Cheap iPhone is available, just not in Singapore

iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are now available in many countries since last Friday. Everyone is lamenting the fact that iPhone 5C does stand for cheap iPhone. Well, I do think that the iPhone 5C is cheap compared to the previous releases, with similar features to the iPhone 5S.

However, the cheap iPhone does exist, just not in Singapore. In the United States, the iPhone 4S is offered free with a contract, and guess what, in China, the iPhone 4 can be purchased for $19 installments per month for 2 years through Apple. It does seem that the iPhone 4 sales in China is permanent, and not a temporary measure because it was released the same time as the iPhone 5S/5C sales.

The cheap iPhone is available, just that it is only available in certain countries. Now the question is why all the telcos in Singapore did not bring in any of this cheap iPhone here. Why am I not allowed to get the cheaper iPhone in Singapore?