What Price iPhone 3G?
Techtree News Staff, Aug 07, 2008 1040 hrs IST
Although rumored to be priced at an aggressive Rs 12,000, our sources now tell us that the iPhone 3G will cost anything between Rs 20,000 and Rs 25,000
Last month we informed you about the August release of Apple's iPhone 3G by Vodafone and Airtel; sprinkled with information on gray-market availability. While it's now official that Airtel will bring the iPhone 3G to India on August 22nd, Vodafone's Chief Marketing Officer, Harit Nagpal, confirms that Vodafone too will launch the iPhone on the 22nd of this month.
What ever happened to Vodafone's 15-day advantage over Airtel's launch date? Nagpal denies any such thing and adds that further 'media information is on its way'.
Ever since Airtel announced the launch of the Apple iPhone 3G yesterday, the market has been abuzz with speculation about pricing. Even though we reported earlier that Airtel was planning to price the handset at an aggressive Rs.12,000, we talked to a source in Delhi who told us that Airtel will price the iPhone 3G anywhere between Rs 20,000 and Rs 25,000.
Another source close to a major network carrier has told us that there is no way it would make sense for either Airtel or Vodafone to price the iPhone 3G at Rs 12,000. "Given the duty component and other taxes, it won't be viable for any service provider to price it at Rs 12,000. Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000 should be more like it," he said.
Moving on to the pricing at parallel markets, our source at Heera Panna, Mumbai, is offering the iPhone 3G for Rs. 55,000. He also claims to have sold 12 pieces till date. Another seller in Irla, Mumbai, has the 16GB iPhone 3G for Rs 32,000.
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Hi all iphone 3g is the world's best,it has enhanced user experience, default youtube client. It's must have multimedia device. Rajesh
by Rajesh, New Delhi, on Aug 30, 2008 03:45 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hi all iphone 3g is the world's best,it has enhanced user experience, default youtube client. It's must have multimedia device. Rajesh
by Rajesh, New Delhi, on Aug 29, 2008 06:36 PM, Report abuse Reply
Techtree: Do you people even realize that you guys have been providing wrong information to its customer base 20 days back by claiming that you have an inside information of IPhone 3G 8GB selling at 12K in India. Why should I believe your news next time around?
by Concerned techt, Mumbai, on Aug 07, 2008 01:51 PM, Report abuse Reply
now u r seeing who is the looser.. u or techtree??
by srikanta, bangalore, on Aug 20, 2008 10:59 PM, Report abuse
i want iphone at minimum rate n cute model.say how i buying
by Nawed, Bhubaneswar, on Aug 22, 2008 08:35 AM, Report abuse
The prices for Iphone 3G have been declared. Release date 22 august 2008 prices: 8gb - 31000 16gb - 36500 to avail an iphone u need to pay an advance of rs 10000 The price is too high...........31K is my 2 months salary........i wud rather add 9k and buy a motor cycle.
by Rahul Malpani, Mumbai, on Aug 20, 2008 07:21 PM, Report abuse Reply
The pricing sucks..tyotally sucks...this is bull Got this email from Vodafone today...this is not gonna hurt Nokia or any other mobile seller...and its not revolutionary in India Thank you for registering for your Apple iPhone 3GTM with us. We are delighted to announce that the iPhone 3G will be available in India from August 22, 2008 It will be available in 8GB & 16GB models, priced at Rs 31,000 and Rs 36,100 respectively. Be the first to get the iPhone We have received a large number of registrations. As there are limited stocks, make sure that you get yours first, by paying an advance of Rs 10,000 to confirm your booking. Where can you make this advance payment? The iPhone 3G will be available at select Vodafone Stores. All you need to do is drop in at any select Vodafone Store between August 20 and 21 and make the advance payment by cash or credit card. Don?t forget to show the iPhone booking SMS, which you would have received from us, when you visit the Vodafone Store to pay the advance. To find a Vodafone Store near you, click here Get an appointment now. No queues for you. Once you pay the advance, we will immediately give you an appointment date and time, starting August 22 when you can come and experience a full demonstration and collect your iPhone, all ready to use with your contacts and settings, by paying the balance amount. Hurry! Limited stocks. Remember, the sooner you confirm your booking, the earlier you?ll get your iPhone. We have limited stocks and it will be on first come, first serve basis. Buy a Vodafone connection now! As you are not a Vodafone customer, you will need a Vodafone connection for your iPhone 3G. We recommend that when you come to confirm your booking, please do get yourself a Vodafone connection too. Remember to carry a passport sized picture, photo ID proof and address proof as these are required for activating your Vodafone SIM card. Happy to help If you have any queries, log on to www.vodafone.in/iphone or call us on 9886098860 and we?ll be happy to help. Hurry and be one of the first to make the iPhone 3G your own. Regards C P Joshi AVP - Customer Service
by chetan, Bangalore, on Aug 20, 2008 09:24 AM, Report abuse Reply
i saw on zee business today they said that the cost of iphone is 9000 but this cost only for initial cost actual cost ofiphone 3G is round 27000 initially u has to pay 9000 bugs then they gave us 2 option 2 pay remaining price wats a actual cost of iphone 3G please tell
by mandar, mumbai, on Aug 19, 2008 11:14 PM, Report abuse Reply
Is that no true that the price wud be around 199$ for 8GB and 299$ for 16GB variants?
