Walmart Offering iPhone 5 Preorders With A $10 Discount

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You can visit your local Walmart in the morning to preorder the iPhone 5.
You can visit your local Walmart in the morning to preorder the iPhone 5.

For the first time in history, retail giant Walmart is accepting preorders for Apple’s newest iPhone alongside Apple, AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. Not only that, but Walmart is offering a $10 discount for the iPhone 5, meaning that customers can buy the 16GB version for $189.97 instead of the normal $199 charged by Apple.

While Apple and the carriers will start accepting preorders around midnight PST/ 3 A.M. EST on September 14th, Walmart’s preorders won’t start until 8 A.M local time. The $189.97 price tag of course comes with a two-year contract on a carrier like AT&T or Verizon.

Older iPhone models are also getting small price cuts at Walmart. The iPhone 4S sells for $89.97 instead of the $148 price Apple announced at its media event on Wednesday. The iPhone 4 sells for 97 cents at Walmart instead of  $48.88.

Other retailers like RadioShack and Best Buy will be offering the iPhone 5 went it hits shelves next week, but this is the first time that a retailer like Walmart has accepted preorders. Unlike Apple and the carriers, you’ll actually have to visit a brick and mortar Walmart store come 8 A.M. to preorder.

The iPhone 5 will be available for pickup in U.S. stores on Friday, September 21st.

Source: Bloomberg

Image: The Inquisitr

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