Report: Wal-Mart to Sell $99 4GB iPhone Dec. 28

Ed Sutherland ()

Wal-Mart iPhone training material. Image courtesy MacRumors.com

Wal-Mart iPhone training material. Image courtesy MacRumors.com

Wal-Mart may be set to sell a 4GB iPhone for $99, Starting Dec. 28, the BoyGenius Website suggested Thursday. The move would mark the return of the iPhone version dropped in 2007 in favor of the 8GB iPhone.

Although BG told readers to take the tip with a grain of salt, reviving the once $399 iPhone comes as handset makers struggle against tightening consumer spending.

“Anyone looking to spend $99 on an iPhone probably doesn’t care that much about storage anyway,” according to the blog.

If true, the action would jive with analysts who have suggested Apple could cut the iPhone’s price to $99. In October, Needham Research’s Charlie Wolf said Apple’s high margins would permit a 50 percent price drop, increasing the marketshare of the already popular iPhone.

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The $99 iPhone would require a two-year contract. In October, BG wrote that the iPhone would appear Nov. 15 on Wal-Mart shelves.

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  • Katie

    I’m skeptical…Dec. 28? Why would they wait until after Christmas?

  • NewReader

    Am I missing something when I think that it is the two-year voice and data plan that cost thousands of dollars that restricts sales, not the actual cost of the handset?

  • tressa

    I want to know how I could find out wich air service carrier will be required for the walmart iPhone if it is sold for the $ 99 price ?So,I might have it in process ahead of time .