• Apple iPhones priced at Rs.31000

• by: Hoopla  |  last updated: August 20, 2008

• Category: Gadgets & Electronics, Technology |  Tags: Apple iPhone, iphones, 3G enabled iphones

• Everyone who has been waiting for months to own the iconic 3G-enabled Apple iPhone, will have to gear up to spend Rs. 31,000 for the entry-level 8GB memory mobile phone and Rs 36,100 for a model with double the memory.
  
  Both the companies Vodafone and Airtel will be launching the iPhone on August 22 and industry experts say bookings and pre-launch interest suggest that they would be able to sell over 100,000 phones in the next 12 months.

• Price way too high compared to the US

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  Companies like Vodafone, which opened bookings for the phones in July, have already received booking requests of over 10,000 phones. The domestic price, however, is much steeper than the US price. The handset is available for $199 (Rs 8,358) in the US, plus $99 (Rs 4,158) as an annual contract with the telecom company since the handsets are linked to the service provider.
  
  These lower prices are possibly because of the large subsidies that service providers are willing to provide to woo customers. In India however, neither company will offer a subsidy. However, the non-3G Apple iPhone - which was launched by the company earlier - is available in the Indian grey market at around Rs 20,000, down from Rs 24,000 a few months ago.

• Guide Comment History

• Pankaj said 4 months ago:
  The price is too much....Now I have to change my plan to 'not to buy iPhone'.... :)

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