After M1's announcement, SingTel has also revealed its prices for the iPhone 4S, which will be sold from 28th October. Customers can book an appointment online to pick up their iPhone 4S at the special launch event on 28th October at Suntec Convention Hall 402 from 12:01am to 10:00pm. The pricing details from SingTel are listed as below:
iPhone Price Plans | iFlexi Lite | iFlexi Value | iFlexi Plus | iFlexi Premium |
Subscription | S$39.90 | S$59.90 | S$99.90 | S$205 |
Local Calls | 100 mins | 200 mins | 500 mins | 2000 mins |
Local SMS/MMS | 550 | 650 | 700 | 2000 |
Local Data Bundle (Up to 14.4Mbps) | 12GB (capped at S$30/mth for unlimited usage) | 30GB (capped at S$30/mth for unlimited usage) | ||
iPhone 4S16GB | S$498 | S$248 | S$0 | S$0 |
iPhone 4S 32GB | S$668 | S$368 | S$98 | S$0 |
iPhone 4S 64GB | S$798 | S$538 | S$208 | S$108 |
To refresh your memory, M1's prices for the iPhone 4S is listed in our earlier table:
iPhone Price Plans | iPhone Value | iPhone Lite | iPhone Extreme | iPhone Max |
Subscription | S$36 | S$56 | S$98 | S$198 |
Local Calls | 100 mins | 300 mins | 700 mins | Unlimited |
Local SMS/MMS | 500 | 500 | 500 | 2000 |
Local Data Bundle (Up to 14.4Mbps) | 12GB (Excess data usage capped at S$30) | Unlimited | Unlimited | |
iPhone 4S16GB | S$505 | S$235 | S$0 | S$0 |
iPhone 4S 32GB | S$630 | S$370 | S$70 | S$0 |
iPhone 4S 64GB | S$770 | S$510 | S$210 | S$115 |
As apparent, there are some pros and cons in choosing either of the two telcos. While M1's price plans are cheaper and has more talktime in general over SingTel's offer, you'll notice that M1 priced the 16GB iPhone 4S at S$7 more than SingTel for the lowest tier plan. However, under SingTel's price plan, you're paying $3 more per month for the next two years, which amounts to S$72 more.
For now, M1's offer seems to be the better of the lot, but StarHub could shake up the mechanics with a different pricing strategy, though no word has been sent from the third telco in Singapore.
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