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Apple to sell Refurbished iPhone 4 in India at just Rs.22500

on November 15, 2011 – 5:58 pm17 Comments

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Looks like finally India is in Apple’s radar.  The company launched the iPhone 4 pretty late in India but then it also launched a cheaper version of the 3GS at around Rs.19000. As you might know , the iPhone 4S is launching in India in a matter of days on Airtel and Aircel and now there is news that Apple might start selling a refurbished iPhone 4 in India for Rs.22500 according to BGR.in. Refurbished products or open box items are pretty common in the United States and many companies including Apple offer a discount on such products compared to brand new products. While some might confuse a refurb with a stinking , used , damaged product it is not. Refurbs are basically products which have visited the factory or repair center for some defect which is now fixed. It can range from a cosmetic defect to a manufacturing flaw.But Apple still offers 1 year warranty on such products from the date of purchase. Also you can buy Apple Care warranty like you could for any new product.

Here are some lines from a refurbished product in the Apple Store

  • Apple Certified Refurbished Products – Quality products/great prices
  • Stringent refurbishment process prior to sale
  • Covered by Apple’s One-Year Limited Warranty
  • AppleCare Protection Plan can be purchased

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Varun Krish is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast and has been blogging about mobile phones since 2005. His current phones include the Nokia Lumia 800 and Apple iPhone 4S. You can follow him on Twitter @varunkrish and on Google+ You can also mail Varun Krish

  • Pain

    Is India a dumping ground?

    • Ankit Newtech

      Well one can say that after seeing the delayed launches of premium phones, but still getting iPhone4 close to 23000/- is a good deal+ u r still getting apple warranty. 

      look m not a APPLE Fanboy but my sis is hellbent on killing me if i dont buy her iP4, so for me its salvation time !!

      • Magnan5624

        Dude,
        Show her Galaxy S II, it is around 27 K now. She will forget apple for good.

  • http://www.gizrev.com Raghu Chandra Prodduturi

    Hey varun,

    Did they start selling it already?

    • Satyavrat

      What capacity is coming in 22.5K

  • Ash

    A BIG NO to Apple.. Android anytime.. Google & Samsung has been very nice to Asian countries from the begining itself.. Now when Apple started loosing their shares, they have come up with shit business strategy.. Why spend our hard earned money on USED phones when we have high end Super Cool brand new Android Smartphones available in that price range ?? , which never gona work, at least in India.. I’m not against apple, but this strategy is really disappointing.. Again A BIG infact A HUGE NO !!!

  • GarfieldDC

    It makes a lot of sense. It also brings India in line with Apple’s worldwide sales strategy. It also gives an opportunity to people who don’t want to pay the premium prices for new Apple products to buy them for a cheaper price. The point to note here is that the refurbished product being offered is by no means sub-standard. It will come with an Apple India warranty which means you can get a replacement if you have any issues with the device.

  • Razrfire

    well…not a bad move…… IMO……have used a refurb DSLR….not a bad thing…..no scratches or anything…..only the internal hardware is old in a refurb product….of cousre at the end of the day u still have a used phone(product)..but it is still better than buying from an unreliable source

  • Biswas Tanmay

    It is a great deal

  • Tsezzy

    after steve’s death , and rivals marching to level every day, apple had to hit someway, but this is not just it , even today middle class indian cannot prefer 20000+ phones , samsung’s android based 10k range phones are more than sufficient to power drive mid-cap indian’s , and after chemical scrap yard at surat and e-waste scrapyard at chennai, what does apple think? it can entice us with these rotten apples.  

  • Voicehyd

    dump these garbage in india lots of people are out there to buy these
    Refurbished iPhone 4 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, people dump anything in india no govt will say anything all the best to rest of companies too.

    • Abc123

      u are dumping your comments here, are we complaining ? 
      I do not know why to be angry. US is apples home, so they sell their products first there then anywhr else. Samsung on other hand is a asian company , S2 was launched in asia 6 months before it was launched in USA. Are u complaining ? So, All companies launch their products in home country first. Apple has huge demand, and still trying to satisfy all. Samsung / LG / others u need to understand is far big , ( No. of employees ) – to satisfy / cater to the demand. Apple is doing their best. No one can match their hardware, in anyway. Others are just copying what they have done. Ex – Retina display / HD display was first launched by Apple. Camera provided by Apple 4s – 8MP has a resolution of 2000 lines(1080p), S2 – 1800 lines(1080p), iPhone 4 – 1600 lines(720p). First touch screen phone was launched by apple in 2007, we in india, started using touchscreen by nokia in 2009. 2 Yrs GAP. Plus the network here is not reliable required, so they have to make different phones have to change antenna config. So please understand, because of this kind of mentality we indians are lagging behind. 

  • Magnan

    Good business line for Apple. Good hope for people to get other company products also refurbished by them.

  • http://www.wizardjournal.com Rakesh Narang

    It is possible that I might buy an iPhone soon, but not this one, iPhone 4S. But since I am planning to buy a new phone in about 3 months, by that time Samsung would have also launched Galaxy Nexus.

  • Piyush

    all junk to india!,why? is india a scrapyard?

    • Prabhu Jaganathan

      Scrapyard??????? Apple  sells Refurbished products all over the world. Apple started thinking that India got major role for them after the death of Jobs. 

  • Coolfenil_99

    when is dis refurbished phone launching which date??