The New iPhone 4
Why does the Apple iPhone 4 cost more in Great Britain than in the USA?
On the apple website, for a 16GB iPhone 4 it is £499 for UK customers and $199 for USA. Why is this? Thank you. ![]()
because in the US you HAVE to buy it with a 2 year contract so that is the subsidised price, whereas the UK price you quoted is for a sim free unlocked phone.
to get a no contract phone in the US it is $699 (and that doesnt have their VAT on it) and it is still locked to AT&T so it is a lot cheaper in the UK. plus our contracts are a lot better than the US contracts at cheaper prices and for more stuff (mins/texts/internet)
so you have to compare $699 + ~8% (usually more) = $755
compared to £499 so we only pay £20 more and ours is 100% sim free unlocked unlike the US
Add A Comment | August 31st, 2010
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August 31st, 2010 at 10:53 am
because in the US you HAVE to buy it with a 2 year contract so that is the subsidised price, whereas the UK price you quoted is for a sim free unlocked phone.
to get a no contract phone in the US it is $699 (and that doesnt have their VAT on it) and it is still locked to AT&T so it is a lot cheaper in the UK. plus our contracts are a lot better than the US contracts at cheaper prices and for more stuff (mins/texts/internet)
so you have to compare $699 + ~8% (usually more) = $755
compared to £499 so we only pay £20 more and ours is 100% sim free unlocked unlike the US
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August 31st, 2010 at 11:40 am
there moneys different, 1 euro = 1.3055 US dollar
it probably costs more because it came out later then it did in the US
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no clue
August 31st, 2010 at 12:11 pm
First answer is spot on. The best value iPhone 4 UK tariff is with Tesco Mobile.
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http://www.tescomobilepaymonthly.com/mobile-deals/default.aspx
August 31st, 2010 at 12:22 pm
I actually had the similar question last several days. when trying to search the answer I ended up getting the iOS4 for free from theiphone4central.tk!! the phone is scheduled to ship in 4 days and I’m so excited!!
Good luck to ya
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