Apple’s newiPhone 6andiPhone 6 Plusthat have justbeen unveiledat the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, California will go on sale in the United States on Friday, September 19, confirmed the company.
Pre-orders will start this Friday.
The 4.7-inch model starts at $199 while the bigger 5.5-inch model carries a $100 premium, running you $299 for the entry-level with sixteen gigabytes of storage. Like before, these are subsidized so a two-year contract with your wireless carrier is required in most cases.
Interestingly enough, Apple has dropped the 32-gigabyte model from the lineup completely. Jump past the fold for the full details on iPhone 6 pricing and availability.
The new devices are offered in the following storage capacities — 16, 64 and 128GB.
The iPhone 6 will set you back $199/$299/$399 for the 16/64/128GB models, after a two year-contract. The iPhone 6 Plus is priced at $299/$399/$499 for models with 16/64/128 gigabytes of storage, respectively.
“These are not only the best phones in the world, they really are a great value in the world,“ said CEO Tim Cook.
As suspected, Apple also brought the iPhone 5s down to $99, while the 8GB iPhone 5c is now “free,” both after a two-year contract. This is Apple’s iPhone lineup after these reshuffling.
Both new iPhone 6 models are scheduled to ship on the same day, Friday, September 19, in the United States. Apple will start accepting pre-orders for the new devices this Friday, September 12.
By the end of 2014, Apple plans to have the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus available in as many as 115 countries around the world.
iOS 8 will release for public consumptionon September 17.
The iPhone maker did not announce pricing of contract-free, unlocked iPhone 6 models. As a point of reference, unsubsidized iPhones typically go on sale in the United States a few months following their release, barring countries where carriers are required by law to provide unsubsidized hardware alongside contract-based offerings, like in Italy, Germany, Switzerland and elsewhere.
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