Rumour : Airtel iPhone 3G getting a Major Price Drop in India as Cheap as Rs.18499


UPDATE : It was apparently an April Fools Day Prank.

After a long delay the iPhone 3GS was finally launched in India by Airtel and Vodafone

Now , there are fresh rumors that the iPhone 3G (older model)  getting a major price cut in India . There are some leaked documents which show the new pricing for the Airtel iPhone 3G.  The price of the iPhone 3G is as cheap as Rs.18499 more than 10000 rupees lesser than the current price .

As you can see in the images below , the price of the iPhone 3G 8GB is indicated as 18499 and iPhone 3G 16GB model is indicated as Rs.24,999 . Such a move would be great as it will surely make the iPhone much more affordable in India . The current price of iPhone 3G 8 GB is Rs 29,500.

This can cause a major impact in the Mobile handset market in India which is dominated by a few leading players

There are also details of the iPhone data plans .  There is 500MB of free data bundled with the phone for 12 months and users pay 10p / 50KB of extra usage . currently the charges are 30p / 50 KB

Airtel and Vodafone are bidding for the 3G Mobile spectrum and a 3G capable iPhone on their networks would finally make some sense if they win the auctions .

Although the source is not mentioning the operator involved , it’s pretty clear that it’s Airtel

and they are also claiming a official announcement will come out later this week !

Via Mobile Gyaan

What do you think about this news . Will you buy an iPhone at this price ? or is it just another April Fools prank ?


Author: Varun Krish

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