The Cheapest iPhone In The World Is Being Released In New Zealand!

The cheapest iPhone in the world is being released in New Zealand! Vodafone has announced that the iPhone will cost $199 NZD. The phone will be on a 24 month contact. The full details will be released at 10AM NZ time. The phone will end up costing $150.36 USD. Quite a bit lower than the US price!

The Vodafone press release follows.

Hi,

This Friday 11 July at 00:01, the new iPhone 3G hits the shelves in three Vodafone stores nationwide. They are:

Vodafone stores
The iPhone 3G will be available in other
Vodafone stores from 9am, check out the stores map for locations. You'll also be able
to buy from the Vodafone Online Shop on
Friday 11 July at 00:01.

The iPhone 3G starts from $199 on a two year contract. We'll be releasing full price and plan details tomorrow at 10am, Tuesday 8 July 2008, at vodafone.co.nz/iphone. Stocks are strictly limited.

Ready, set, sync - iPhone syncs with your PC or Mac using iTunes, just like an iPod. Get ready by organizing your content now. When you get your new iPhone, you’ll be able to text, email, surf, watch, and listen in minutes.

Make sure you check out vodafone.co.nz/iphone to get all the info you need to be prepared for July 11!

Regards,

Kursten Shalfoon
General Manager Products

iPhone Pricing For New Zealand

Australia is getting the iPhone on prepaid. The 8GB iPhone 3G will be $729 ($928 NZD) and the 16GB iPhone 3G will be $849 ($1080 NZD). Italy will be getting the iPhone prepaid as well. It will cost €499 ($1036 NZD) for a 8GB iPhone 3G or €569 ($1181 NZD) for the 16GB model. Now this leaves Vodafone New Zealand to release pricing. We can expect New Zealand to pay a bit more than Australia because, we always pay more and it's a smaller market. It is good to see that Australia is paying less than Italy but that could just be because of the VAT (20% in Italy, 10 in Australia). New Zealand has GST (VAT) of 12.5% so I think the NZ price will be more like the Australian one. I believe that it will be $950 for the 8 GB version and $1100 for the 16 GB one.

You never know, it may be cheaper to buy it in South Africa!

New Zealand Getting iPhone In July 2008

There is not a lot of competition for the Apple iPhone when it comes to NZ in July, the Nokia N96 is really good but it costs quite a bit more than the iPhone. Vodafone New Zealand has announced that it will be coming so here is looking forward to it :)

Vodafone announces the iPhone is coming.

NZ Herald article with a bit more detail on the launch.