Sprint Inadvertently Lets iPhone 5 Out Of The Bag Via Early Promotion of Current Models?

The iPhone 5 is almost certainly coming very soon, possibly within the next 2 months which has carriers getting prepared. However one carrier who is getting ready for the iPhone 5 in a more obvious manner than others is Sprint.

Sprint iPhone 5

In the past before the launch of a new iPhone, carriers have dropped the price slightly of the current models. Sprint did just that and have lowered the price of their iPhone 4S by 25 percent. This means that you can get your hands on the iPhone 4S for $149 with a contract of two years.

Sprint was asked about the huge price drop and all they said was that it was a promotion that had the approval of Apple. Meanwhile, AT&T along with Verizon have not made such a bold statement.

Last year Sprint rumors were flying around of them installing network repeaters 3 weeks before the launch of the iPhone 4S. So with the iPhone 5 being rumored to be released in around one month, there is no surprise that prices for the iPhone 4S are being dropped as the carrier should know something from Cupertino by now.

At the moment the Apple September 12th event is rumored to be about the iPhone 5, but there has been no confirmation. Apple might also take advantage of this date to launch the iMac, Mac Pro and iPad Mini, along with iOS 6.

The closer we get to this date the lower the price of the iPhone 4S may be. Carriers such as Verizon and AT&T will slash their prices to compete with Sprint. Apple are expecting 250 million units of the iPhone 5 to be sold and this would put pressure on Apple to stagger the release of their products, but it will be interesting to see if they do.

Sprint iPhone 4S on Sale in Prep for iPhone 5 Release

Sprint cut the price of the iPhone 4S to $149.99 with a two-year contract as part of a new special that runs through September 14th, two days after Apple’s rumored iPhone 5 launch event.

All Sprint iPhone 4S models are part of the deal, which cuts the 32GB iPhone 4S to $249 and the 64GB iPhone 4S to $349. The deal also waives activation for the iPhone 4S, another $36 in savings.
This sounds like an amazing deal, but it’s not all that and a bag of unlimited data

On September 12th, Apple is likely to announce the iPhone 5, with an iPhone 5 release date in late September. When Apple announces the new iPhone, we expect price cuts on the rest of the iPhone line.
If all goes as planned, the iPhone 4S will see a $100 price cut on September 12th, dropping the starting price to $99. The iPhone 4 will likely become a free iPhone, like the iPhone 3GS currently is on AT&T.

Price cuts on iPhones and iPads are expected in the weeks leading up to the iPhone 5 release date, as retailers try to sell remaining stock for as much as possible. Given the large buy in Sprint agreed to in order to carry the iPhone, there may be plenty of stock on hand.

Read: Should I Buy the iPhone 4S or Wait for the iPhone 5?

Rumors point to a taller and thinner iPhone 5 with a 4-inch display and faster 4G LTE connectivity launching on Friday September 21st on Verizon, Sprint and AT&T. The iPhone 5 should start at $199 for the 16GB model

The iPhone 5 may look like the images shown in the video above. Leaks suggest Apple is sticking with the same design language for the iPhone 5, but Apple could surprise us with an unseen iPhone design come September 12th.