Ok so there’s a lot of hullaballoo about the new iPhones being dirt cheap. 200USD is cheap assuming you can get a unit at that price with no strings attached.

Unfortunately, that’s not how it goes.

Before we begin, it would be wise to not think in terms of US market value, because we know once VAT, shipping, whatever taxes start hitting those phones on our shores, they’ll find a way to recoup through the contracts.

All the information here isn’t final, and may change depending on how the local market responds come July, but all things being equal here’s the lowdown.