by Balaji Srinivas, Bangalore, on Aug 17, 2008 12:25 PM, Report abuse Reply
i got new apple 3g 16gb i-phone..it's great item from apple....
by Anonymous, U.s.a, on Aug 16, 2008 11:19 AM, Report abuse Reply
i think iPhone starting @ 16k
by webserver, Kolkata, on Aug 15, 2008 12:55 AM, Report abuse Reply
i want to information for new technology mobile and rate of that....thanks.
by jayendra, baroda, on Aug 15, 2008 12:23 AM, Report abuse Reply
Hi everyone I have been following the iPhone for launching and pricing for an year now and let me tell you some facts about the 3G iPhone that I found missing in the comments and the article. 1. iPhone 3G is network locked - The iPhone 3G which is available in the US and some other countries are 90% locked to the network providers network. For now there has been NO software unlock till date that can allow the iPhone 3G to be used on other networks other than the providers. They can be jailbroken BUT not unlocked. 2. The pricing model in the US is USD 199 (8GB) and USD 299 (16GB) with a 3 year contract for the phone for DATA and VOICE for using it over the 3 generation (3G) network. Both data and voice have a different plan options and the phone is not sold without the 3year commitment. The minimum plan I think is USD 39 and goes upto USD 80 (something of sort) for 3 years. So, although Apple does not limit any provider with the pricing model what it does make sure is that the phone is activated within the AT&T store and thus the 3 year is contract is activated then and there. I don't think either Bharti or Vodafone will move away from such pricing model. Most of the services of the iPhone 3G will be charged seperately just like the Blackberry service is does. Thanks and have a great day
by Sid Shankar, New Delhi, on Aug 07, 2008 02:05 PM, Report abuse Reply
The contracts are for 2 years and not 3.
by Firefly, AC, on Aug 07, 2008 05:59 PM, Report abuse
Its 2 years in US, 3 years in Canada. However, if it is launched in India, I dont think anyone would want to unlock it any time soon.Maybe after a few months. And I am sure we will have a working software unlock in a few months from now.
by Pat, Mumbai, on Aug 07, 2008 06:27 PM, Report abuse
there are 2 things wrong about your post, allow me to correct it. 1) The contract from AT&T in US is for 2 years. 2) The minimum monthly plan with iPhone is 39.99 (Voice) + 30 Data = 70USD. It means you have to pay minimum 70$ each month, Data plan is mandatory when you buy an iPhone from AT&T.
by arcKal, Chicago, on Aug 07, 2008 08:58 PM, Report abuse
HI friend. Can the Iphone be connected to a PC and store songs in it. Cos one of my friends told ne tht it cant be connected to the PC and u need to go to the i store and buy songs n download it....
by Ajay, Chennai, on Aug 14, 2008 08:51 PM, Report abuse
today i had a tlk wd a person wrkn at vodafone. discloses tht iphone wl b priced nr 12-15k fr 8gb n 20-21k fr 16gb...lets c wt hppn on 22nd aug
by manav, delhi, on Aug 14, 2008 12:27 AM, Report abuse Reply
if the cost of this is 20k to 25k its worth buying an N95 8gb for just 26k.
by sweet boy, bangalore, on Aug 13, 2008 05:21 PM, Report abuse Reply
A lot of you seem distressed at the price. However, even at 30K, this phone is worth the price, and a lot of us, me included will buy it. True, it will not be a common man's phone, BUT.. if it were to be one.. then I would not want it. In the last year, I gave up my Nokia N95 in favor of a Samsung F700, which I then traded in for, and am currently using, a Samsung i900 Omnia. I only live in India part time and am returning in Sept, and am looking forward to getting an iPhone there. Prices here, in Europe are a lot cheaper, but the service plans that they require you to sign up for, are ridiculous. (specially since I live here only 6-7 months a year). So moan all you want, but know this, there are a LOT of people like me who will pay the 25-30K pricetags, just to have the satisfaction of not seeing the phone in your (the moaners) hands. Smug and arrogant as this seems, it's a fact of life, so get used to it. :) Much more important than the price, for me, is whether they will require you to sign up for a contract. Since that's out of the question for me, am not going to pay for a service that I won't use 7 month's a year, other than the sheer hassles of keeping up with payments in Goa, while I am in Europe, if they do require one.. I guess I'll have to take a look at Heera Panna (whatever that is). Cheers
by lucifferito, Germany, on Aug 12, 2008 06:12 PM, Report abuse Reply
This is absolutely ridiculous ..... paying more than 30k is absolutely worthless for that phone ...... i too wanted to buy an iphone ..... i am following up the release for last one year ..... finally its getting released in india ..... but pricing it above 30k is absolutely ridiculous ...... i am sure that not even 10 pieces will sell if they price above 30k ....... lets wait for the official announcement from our Airtel and vodafone ......
