Apple is set to release the iPhone 5s to over 10 countries on Sept. 20, and United States mobile carriers are preparing for the occasion.
AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon Wireless are offering the smartphones are the same prices when the consumer signs a two-year contract with any of the three aforementioned carriers.
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The 16GB model is priced at $199. The 32GB iPhone 5s cost $299. The 64GB variant is priced at $399.
AT&T, meanwhile, is offering the iPhone 5s as part of their AT&T Next plan, which gives the consumer the option to pay $27 for the next 20 months with $0 down payment.
The prices do not reflect activation fees or taxes.
According to Sprint and AT&T, the carriers may require an activation fee of up to $36.
On Apple's official website, T-Mobile is not included in the same price ranges as AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon Wireless. Instead, Apple is offering the iPhone 5s unlocked and contract-free for T-Mobile.
The 16GB model at T-Mobile is priced at $649, $749 for the 32GB model, and $849 for the 64GB variant.
Apple noted, "If you buy iPhone for T-Mobile, it will arrive with a nano-SIM card already installed that you can activate by visiting an Apple Retail Store or a T-Mobile store or by calling T-Mobile."
According to Verizon Wireless and AT&T, the smartphone will be available starting 3:01 a.m. EST online but 8 a.m., local time, at their stores.
The iPhone 5s' features are similar to the current iPhone 5, starting with the same 4-inch Retina Display. The rear-facing camera maintains the 8-megapixels, but it has a larger f/2.2 aperture with the aim of improving low-light photography. When it comes to wireless connectivity, the iPhone 5s also connects to Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and Bluetooth version 4.0.The iPhone 5s utilizes the A7 processor chip with 64-bit architecture, which plays a critical role with the Touch ID. The new Apple smartphone will come automatically installed with the new iOS 7 mobile operating system. The battery of the iPhone 5s provides 10 hours of talk time under a 3G network and 250 hours on standby. The iPhone 5s will be available in the traditional black and white models, but also a gold variant as well.
The iPhone 5s will also be available in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, and United Kingdom.
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