Our anticipated Iphone 5 postpaid availability in the Philippines can be predicted. Well, it can’t be denied for a report that we (Philippines) have one of the highest numbers in Internet usage and social media. Indeed, Philippines is a digital literate country. According to Singapore-based research firm GfK, Philippines is now considered as the fastest-growing market for smartphones in Southeast Asia, with a staggering 326% increase in smartphone sales over the last 12 months.
With Interaksyon news on New Iphone to support Smart, Globe LTE on 1800 mHz, nano sims ready with Globeand Smart, plus Globe’s “pre-registration” of consumers “who wants an iPhone 5” that says:
our most wanted smartphone as what my previous blog says is within reach but the question is how much and when? One thing is for sure, we want it within our budget and of course, as soon as possible ‘cause we are truly mad about the iphone 5. To make it easier for you, we have here compiled information of how much will the iPhone 5 costs in both postpaid and prepaid.
Smart | Globe |
Unli LTE Plan 2500: 2.5GB bandwidth per month, 150 free minutes, 200 free SMS, free iPhone 5 @ Php2,500 MSF Unli LTE Plan 3000: 5GB bandwidth per month, 200 free minutes, 240 free SMS, free iPhone 5 @ Php3,000 MSF Unli LTE Plan 3500: 10GB bandwidth per month, 400 free minutes, 300 free SMS, free iPhone 5 @ Php3,500 MSF LTE free at UnliData Plan 2000 with 1.5GB/month for only Php 2,000. | 16GB Plan 999 – P23,976 cashout Plan 1799 – P11,000 cashout Plan 2499 – FREE Plan 3799 – FREE Plan 5000 – FREE 32GB Plan 999 – P30,299 cashout Plan 1799 – P16,000 cashout Plan 2499 – P4,800 cashout Plan 3799 – FREE Plan 5000 – FREE 64GB Plan 999 – P35,299 cashout Plan 1799 – P22,000 cashout Plan 2499 – P10,080 cashout Plan 3799 – P4,800 cashout Plan 5000 – FREE |
Several sources also estimated that prepaid non-contract iphone 5 is rated as follows:
Reference 1 | Reference 2 | |
iPhone 5 16GB | Php 37,690 | Php 33,000 to Php 37,000 |
iPhone 5 32GB | Php 43,490 | Php 38,000 to Php 42,000 |
iPhone 5 64GB | Php 49,290 | Php 43,000 to Php 49,000 |
So, what is it then? Postpaid or prepaid? I hope this article helped us.