Will the iPhone sell in the Philippines?
August 19, 2008
The launch of the Apple iPhone in the Philippines is just a few days away (on August 22, to be exact) but an analyst thinks the timing of the launch may just not be right.
According to an analyst of XMG Asia Pacific, the roll-out of the iPhone in the Philippines “came at a very bad time.”
He cited inflation and the rising costs of food and oil as current deterrents for Filipinos to buy high-end luxury items such as the iPhone.
This despite price cutbacks by Globe Telecom on the iPhone. Last week, Globe announced it would sell iPhone 3G prepaid kits starting at P37,599 (8Gb) and P43,799 (16 GB).
The iPhone 3G is also available via postpaid subscriptions ranging from P1,599 to P4,999 in monthly fees.
Globe’s prepaid plans come with P1,000 in load credits spread over five months, or P200 per month. The first 1,000 phonekit purchases will also get an additional P1,000 discount off the purchase price, according to Globe.
At these prices and benefits, are you still willing to get an iPhone?
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September 14th, 2008 at 9:28 am
id rather buy an i-touch than an i-phone. almost the same features except the phone and text services plus the 2MP camera(in America, an 8MP camera phone will be launch this last quarter or early next year)… its much cheaper at 11K in greenhills.. :)