iPhone 5 prices in SA compared

Apple’s hotly anticipated iPhone 5 launched in South Africa on Friday (14 December 2012), and it is available on all four mobile operators.

Previously 8ta did not have the iPhone on offer.

The iPhone 5 is also available through Apple Premium Resellers such as iStore and Digicape without a contract.

Three models of iPhone 5 are available, named for the amount of storage space built into the device: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB.

Due to the large number of contracts available at launch, deals for different models are split into separate tables and arranged from cheapest to most expensive.

Only deals that include data are shown, and it should be noted that Cell C’s prices are only valid for the first 1,000 customers:

iPhone 5 16GB deals	Price	Airtime	SMSes	Data
8ta Smart Contract Basic S	R358	0	25	450MB
Vodacom Smart Light	R399	75 off-peak	100	100MB
Cell C Straight Up 200	R399	200 anytime	200	500MB
8ta Smart Contract 1	R408	15 anytime; 90 on-net	10	350MB
MTN AnyTime 200	R429	R200	25	250MB
Vodacom Smart Standard 229	R449	75 anytime, 20 More weekend	150	150MB
8ta Smart Contract 3	R458	60 anytime; 230 on-net	50	500MB
Vodacom Smart Standard	R499	130 anytime, 60 More weekend	300	300MB
Vodacom iPhone Everyday Off-Peak	R499	120 off-peak	50 off-peak	250MB
MTN AnyTime 350	R529	R350	50	250MB
Vodacom iPhone Talk 120	R579	120 anytime	100	500MB
Vodacom iPhone Talk 240	R595	240 anytime	100	500MB
MTN AnyTime 500	R679	R500	50	250MB
Vodacom Smart Advanced	R769	450 anytime; 180 More weekend	400	450MB
Vodacom iPhone Talk 500	R799	500 anytime	100	500MB

Vodacom hasn’t listed any deals for the 32GB and 64GB iPhone 5 on its website, so the next two tables don’t show any contracts from the network.

iPhone 5 32GB deals	Price	Airtime	SMSes	Data
8ta Smart Contract Basic S	R448	0	25	450MB
8ta Smart Contract 1	R458	15 anytime; 90 on-net	10	350MB
8ta Smart Contract 3	R518	60 anytime; 230 on-net	50	500MB
MTN AnyTime 350	R579	R350	50	250MB
Cell C Straight Up 400	R699	400 anytime	400	700MB
MTN AnyTime 500	R729	R500	50	250MB
MTN AnyTime 750	R949	R750	100	250MB

For those interested in getting an iPhone 5 without a monthly contract, iStore advertises the 16GB model for R8,299.

iStore also listed the 32GB iPhone 5 for R9,499, while a 64GB model is set to cost R10,799.

iStore customers can add R300 to the purchase price of their iPhone for “iCare Plus”, which offers a 2 year warranty and accidental damage cover.

According to the iStore website they have completely sold out of launch stock, but they “expect more stock soon”.

iPhone 5 64GB deals	Price	Airtime	SMSes	Data
8ta Smart Contract Basic S	R518	0	25	450MB
8ta Smart Contract 1	R528	15 anytime; 90 on-net	10	350MB
8ta Smart Contract 3	R588	60 anytime; 230 on-net	50	500MB
MTN AnyTime 350	R629	R350	50	250MB
MTN AnyTime 500	R779	R500	50	250MB
MTN AnyTime 750	R999	R750	100	250MB
MTN AnyTime 1200	R1,399	R1,200	100	250MB