to pay $500 dollars for a phone, let alone switch carriers.

 

[Doctor Q]

Very clever, Apple. Purposely leak a rumor with prices that might scare off some potential buyers, then bring out the products next year with cheaper prices, e.g., $499 and $549. People will then consider them a bargain, and snap them up.

 

[DavidLeblond]

Wouldnt you think that since apple is getting away from the "i" nomenclature, they would call it a Macphone or something! Also I wounder if this will incorprate any pda "LIKE" fetures and when we can expect to see it?

Apple computers are Macs. The iPhone is not an Apple computer, just like the iPod is not an Apple computer.

 

[supermacdesign]

Whoa!

Look I love Mac, I've got to desktop machines and 3 iPods in my house but there is no way in hell I would pay $649 for something that takes as much abuse as a cell phone. A premium price should be at most, $399.

I agree with a previous poster, this could a leak designed to throw us off and gather some feedback from the community.

 

[rtdunham]

I get pretty much unlimited everything and power vision with Sprint, plus insurance, for less than $50 inclusive.

As a sprint customer i find this hard to believe. Can you be specific and back up your claim? thanks.

 

[cloudnine]

These specs seem bogus.

Metal casing in white color?? Huh? Are they going to spray paint over metal to get white color phones?

Also, only 50 dollars difference between the 2 models seems incorrect.

One word... anodized.

 

[DavidLeblond]

These specs seem bogus.

Metal casing in white color?? Huh? Are they going to spray paint over metal to get white color phones?

Also, only 50 dollars difference between the 2 models seems incorrect.

iPod Nano?

 

[gauriemma]

I kinda have to wonder the general age of posters on this board. I mean, yeah, it's kind of expensive, but we all have jobs, and we all have Macs. Apple computers, either desktops or notebooks, aren't the cheapest pieces of equipment on the planet, so do you expect them to make a cheap phone? Especially on their first go-ahead at it? Think of how much it's going to help people like me and a ton of others who have blackberries, nokias, motorolas, who wish they could sync their email, calendars, contacts... and maybe music, photos, tasks.

So yeah, besides the convenience it will add for all the mac users out there who depend on their phone for vital information, we all know it'll be a quality phone that just looks really frickin' cool... We can spare half a week's pay or so for it... unless you're still living with your parents, in which case... start begging

I'm 40. Married, two kids, mortgage. My Dual 1GhZ G4 PowerMac is four years old, my iBook is a year and a half old, my iPod is two years old. And I'm not spending $650 on a phone.

 

[Multimedia]

No Verizon No Sale

I'm not changing carriers.

 

[gnasher729]

maybe she got the specs right, but i think she's off on the prices. there's only a $50 difference between the two models?! for double the amount of GB!!? that just does not make sense.

$50 is the price difference between 4GB Nano and 8GB Nano. Why should there be more difference between 4GB iPhone and 8GB iPhone?

"Twice as much" doesn't matter, what matters is how much more benefit I get. My 4 GB iPod holds forty hours of music, which means I have to attach it to the Mac once a month to swap music over before it repeats. With 8 GB, the time between swaps is two months. So 8 GB saves me attaching the iPod to the Mac six times in a year. How much is that worth?

 

[joeshell383]

Not that big of a deal

Yeah it should be WAY cheeper when you upgrade or sign a new contract.... when the motoRAZR came out the full price (without contract) was $500 so this is typical.

Actually, that was the price WITH contract:
http://cingular.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=825

The Motorola RAZR V3 is available now for $499.99 with a two-year contract
at all Cingular retail and online locations. For more information, please
visit http://www.hellomoto.com or http://www.cingular.com .

I'm sure this was well thought out and will work out. I mean, the 8GB Nanos go for $250, so a phone would have to cost at least a few hundred more, especially at the start. If they start too low, they'll have nowhere to go... plus the carriers will likely subsidize some of the cost, and they're testing the market... maybe some will buy at that price before it drops, just like the RAZR early adopters.

 

[pahladaan]

One word... anodized.

Anodized still won't give you pure white. And Apple will also have Silver? Hmm...

I am still suspicious about these specs. Plus the price is too high for Apple to compete unless it is a True Video iPod as well -- due to the large screen.

 

[gugy]

too expensive.
It won't sell well.
This woman is full of Bullsh•t!
The iPhone needs to be price at $200 to start and maybe $400 at the most for the smart phone top of the line.