iPhone 5 and Its Actual Cost

The True Cost of Owning an iPhone 5 What's it gonna cost you Сaрacity Unit Cost With a new 2-year contract Off-contract 16 GB $199 $649 32 GB $299 $749 64 GB $399 $849 iPhone 5 monthly plans No. of text Network Provider Cost Talk time Data messages Per month Over 2 years $80 $1,920 unlimited unlimited 300 MB Verizon $100 $2,400 unlimited unlimited 2 GB $190 $4,560 unlimited unlimited 20 GB $59.99 $1,439.76 450 mins. 300 MB pay as you go AT&T $69.99 $1,679.76 450 mins. pay as you go 2 GB $230 $5,520 unlimited unlimited 20 GB $79.99 $1,919.76 450 mins. unlimited unlimited Sprint $109.99 $2,639.76 unlimited unlimited unlimited New Accessories The new Lightning connector The iPhone 5 8-pin connector is smaller than the one found on previous iPhones This means that all iPhone owners will need to either: Buy an adapter for existing accessories Lightning to 30-pin adapter $29 Lightning to 30-pin adapter with cable $39 Or replace their current accessories Car charger Home stereo dock $10+ $100+ $30+ AV adapter With the iPhone 5's new dimensions, you're going to need a new protective case iPhone 5 case $50+ And for those who use their iPhones while exercising: $60 $10-$50 Waterproof case Armband O 12 O Breakdown of cost with the cheapest version for each item Up-front cost for a base 16 GB unit with contract 2-year contract $199 $1439.76 Accessories: Case $50 Car Charger $10 $100 Stereo Dock Armband $10 Minimum total cost $1,808.76 What everything else costs Purchasing cool apps Current average app price Current average game price $1.92 $1.03 Amount of money spent on iPhone apps in the past year $0 30% $1-5 17% $6-10 12% OXO XoX OXO $11-20 13% P $21-30 8% $31-50 8% $51-100 7% SH REIT $100+ 14% icon of iPhone users spent Now with the iPhone 5, who's to say how much more $ and time you'll be spending on apps 55% the majority of their time on apps Percentage of iPhone users using their smartphones to access the internet BBC NEWS Accessing email 187% Mobile media usage 194% Social networking 58% Mobile news gathering 80% Instant messaging 44% Time iPhone users spent using their iPhones in 2011 Viewing video content online have increased by 71%, which is from 276 minutes Video apps have risen by 141%, from 63 minutes to 152 minutes The average iPhone owner spent 14.7 hours playing mobile games over a 30-day period to 472 minutes The true cost of owning an iPhone 5 is a minimum of $1,808.76 plus 301.2 hours for one year. Sources: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2012/09/12/the-real-cost-of-an-iphone-5/ http://whdi-reviews.com/2012/09/apple-discloses-the-prices-for-the-unlocked-version-of-apple-iphone-5-in-canada-and-us/ http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/09/12/iphone-5-att-vs-verizon-vs-sprint-which-carrier-is-best/ http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-iphone-5/ http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/09/14/the-facts-apples-new-iphone-5-lightning-dock-connector-adapter/ http://148apps.biz/app-store-metrics/ http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/20/study-iphone-users-vastly-outspent-android-users-on-apps-respond-much-better-to-ads/ http://www.theappsmachine.com/iphone-news-and-rumors/over-half-of-time-spent-on-the-iphone-is-its-apps/ http://blog.flurry.com/ http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/07/nielsen-iphone-gaming-study/ http://www.gaj-it.com/31718/iphone-users-are-the-biggest-culprits-for-using-their-smartphones-on-the-toilet/ A AVALAUNCH Designed by: MEDIA The True Cost of Owning an iPhone 5 What's it gonna cost you Сaрacity Unit Cost With a new 2-year contract Off-contract 16 GB $199 $649 32 GB $299 $749 64 GB $399 $849 iPhone 5 monthly plans No. of text Network Provider Cost Talk time Data messages Per month Over 2 years $80 $1,920 unlimited unlimited 300 MB Verizon $100 $2,400 unlimited unlimited 2 GB $190 $4,560 unlimited unlimited 20 GB $59.99 $1,439.76 450 mins. 300 MB pay as you go AT&T $69.99 $1,679.76 450 mins. pay as you go 2 GB $230 $5,520 unlimited unlimited 20 GB $79.99 $1,919.76 450 mins. unlimited unlimited Sprint $109.99 $2,639.76 unlimited unlimited unlimited New Accessories The new Lightning connector The iPhone 5 8-pin connector is smaller than the one found on previous iPhones This means that all iPhone owners will need to either: Buy an adapter for existing accessories Lightning to 30-pin adapter $29 Lightning to 30-pin adapter with cable $39 Or replace their current accessories Car charger Home stereo dock $10+ $100+ $30+ AV adapter With the iPhone 5's new dimensions, you're going to need a new protective case iPhone 5 case $50+ And for those who use their iPhones while exercising: $60 $10-$50 Waterproof case Armband O 12 O Breakdown of cost with the cheapest version for each item Up-front cost for a base 16 GB unit with contract 2-year contract $199 $1439.76 Accessories: Case $50 Car Charger $10 $100 Stereo Dock Armband $10 Minimum total cost $1,808.76 What everything else costs Purchasing cool apps Current average app price Current average game price $1.92 $1.03 Amount of money spent on iPhone apps in the past year $0 30% $1-5 17% $6-10 12% OXO XoX OXO $11-20 13% P $21-30 8% $31-50 8% $51-100 7% SH REIT $100+ 14% icon of iPhone users spent Now with the iPhone 5, who's to say how much more $ and time you'll be spending on apps 55% the majority of their time on apps Percentage of iPhone users using their smartphones to access the internet BBC NEWS Accessing email 187% Mobile media usage 194% Social networking 58% Mobile news gathering 80% Instant messaging 44% Time iPhone users spent using their iPhones in 2011 Viewing video content online have increased by 71%, which is from 276 minutes Video apps have risen by 141%, from 63 minutes to 152 minutes The average iPhone owner spent 14.7 hours playing mobile games over a 30-day period to 472 minutes The true cost of owning an iPhone 5 is a minimum of $1,808.76 plus 301.2 hours for one year. 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