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Wal-Mart slashes prices on iOS devices

Wal-Mart has significantly slashed the prices on new iOS devices.

The world's biggest retailer will sell the base model iPhone 5 for $127 with contract, while also cutting the price of the iPhone 4S to $47.



Additionally, the retailer is dropping the price of the 16 GB third-generation iPad with Wi-Fi to $399. Starting on Monday, the iPad deal will come with a $30 iTunes card for free, as well.

There had been a rumor that Wal-Mart would also discount the fourth generation iPad, as well, but a spokesperson has declined.

When the prices become effective, they will be the largest sales prices on iOS devices we have seen yet.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 14 Dec 2012 23:31

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• 10 comments

• ivymike

  Don't buy too many or they'll taser you.....

  14.12.2012 23:32 #1

• dakii

  i heard they come with a prius and dental dam
  

  d2

  15.12.2012 10:07 #2

• Orgelkraft (unverified)

  I'm sure they will make it up in the contract... Smoke and mirrors discount... They could sell the for 1 cent and make it up in the contract.... Sales hype if I ever heard it! WOW!!!

  15.12.2012 16:19 #3

• Notcow

  Originally posted by Orgelkraft: I'm sure they will make it up in the contract... Smoke and mirrors discount... They could sell the for 1 cent and make it up in the contract.... Sales hype if I ever heard it! WOW!!! What? If there's any corporation with the resources to give a legitimate discount like this, it's WalMart. I have faith that they will have a significantly smaller profit margin off each device sold, even in the long run. I can see the motivation, though, being to use their massive assets to leverage themselves far above their competition like Best Buy and Radioshack...but what's new there.
  

  16.12.2012 00:04 #4

• aldan

  people bitch about high prices,but when offered a discount,its some kind of conspiracy.cant win i guess.
  

  16.12.2012 14:12 #5

• blueboy09

  Interesting thing is that why didn't they jump on this when the recession was in, and slash those iPhone prices then? Why now all of a sudden?
  

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  16.12.2012 16:35 #6

• DVDBack23

  This is actually a very big deal since Apple does NOT slash prices for devices they sell to retailers. Margins are razor thin for the carriers (from what I hear) on actual hardware sales.
  

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  16.12.2012 21:20 #7

• dirtyphoe

  Originally posted by ivymike: Don't buy too many or they'll taser you..... LMAO! Only if your chinese it seems......
  

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  16.12.2012 21:33 #8

• plutonash

  They'll make it back up in the eggs, milk, and bread people will purchase with this phone.
  

  "Cable thief is a victimless crime."

  17.12.2012 11:17 #9

• Mrguss

  No interested on "The iOS Trojan Horse" devices, not even for free.
  Now: if they are free.... then I will trow them down into the garbage can.
  

  +5000

  22.12.2012 15:56 #10