The Lowest priced model of iPhone 4S in India is Rs 44,500 which is a bit shocker for iPhone fans in India.
The handset's prices were out after Bharti Airtel revealed them on its website and launched pre-bookings on Friday, prior to the official launch on November 25. The 32 GB model is priced at Rs 50,900 and the top-end 64 GB model for Rs 57,500.
Aircel, the other operator to announce the iPhone 4S on its network will also sell this phone at the same price band.
Apple's earlier model, the iPhone 4 sells in India for Rs 35,500 for 16GB and Rs 41,900 ($816) for 32GB.
On November 24 (12am, Nov 25), select stores in all big cities across India will be opened for sales of iPhone 4S. But unlike the US and other markets such as Japan and Singapore, the midnight launches have failed to draw crowds in India.
The iPhone 4S is launching in India more than a month after it was unveiled in the US market.
After the prices were revealed, potential customers took to social media, especially twitter in protest. By Friday evening, 'Things Cheaper Than iPhone4S' started trending on twitter as users termed the pricing as 'bizarre' and slammed the company for the huge differential in costs when compared to other markets such as US and Singapore.
At this time, it is not clear whether Airtel and Aircel will be offering any special data plans or reverse subsidy offers for the 4S - but plans for the existing iPhone 4 are already in place, and if no new plans are announced, they will likely continue.
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The handset's prices were out after Bharti Airtel revealed them on its website and launched pre-bookings on Friday, prior to the official launch on November 25. The 32 GB model is priced at Rs 50,900 and the top-end 64 GB model for Rs 57,500.
Aircel, the other operator to announce the iPhone 4S on its network will also sell this phone at the same price band.
Apple's earlier model, the iPhone 4 sells in India for Rs 35,500 for 16GB and Rs 41,900 ($816) for 32GB.
The iPhone 4S is launching in India more than a month after it was unveiled in the US market.
After the prices were revealed, potential customers took to social media, especially twitter in protest. By Friday evening, 'Things Cheaper Than iPhone4S' started trending on twitter as users termed the pricing as 'bizarre' and slammed the company for the huge differential in costs when compared to other markets such as US and Singapore.
At this time, it is not clear whether Airtel and Aircel will be offering any special data plans or reverse subsidy offers for the 4S - but plans for the existing iPhone 4 are already in place, and if no new plans are announced, they will likely continue.
