> iPhone 3G Availability: Vodafone to have a 15 day launch advantage (available August '08 through Vodafone, and late Aug/September '08 through Airtel)
> Model: Initially, the 8GB version only
> Price: Rs. 11,500 to Rs. 12,000 (note: U.S. price of the 8GB iPhone 3G is $199)
> Applications: App Store will be available
> App prices: Application prices may see a revision to suit Indian market
> 3G: No fixed date for 3G availability; expected sometime later this year
> GPS: Present on the Indian version as well
> Grey-market availability: Almost nowhere to be seen. One store expects to sell it next week at Rs. 50,000
There has been a lot of speculation over the price of the iPhone. Initially, only the 8 GB version of the iPhone 3G will be officially launched in India and it is expected to cost between Rs. 11,500 and Rs. 12,000 which is more as compare to the $199 price tag of the 8GB version in the U.S. On top of that this price will not include the data plan costs that a user will have to bear every month. But the full details will only be out by the 15th of August.
While all of the above is largely good news, the bad news that nobody seemed willing to place a date on 3G availability in India, the arrival of which is still a rather nebulous 'sometime late this year'.But however the GPS (a feature through which the iPhone 3G can track your location) would be a present in the Indian avatar of the Apple iPhone 3G.
So there you have it! Mostly good news for those of us who have waited for the release date of this product.
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