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iPhone 3GS India Price And Release Date Announced

on March 24, 2010 – 5:46 pm94 Comments

We have already posted that Apple iPhone 3GS will be soon available in India on the airwaves of Bharti Airtel. Today, the company announced that they will launch the device on March 26, 2010. iPhone 3GS is the most powerful iPhone that comes with some excellent features such as 3.15 megapixel camera, 3G connectivity, 16GB / 32GB internal storage and so on.

“We are delighted with the opportunity to bring the eagerly-awaited iPhone 3GS to India. Combining the strength of the Airtel brand and network with the great user interface of iPhone 3GS, we are happy to bring to our customers an experience that will take mobile communications to a whole new level,” said Atul Bindal, President-Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel.

You can purchase a 16GB model of iPhone 3GS at Rs.35,500 and the 32 GB model will be available for Rs.41,500. The company said that, they will continue to sell the older version of iPhone, i.e. 8GB model of iPhone 3G with a price tag of Rs.29,500. iPhone 3GS customers will get 500 MB of free data every month for a year from the date of activation.

Apple iPhone 3GS Pricing:

iPhone 3G 8GB – Rs.29,500
iPhone 3GS 16GB – Rs.35,500
iPhone 3GS 32GB – Rs.41,500

Apple will launch the latest iPhone 4G during the month of June in the US and just before 3 months they are launching the older version in India. Are you excited to buy this device? Let us know your views in the comments.

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Omkar Dutta is a 19yrs old Technology Blogger from Mumbai, India. He is currently studying Bachelor of Management Studies. He loves to check out latest software, mobile phones and web services. Currently he writes for Fone Arena,Techie Buzz and Tech PP. You can follow him on Twitter @0mkarr

  • Indianconsumer

    Any idea on the finacing schemes guys????

  • kunal

    hmmm…i am not gonna buy it!!!

  • unwynd

    why do they to release this phone so late and at such a horrendous price, shame!

  • http://digitizor.com/ Ricky Laishram

    Too costly for the Indian market IMO

  • Satya

    I am not excited to buy this device bloody device for such a horrendous price and that too on a contract. Is Nokia or HTC or Samsung dead that I will go for this one, while many players are running too high to let it compete with those. Fie Fie.. Or are we Indian a waste user who gonna use the wastage of the apple when US or other countries gonna witness 4G.

  • Aakash

    I would buy the 32GB model…!
    Cool fone..!
    Awesome article!
    THANXX…!

  • Zafar

    I got my 16 gb from the black market for 39500 ..totally worth my dads every penny :-)

  • kunal

    Whats the source of this information sir????

  • Satya

    Please visit Airtel website…

  • http://www.techthunder.in Omkar Dutta

    Bharti Airtel Press Release

  • Anonymous

    Dude,you’re very lucky.I could only get 5800 XM from my dad.Good phone though,but this would’ve been great.:)

  • shailendra

    Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it would start selling Apple’s iPhone 3GS from March 26.

    Priced at Rs. 35,500 for 16GB memory card and Rs. 41,500 for 32GB card, the new iPhone comes with longer battery life, three-megapixel autofocus camera and hands-free voice control system. However, Airtel will continue to sell iPhone 3G with 8GB card at Rs. 29,500.

    Customers of iPhone 3GS will get 500 MB of free data every month for a year.

    “We are delighted with the opportunity to bring the eagerly-awaited iPhone 3GS to India. Combining the strength of the Airtel brand and network with the great user interface of iPhone 3GS, we are happy to bring to our customers an experience that will take mobile communications to a whole new level,” Bharti Airtel President (Mobile Services) Atul Bindal said in a statement.

  • TJ

    now Apple shouldn’t complain that iPhone sales r low infact very low in India..whats the point in selling 1 year old phone in India at such a horrendous price..when 4generation model is just a couple of months away…
    Apple must know that people here also have access to internet,Search engine Google is present in India and that’s keep u informed about the latest offerings in mobile market..

  • hdd

    same here buddy got a 5800 ………. but shit instead of this i want to buy the htc desire (when it come out in india) or the htc EVO 4g …

  • saral

    Dont expect any good dervice from the airtel ppl.
    The data plan is a just a formality. If u call there customer care about this they wont even know about this offer.
    I wasted 36500 buying Iphone 3g 16GB from them so its better get it from US or UK.
    Would be cheap but would not be unlocked.

  • Nikhil

    Sad…very sad..
    i was really waiting for this phone..but coming so late and at such a horrendous price makes it clear that neither Apple nor Airtel really gives a damn about the Indian market & the people.
    I guess its time to look for some Android alternative.