by maridawson, chennai, on Aug 13, 2008 11:12 AM, Report abuse
ipod nano's price $199 and in india its price is Rs.10500....iphone 8gb cost also $199....then why it cost greater than Rs.12000 in india????
by som, kolkata, on Aug 12, 2008 05:49 PM, Report abuse Reply
i read a post in techtree forum ..... that vodafone has announced the pricing details for iphone 3g ...... is that true?
by maridawson, chennai, on Aug 12, 2008 04:07 PM, Report abuse Reply
No comment on s--t iphone
by Azhar, Mumbai, on Aug 11, 2008 11:56 PM, Report abuse Reply
i hav cell point.n i bought 15pc of china cell 4om a wholeseller in delhi.n he said me that i can order in phone.n if i depo amount in his bank ac than he will send the cells througth courier.so can i trust this person..plz reply its urgent...
by sonu, rg, on Aug 10, 2008 12:05 AM, Report abuse Reply
no !!! don't trust this person just like that.
by rohit, new delhi, on Aug 11, 2008 07:19 PM, Report abuse
its a shit for 20000 to 30000
by arham, delhi, on Aug 10, 2008 07:36 PM, Report abuse Reply
for 20k! its a piece of shit. samsung & htc have phones with much superior for that price.
by nilav, guwahati, on Aug 10, 2008 01:08 PM, Report abuse Reply
every one is crazy about this APPLE 3G i PHONE . but u know guyz there r 2 main draw backs in this phone.. NO VIDEO RECORDING.. NO HANDS FREE BLUE TOOTH... anyway if airtel sells it for Rs.8000. then its fine.. otherwise no need of thinking about it
by ESWAR, HYDERABAD, on Aug 09, 2008 06:55 PM, Report abuse Reply
gr8!!This piece of shit costs 9K in usa,n in india - 20k??? do dese guyz think dat we r richer than americans!!!
by sidk, Ghaziabad, on Aug 09, 2008 01:11 PM, Report abuse Reply
its not at like this...im from apple california..right-now in india.....steve jobs and our group privately discussed that the iphone 8gb will be near 8,000 and 16 gb will be 16,000......because we updated the coreosx53.345. for the new iphone 3g for india...dont believe this shit...im telling u...
by raviraj, san fransisco, on Aug 08, 2008 06:32 PM, Report abuse Reply
@raviraj U r wrking in which building? DA/IL/VG??
by Le0, CA, on Aug 09, 2008 10:44 AM, Report abuse
airtel give me this phone for 8000 rs or otherwise never i am using ur service for sure.Are u think we r insane.
by 327ytr, jabalpur, on Aug 09, 2008 04:22 AM, Report abuse Reply
i wouldnt go anywhere close to the iphone at that price. One major reason i was drawn to it was because of the speculated price. This is too steep for bling material
by Blizz, Bangalore, on Aug 08, 2008 11:51 PM, Report abuse Reply
iphon
by sanjeet, mumbai, on Aug 08, 2008 08:35 PM, Report abuse Reply
Will Airtel demo safari internet browsing at there relationship centres? I think there will be lot of error messages opening web pages with Airtel or Vodafone networks. Without these service providers improving there network, no one would be satisfied with iPhone's Safari desktop class browser... Anyone with idea of how much time we can browse web pages on iPhone while on 2G/EDGE network?
by Anonymous, Bangalore, on Aug 08, 2008 07:18 PM, Report abuse Reply
iphone 3g is the worlds best.....we have made the os so fasssst...u wont believe
by raviraj, san fransisco, on Aug 08, 2008 06:35 PM, Report abuse Reply
it was so costly
by bittu, ludhiana, on Aug 08, 2008 02:22 PM, Report abuse Reply
jailbreak iphone3g
by mohammad, new haven, on Aug 08, 2008 07:52 AM, Report abuse Reply
Take a look at the new Samsung i900 Omnia fellas. Beats the Steve's baby hands down in almost all quarters. I own a MacBook and swear by it. Don't do windows anymore, Nope Nada!!!. iPhone has it's moments of crowning glory but all in all it's a piece of rabid dogshit out of cupertino. Hell for an overhyped phone, it's got absolutely limited feature set.
