Apple plans to prune iPhone 3GS price

Budget oldie to tackle low-end Androids?

By Caleb Cox, 18th July 2011

The iPhone 3GS is set to drop in price this summer, as Apple attempts to broaden its share of the mobile market by offering a smartphone for folk on a budget.

"Reliable" sources broke the news to BGR which says Apple's preparationg of a low cost iPhone is as simple as bringing down the price of the 2009's 3GS.

Then with the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 - or iPhone 4S; even reliable sources still seem not to know which - covering other pricing levels, Apple will have a full range of iDevices in every pricing bracket and can begin battling Android's dominance of the lower reaches of the smartphone biz.

If the mole is to be believed, the handset will retail for no more than $350 (£218) contract-free. In the UK, the 3GS is currently £428 Sim-free. An announcement is expected late-August. ®

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Posted Monday 18th July 2011 22:50 GMT

studentrights

Sorry...

... this is not the Android forum for discarded toys!

Apple provides fairly longterm support for their hardware. I've been testing OSX Lion a fully supported 2006 white MacBook with 2.0Ghz Core2Duo, 2GB RAM and a 80GB hard drive and it runs like a champ.

It's not uncommon for Apple to provide at least 5 years of support for most of their products. There are some exceptions, like the original iPhone. Unfortunately it's hardware was not up to spec. Most Android phones from 2010 we're felling no love one year later, so Apple has done good.

Posted Monday 18th July 2011 19:30 GMT

uhuznaa

[No fucking title]

"Does this mean it'll get updates and be supported again?"

The 3GS is still supported and gets updates, including iOS 5 later this year.

I doubt this rumour very much, by the way. I could believe in a cheaper iPhone based on the iPod touch though.

Posted Tuesday 19th July 2011 08:38 GMT

Anonymous Coward

Re: Your choice

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