  • Umesh Mane

    Its too late Airtel!!!
    If ppl dont buy 3GS this time the chances of getting iphone 4g in India surely going 2 reduce.

  • Varun

    Haha, only a fool would buy this expensive piece of outdated shit.

    5 months on 4th gen iPhone is going to be released, import it into India, will still be cheaper than 40K.
    Pffff Apple Airtel thinks everyone in India is stupid.

  • Navdeep

    fone arena i have a query will i get a 500 mb/month free data if i purchase iphone 3gs from reliance istore ? or the offer is only for the people who will purchase their iphone from airtel authorised stores ?

  • http://www.fonearena.com Varun Krish

    i think even if u buy from reliance store , its a airtel iphone 3gs , so offer would apply

  • CoolPilot

    Guys I understand the third world treatment by Apple as well as the Cellfone companies outhere in india, I think till the companies like airtel n vodafone don’t take a stand things are going to be pretty much the same… But as far as the 3gs is concerned guys I swear by it, this is the most technologically advanced gadget I have witnessed so far… Been using it for 6 months now & it has made my life so much easier… You will never touch any other phone after u have used an iPhone!!! N the launch of 4g is a well spread rumour, apple ain’t launching it until next year… What they are actually launching is an os 4, which is upgrade from the current 3.1.3 which will take the 3gs to new heights with Multi tasking et al !!!

    Go for it guys! It is indeed revolutionary!

  • Anir

    No way.. i have a HTC hero and pretty happy with this phone.. i can bet my HTC hero is much better than the iPhone 3GS.. waited long enough apple.. thank you… u have lost it again in India..

  • Satya

    Day Dreamer…

  • TJ

    It should be like this—-
    Research ability of hardware of HTC(HD 2,HERO,NEXUS ONE,DESIRE,EGO 4G) + Research ability of software(Google Android OS)=impeccable!
    What iPhone has is the integrated ability of gadgets.

  • jack

    i hve htc hero…and its the best fone….buying iphone is just wastage of money and time….

  • Karteek

    Hey varun, i had dropped my hopes on iphone but a comment tat the new iphone coming is os 4 not iphone 4g, is making me think twice.. Any news in this matter dude? Also i really want to know when the htc desire would be launched in india? Pls reply dude..

  • SUD

    ya waste your dad’s money

  • SUD

    U cant download anything from net.. beter 2 buy a nokia symbian phone(n97)

  • Shanx

    Confirmed news… apple launching os4 n not iPhone 4g… I think I ll buy the 3gs black, n for those who don’t know, there are browsers available on app store for free which allow you to download any file from the internet, example VanillaSurf, MyMedia etc… My friends have iPhones, was using an htc till now, but looking at the apps n games available on iPhone m switching to the 3gs!!! N yeah it’s pretty damn fast!

  • Pankaj Oberoi

    Hi Guys,

    I must tell you there are two must have gadgets, iphone 3gs 32gb and Nexus One, i have both the gadgets from the launch time, and must tell you, they both are the best creation till date.

    Regards
    Pankaj

  • Karteek

    @shanx
    are you sure about the os 4 and its not the iphone4g? Where you got your news buddy?

    @pankaj
    hey dude you are being ridiculous.. Both the phones cost around 30k each and you are suggesting tat you should have both.. But i want your opinion as which is better among iphone 3gs and nexus one.? If you were to choose anyone, which one would you buy and why? Am planning on buying one of them but confused like hell.. Pls help out dude..

  • Naveen kolA

    Don’t wast ur money buyin from Airtel
    I bought iPhone 3gs 32gb 4 32k from Australia
    tr all iPhones can be unlocked officaly with a n
    nominal price

  • Rahul

    I am in Singapore and the iPhone 3GS 32GB costs around 1138 SGD = INR 37K approx, so I dont think its a raw deal in India. However I feel wasting 37K on a phone isnt a good idea after all, will settle for the Nokia 5530 that retails around 8K odd INR in Singapore.

  • AVY

    thats a great job by apple
    the most amazing gadget in universe now available officially in INDAI
    yeah
    im gonna buy 7 > 32gb 3GS

    :-D whooooppppiiiiiiiii

  • Arcane

    Guys, I have a iPhone 3GS 16 gb Black model I bought 2 weeks back, and am planning to sell it off in 28 K. Anybody interested, call me at 9810390072. I am based in Noida, NCR.

    Please note, im not any kind of seller. I have only one model and am putting it out for sale.

    Also, the phone is with box, but is without bill.

  • poor man

    guys 35k is lots of money ..
    not to be wasted in the name of rotten apple..

