iPhone sales is getting more common nowadays and seeing a rare permanent price drop is surprising. Walmart has dropped the price of iPhone 4s and iPhone 5 permanently to $39 and $129 per unit respectively.

Walmart Price Drops

iPhone 4s 16GB with colours white or black is being sold by Walmart for only $39 under AT&T or Verizon based new line or eligible upgrade having a 2-year contract.

Features:

- Siri virtual assistant

- Video recording in 1080p HD

- iOS 5 software

- iCloud feature

- Retina display

- FaceTime app

- AirPlay

- Dual antennae for better data connection

Technical Specifications:

- Height: 4.5 inches

- Width: 2.31 inches

- Depth 0.37 inches

- Weight: 4.9 oz

- UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/GSM/EDGE/CDMA/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth 4.0

- Assisted GPS

- Compass

- 3.5-inches of screen display with Retina display

- 960 x 640 display resolution and oleophobic coating

- 8MP camera and video optics with LED flash and video stabilisation

- Front camera with VGA quality

- Dual-core A5 chip processor

- Battery pack with up to 200 hours of standby time

The iPhone 5 is also being offered with a permanent price drop from $190 to $129 per unit having the same contract with AT&T and Verizon Wireless. By Saturday, interested clients may begin purchasing both iPhone models to their retailer stores in the country.

Why Sell with Permanent Price Drop?

Selling iPhone devices isn't just for simple marketing with the upcoming next-gen iPhone 5s but to put pressure to competitors which sells the same device. Best Buy back in January lost $65,000 in one day against price-matching with Walmart's sale of iPhone 5.

Another possible angle on why Walmart would risk mega drop price on both iPhone 4s and iPhone 5 is inventory clearance before the iPhone 5s takes the storage room. Excess inventory of older generation may become a long time problem for the retailer.

Effects on Consumers

Whatever reasons why Walmart is doing this permanent price drop, consumers who wanted to transfer to iOS or those who failed to purchase them before may take advantage on this good news without any pressure at all. Permanent price drops are not easily lifted unless there is no more supply which could run out anytime. This is a good opportunity to try out the cutting-edge technology of the iPhone.