New iPhone now selling for just $45



A little more than two weeks after it first went
on sale for $99, Apple's colorful new iPhone 5c is
already on the bargain racks.
First Best Buy rolled out a promotion on Thursday to
offer the Apple iPhone 5C for $50, and now
RadioShack and Walmart have announced similar price
cuts on the new device.
On Friday, Walmart — which was already selling the
phone for $79 — slashed its price to $45 through the
holiday season, while RadioShack plans to give
customers $50 gift cards to apply towards the iPhone
5C phone through Nov. 2.
Best Buy's deal only lasts through Oct. 7. All
promotions apply only if customers sign a two-year
wireless contract.
The 5C, which costs $99 if purchased
through Apple with a two-year contract
(or $549 without), is the cheaper version
of the 5S phone. Analysts speculated that
the 5C would not do as well as the high-
end 5S, which costs $199 with a contract
and features a fingerprint sensor, better
camera and faster processor.
The 5S has been frequently sold out at various
locations, even though Apple reported shipping 9
million iPhone 5S and 5C models in the first weekend
alone.
Retailers like Best Buy and Walmart are slashing prices
in an effort to entice consumers to buy the 5C,
according to ABC. Target is also offering a reduced
price on the colorful plastic model.

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