  • unni

    hi guys
    i’m here with a sexy news
    that i’m decided to sell my new iphone 3GS
    for just Rs.31000. 4months old.
    i bought it from austalia…
    anybody interested call me-+91-9916288567.

    cheers guys
    all the best….

  • arcane

    2 weeks old 3gS selling for 28 K in noida / new Delhi. If anyone is interested, I can mail photos to show condition of phone. No scratches no damage.

    Comes with box and original accessories. Contact me at 9810390072.

  • http://www.theselfloveproject.com/ shraddha

    Hi!

    I currently live in US and own an iphone.. i am planning to shift back to India… what plan would be best for me to use? the one i use currently? or should i just go for a completely new plan in India?

    Please reply soon as i am travelling in few days.

    Thanks

    Shraddha

  • http://www.fonearena.com Varun Krish

    Obviously a new plan

  • aman

    Hi guys

    I want buy second hand 3GS iphone
    Im from bhopal
    If anybody interested call me-+91-7828054285.

  • raman

    Great phone i’ll buy 2 of these.

  • neel kamal

    apple , u think india is poor country thats why u launched it toooooooooooooooo lat

  • http://Yahoo.co.in Ajay Kumar Yadav

    Go with new connection with VODAFONE and can gona with any plan. Higher the rental commitment plan, higher the free useage data you will get from service provider.

    Thanks
    Ajay
    India Mumbai

  • Sudharshanan

    You can use the iphone which ur using now. No probs. But you have to unlock it and put u r new sim into it. But u hve to pay fr t.

  • jalsa

    waste phone in the world

  • jalsa

    ahhh

  • KAMAL

    i want iphone 3gs second hand.plz cotact

  • arun

    dis phone rocks to d core….. guess apple gonna rule d world widin a few years….. and d people who say tht dis a waste phone r really mad ….

  • unni

    Limited time offer!!!!!!
    The iPhone 3GS Which I am using now. That I’m decided to sell it forRs. 23000/- if anyone interested please call me on my mobile:-+91-9901507275.& The phone absoulutely doesn’t have any kind of problem or scatches.

  • jitesh

    i think the mobile is too good but the thing which is wrong with this mobile is its battery.this mobilehas the worst battery as compared to other mobiles

  • Primary

    Hey people ……
    Am planning on selling my iphone 3G (16GB) …. unlocked+JB
    if interested …. reply to primary.destination@gmail.com

  • mandar

    Hi all,
    I have an iPhone 3GS, 32 GB, Black which is just 6 months old and in excellent condition. I am planning to sell it for Rs.32,000(bought it for Rs.46,000 in Bangalore). It is officially unlocked(Apple unlocked). If anyone is interested, pls drop in a mail to alankarmandar@gmail.com.

  • dharmesh gupta

    I plan to buy 8/16 GB handset… interstingly you are offering 32GB at the same price..

    Just curious,what makes you decide to see this phone at lower cost (14 K less)
    —–
    regards
    Dharmesh

  • goshen

    i have my new 3gs mobile phone it is working excellent

  • Sunny

    i want to buy the 3gs.. can contact me at sunnysachdev@gmail.com

  • sam

    Simply can’t understand why the phone,sold in US for $99 excluding network connection, coming to market at 8 fold price here…

  • Monica

    Plz check again. That price is just with 2 year AT&T contract. Else its same there as well. Though I agree its a little costly.

  • BABU

    Hi,

    I have got Iphone 3GS 16GB brand new for sale as your requirement. For further details contact me on my number 9966218283

  • manpreet singh

    i have I-phone 4G. i want to sale it… if any body intersted.plz contect me ..my no…07696625302… panjab university ,chandigarh..

  • kOOL_gUY

    HOW MUCH WILL YOU TAKE FOR THE IPHONE4. AND HOW OLD IS IT.

  • Goodieguy

    I’ve a brand new 3GS 16GB (white) iPhone. Anyone from Chennai or Bangalore interested, please contact me.

  • http://No Sanjay

    I have iphone 3gs 32gb black
    its superb yaar

  • chetan jain

    hey hi!!!!!!! this is chetan jain from pune,i want to by a i phone 3gs 16gb, white colour, brand new so if any 1 have to seel then plzz just contact me my cell no 0966566133…….

  • http://NA jagdish

    hi Goodieguy,… Iam interested in your deal, Iam in chennai…
    drop down your cintact details with the pricing ..
    jagdish

  • goodieguy

    friends.. Thanks for the response but it is already sold.

  • ricky

    tell me the best price

  • Mahesh

    Hy goodieguy i am intrested in buying ur white iphone 3gs 16gb.so plz if u want to sell ur iphone to me then plz drop a mail to my id “mahesh.solanki98@yahoo.com” thanx.

