Unlocked iPhone 5 Prices: 16GB for $649, 32GB for $749, 64GB for $849

Sep 13, 2012 - 38 Comments

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Want a contract-free iPhone 5? Buying an unlocked iPhone 5 doesn’t come cheap, but the good news is the price hasn’t gone up and the cost has remained the same as the prior unlocked iPhone 4S model.

Unlocked iPhone 5 Prices

  • iPhone 5 16GB – $649
  • iPhone 5 32GB – $749
  • iPhone 5 64GB – $849

These prices come from directly from Apple’s Online Store. Both black and white colors are the same price, as are the out-of-contract prices on any carrier network.

Obviously with the hefty prices, it’s much more economical to pay the in-contract prices which start at just $199. Whether you’re going contract-free or signing an agreement, we still recommend buying the iPhone 5 16GB for most users,.

One important thing to remember is iPhone 5 uses an all new nano-SIM card, so it won’t be a matter of just cutting an existing sim and popping it in there to work on a different network. Because of the new nano-SIM requirement you’ll need to find a carrier that offers compatible sim cards.

For those who own the older iPhone 4, 4S, 3GS, and 3G models, it will be much more economical to unlock existing iPhones through AT&T by phone or through the web.

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Posted by: Paul Horowitz in iPhone, News

38 Comments

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  1. sunil says:

    I want to buy iphone5s unlock for use in India, what price iphone5s 32 GB in USA

    thank you

  2. Nana says:

    My iphone 5 sometimes gets hot. Sometimes it gets so hot that i can’t even handle it with my bare fingers. could someone explain this?

  3. Peter says:

    Hi,

    I would like to buy an i-phone 5 as christmas present for my girlfriend.

    She is italian. Does Unlocked iPhone 5 work in europe with any provider?

    Thanks for your help

    Peter

  4. fara says:

    i live in afghanistan, tell me from where can i buy iphone 5????

  5. Phoenix says:

    I live in Laos and would like to buy an Iphone from the US and bring it here, will the “unlocked” Iphone works here?

  6. shwetank says:

    i want to buy iphone 5 , 64 GB, where can i get in 849$, i am staying in KL, malaysia

  7. Nafis Ahmed says:

    Oh, I wish I could get a Iphone 5 for free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  8. Raufath says:

    Hey is it possible to get unlocked phones in the same price in malaysia
    please reply…

  9. Rave says:

    to expensive and always upgrading..

  10. Yogie says:

    I want to buy iphone5 unlock for use in Indonesia, what price iphone5 16 GB in singapore?

    thank you

  11. taran Singh says:

    Actually My Uncle Brought IPhone 5 From USA 64GB But If you Live Eastern Countries except China or Japan you wou’t be lucky to get a NANO Sim easily so Go for Galaxy S3 OR HTC One X

  12. lisa says:

    are you ensure that your iphone5 can use in foreign country? how to order?

  13. Mwansa says:

    Where can I get iphone 5 in south África

  14. im veun says:

    Cambodia

  15. keyword says:

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  16. Efiking says:

    Hi All!

    Where can I buy an unlocked iPhone 5 (16GB) for 649$?
    I cannot find it on the official website of Apple
    Please help me!!

    Thanks

  17. Sai Soe aung says:

    how much iphone 5 retail price in Singapore?

  18. icebreaker says:

    Why isn’t their any mention of the new iPods?

  19. Dr. Mohit yadav says:

    i want 2 buy i5 unlocked phone if u provide then call me at that no. 9808854164

  20. Kevin Pool says:

    Soo… Im just wondering If i wanna purchase and iPhone 5 unlocked where do i purchase it from?

  21. Maddy says:

    Can iphone5 locked i.e on contract basis phone is worked throught the World mainly in INDIA or will work in US only. Please confirm.

  22. ShanghaiGirl says:

    I am traveling in US and will be there until 1st October. Is it possible to pre-order unlock Iphone5? I couldn’t find it on official online store website. Could anyone send me link please? Thank you

  23. Chris says:

    Here is a good image of them, trimming could work, very dangerous as you would be cutting into the contacts though. http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/07/19/carriers-testing-nano-sim/

  24. P1tBull says:

    Trimming a SIM card works on a Galaxy S3. The shop guys just cut it up and in it went.
    Should be similar for the iphone.

  25. FutureMedia says:

    You don’t know that trimming a larger SIM card to fit the Nano holder won’t work. The metalic part is identical to the larger SIM cards. I bet a trimmed SIM WILL WORK. I’m betting a thousand dollars it will.

    • Tim Schallberger says:

      Somewhere earlier today I already saw trays to allow you to use a Nano SIM in a Micro slot and a Full sized slot so I think you are right…

    • Hans says:

      Yeah, it seems like the only problem is that the nano sim card is thinner…..but doesn’t seem like a very fine sheet of sandpaper couldn’t fix.

  26. Steve says:

    I wonder if Virgin Mobile USA will start to offer iPhone 5.

  27. Shankar says:

    Are they truly unlocked to work anywhere in the world OR (while unlocked) to work only with in USA ?

    I bought iPhone4 from Singapore and it works without any problems so far. Just wondering.

    • Dah•veed says:

      There are two different GSM iPhone 5s and so you would need to make sure that you got the one for mostly Europe if that was were you intended to use it as opposed to the one for the US & Canada. The question is will Apple be selling both of them everywhere or just the North Am model in North Am?

  28. Dave says:

    Not anywhere on the Apple site, or in the apple store. Got a link?

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