iPhone 5 Release Date: Best Deals on iPhone 4S Preorders

By Allison Summers, Christian Post Reporter Friday, October 07, 2011

The iPhone 4S is now available for pre-order at Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, and many are undoubtedly wondering where to get the best deals. Here is a list of plans and pricing according to gottabemobile.com:

Sprint:
Lowest price: $79.99/month ($1919.76 over 2 years) 450 minutes, unlimited messaging, unlimited data.
Highest price: $109.99/month ($2639.76 over 2 years) Unlimited everything.

Verizon:
Lowest Price: $69.99/month ($1679.76 over 2 years) – $39.99 Talk + $30 2GB Data and pay as you go texting.
Highest Price: $169.99/month ($4079.76 over 2 years) – $69.99 Talk + $20 Text + $80 10GB Data

AT&T:
Lowest price: $54.99/month ($1319.76 over 2 years) – $39.99 for 450 minutes + $15 for 200MB of Data and pay as you go texting.
Highest price: $134.99/month ($3239.76 over 2 years) – $69.99 unlimited minutes + $20 unlimited text + $45 for 4GB Data

The highly anticipated touchscreen smartphone is a newer model of the iPhone 4 and contains a variety of hardware and software updates, including an introduction of new functions. Some of the highlights include an improved camera system as well as a voice recognition assistant called Siri. This particular feature is designed to allow users to ask questions in a natural,conversational manner and have the phone answer their questions, and it can perform a variety of functions such as finding nearby restaurants, setting alarm schedules and giving the weather.

A version with a larger capacity of storage has also been added, with the largest at 64 GB.

Last Tuesday, excitement over the release of Apple's latest gadget caused the website to crash for a short period of time. Although the hype about the phone is great, the public is eager to get its hands on the iPhone 5, which is not expected to be released until next year.