  • Want an Iphone

    I want to buy one iphone 3gs (16/32gb). mail me @ sundram at ovi.com for prices.

  • Manav

    Hey folks i need an i phone 3G in a budget of less than 10k.
    If any1 interested please contact Manav +919004860616.

  • sell ur iphone

    I want to buy one iphone 3gs. Anyone selling can contact me on kalyani77 @ hot mail.com.

  • sourabh

    hiiii every 1 i want to buy iPhone 3G if anyone is selling so please contact on sourabhgoydani23@gmail.com

  • Pergat

    Want to sell a jailbroken & unlocked Iphone 3GS, 16 GB- 6 months old, can be used with any service provider, upgraded to latest iOS 4.2.1 version , Loaded with tons of latest applications and themes. Selling @ 29K, interested contact luvs_lucky@yahoo.com.

  • RAJESH

    HOW MANY PRICE BHAI JI

  • kingdon

    hey anybodu wants to sell iphone 3GS plz plz contact me at 9030800502…thnkks

  • Anirban Chaudhary

    Yes…friend u r right..itz awesome..i also have iPhone 3GS 32GB Black :)

  • manuj

    hi i have iphone 3gs (16gb),brand new scratch less, if any one interseted can send me mail on mail id. also preferaably in chandigarh.

  • Sell it now.

    But where is ur mail id.

  • shardul

    i want to buy a 2nd hand iphon 3gs 8GB. Any body want to sell plz contect me.
    Shardul2007@live.in
    mob. No. 9997871927

  • shardul

    i want to buy a iphon. Contect me..
    Shardul2007@live.in

  • Navin

    Hi I have a like new iPhone 3GS .. 16gb. From Bangalore . If interested call 9845351982

  • divy

    for how much u wann sold it ???
    tel me abt its conditin .

  • Lucky

    I am selling 3gs 16 gb for 20 k, interested contact me in bangalore

  • pooja

    Monica is right..$100 price is just with 2 year AT&T contract.if you get this you’ll pay little bit extra for iphone…

  • shaurya

    how much u r planning to sell!!

  • Dipak

    hey anybody wants to buy

    brand new i phone 4 only for 30000.00 rs, (4month old)
    32gb 3gs only for 27000rs. , (over one year old)
    16 gb 3gs only for 22000 rs. , (Over one year old)
    8 gb 3g only for 17000rs., (6 months old)
    HTC HD7 Brand new only for 25000 rs.( Brand new)
    Samsung jet s8000 only for 12000 rs. ( 8 months old)

    if anybody want to see pic just send me yr email id and if you are interested of any mob you will collect from Ahmedabad.

  • rishabh

    hey guy i have an iphone 3gS black in color , its only 3 month old . i bought this phone on 11 feb this year
    its black in color , 16 gig , jailbroken and unlocked like u can use with any carrier .
    i want to sell this phone for 22000INR
    i have all box , accessory and stuff !
    if anyone intrested plz call me at 9041215714 or my email id is rishabhdiwan27@gmail.com
    I AM IN CHANDIGARH
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

  • rishabh

    hey guy i have an iphone 3gS black in color , its only 3 month old . i bought this phone on 11 feb this year
    its black in color , 16 gig , jailbroken and unlocked like u can use with any carrier .
    i want to sell this phone for 20000INR
    i have all box , accessory and stuff !
    if anyone intrested plz call me at 9041215714 or my email id is rishabhdiwan27@gmail.com
    I AM IN CHANDIGARH
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

  • jai

    Hi,
    I bought 3 brand new iphone 3g phone with all accessories during my visit to hong kong in March end… I want to sell them immediately… I am currently in Australia and will return in mAy beg…

    iphone 3g 8gb 16500 black
    iphone 3g 16gb 19500 white

    if interested mail me @ jaideeprawal@gmail.com , i am in Noida

  • Kumar_Kumar

    Above you are saying in Australia and below you are saying in Noida. I did not know that there is A Noida in Australia too, like A Noida in India.

  • Rishabh

    Hey, m Rishabh I hav got iPhone 3GS it’s in very very good condition if anyone is interested he may contact me. My contact no. is 09428301200.

  • Arun Jaggi

    Hiiiii my all friends i am Arun from Punjab i am having i phone 3GS 32 gb in white colour which i bought just 2 months before it is unlocked so i want to sell in 20000 any one interested can contact me on my mail “stylishboy001@gmail.com” or my number 09041969025 plz contact me

  • Kptrahul

    how Manny price in i phone 3g inbuilt speaker    

  • Vicky_saini_21

    hi  want to buy one iphone 4 my contact 9898605317