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Both the white and black versions of Apple's bestselling smartphone are accessible, with the 16GB and 32GB versions selling for $649 and $749, respectively, in the U.S. Apple on-line store. The device isn't eligible for international shipping.
Currently, the black versions of the unlocked iPhone 4 are estimated to ship inside 1-3 business days, whereas white versions are listed as shipping inside 3-5 days.
"The unlocked iPhone 4 needs an energetic micro-SIM card that you just acquire from a supported GSM wireless carrier," Apple notes on the merchandise description page.
As with unlocked iPhones sold internationally, the device can work on all Apple-supported GSM networks round the world. Apple conjointly takes care to notice that an iPad 3G micro-SIM card won't work within the unlocked iPhone 4.
In the U.S., customers with unlocked GSM iPhones will select from AT&T and T-Mobile, though knowledge transmission on the T-Mobile network can occur over the slower EDGE protocol as a result of the carrier's 3G network is incompatible with the iPhone.
Over the weekend, reports emerged that Apple would begin sales of the unlocked iPhone 4 within the U.S., though the device went on sale daily previous sources had steered. On Monday, varied retailers noted that unlocked iPhones had been shipped to Apple Stores with a worth tag of $649 and $749.
The release of an unlocked iPhone 4 comes as a blow to AT&T, that held an exclusive on the iPhone within the U.S. for quite 3 years, up till the discharge of the iPhone 4 on the Verizon network in February.
The iPhone 4 has quickly become Apple's bestselling iPhone. iPhone sales grew 113 % year over year within the second quarter of fiscal 2011, reaching a record high of eighteen.65 million units. in keeping with Apple COO Tim Cook, iPhone sales were "off the charts within the U.S" with a hundred and fifty five % year over year growth, driven partly by the addition of the Verizon iPhone 4.