by Sid, Sydney, on Aug 08, 2008 05:00 AM, Report abuse Reply
well i am not gonna be the f@#@** who will be buying this phone for this price when it's available for nearly half the price in the US, shit i can buy the new SE W902 with an 5MP camera for around the same price..
by steve, n delhi, on Aug 08, 2008 12:47 AM, Report abuse Reply
This has always been the biggest killer of all time in India n still is.....taxes n duty. Even if d iPhone is comin out of Apple Factory for $299 max d taxes n duty are gonna shoot its price to heaven. Ppl wid deep pockets...be ready....as for average guys like me..be happy with what u got.(or go get a personal loan 2 buy this phone lol) An Apple iPhone 3G being sold at Rs 55000 at Heera Panna!!! dam Wait till we get it at AirTel or Vodafone shops....m sure d price is gonna spiral down N few days ago i had check out iPod Touch at Apple Store...d 16Gb was priced at 23000...some how it is evident 4m this that d iPhone 3G has 2 be a More expensive den this
by iCEMAN, Mumbai, on Aug 08, 2008 12:01 AM, Report abuse Reply
This has always been the biggest killer of all time in India n still is.....taxes n duty. Even if d iPhone is comin out of Apple Factory for $299 max d taxes n duty are gonna shoot its price to heaven. Ppl wid deep pockets...be ready....as for average guys like me..be happy with what u got.(or go get a personal loan 2 buy this phone lol) An Apple iPhone 3G being sold at Rs 55000 at Heera Panna!!! dam Wait till we get it at AirTel or Vodafone shops....m sure d price is gonna spiral down N few days ago i had check out iPod Touch at Apple Store...d 16Gb was priced at 23000...some how it is evident 4m this that d iPhone 3G has 2 be a More expensive den this
by iCEMAN, Mumbai, on Aug 07, 2008 11:56 PM, Report abuse Reply
i.am also interested in iphone.when prices will be rs.16000
by nitin juneja, faridabad, on Aug 07, 2008 12:37 PM, Report abuse Reply
dasv
by fvgw, qdf, on Aug 07, 2008 11:31 PM, Report abuse
This sucks. The iphone 3G is made of plastic and all so that it is CHEAP,any thing like that i have bought that 8g iphone its price is 15900, wat's price of3g
by saranraj, tiruppur, on Aug 07, 2008 11:23 PM, Report abuse Reply
This sucks. The iphone 3G is made of plastic and all so that it is CHEAP. One can see the quality difference between the old and new Iphone. Yet these crooks are trying to sell it at sky high prices to Indians! One might as well buy the old iphone for that price.
by dylan2000, Vasco, on Aug 07, 2008 01:35 PM, Report abuse Reply
My dear, plastic used in iPhone 3g does not means its cheap like Chinese bull-shit. They did it because of following reason: 1) Make is more lighter 2) To have more signals for wifi and GSM. And by the way, its still looks gorgeous and strong as an old phone.
by arcKal, Chicago, on Aug 07, 2008 09:05 PM, Report abuse
Hope the phone is launched with an approx 15k price tag max. otherwise without FM/camera It may not create any ripples in India.
by Nikhil Chopra, New delhi, on Aug 07, 2008 02:59 PM, Report abuse Reply
It has 2mp Camera, that gives you basic still camera, but if you install an application that will allow you to record a video too. It has not FM but still you can use Internet Radio/Streaming on iPhone that gives you lot of new Radio without advertisement, but you need to conenct Internet first.
by arcKal, Chicago, on Aug 07, 2008 09:02 PM, Report abuse
according to the surat's people we would like to buy this i phone 3g between 8000 to 12000 acording to the news on tv channel you can offer i phone 3g on 8000 only
by ravi, surat, on Aug 07, 2008 07:36 PM, Report abuse Reply
It will be a major flop show if priced that high!! Well at least i wont be buying it at that price tag!!
by Amit K, Nashik, on Aug 07, 2008 04:57 PM, Report abuse Reply
yes dude u r correct, u have better phone within 15K
by Srikanth, Bangalore, on Aug 07, 2008 05:24 PM, Report abuse
Yes dude u r correct, we have better phones within 15000
by Srikanth, Bangalore, on Aug 07, 2008 05:27 PM, Report abuse
Techtree: Do you people even realize that you guys have been providing wrong information to your customer base 20 days back by claiming that you have an inside information of IPhone 3G 8GB selling at 12K in India. Why should I believe your news next time around?
by Concerned techt, Mumbai, on Aug 07, 2008 01:52 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hello concerned reader. We try to be as accurate as possible. However, you must understand that news is dynamic. And especially when a product launch is being anticipated, industry sources tend to provide information that is closest to them, or that they wish to reveal at a given point of time.
by ttnewsstaff, mumbai, on Aug 07, 2008 04:28 PM, Report abuse
So techtree thinks that 12K is near in terms of cost of IPhone to 22-25K. Accept it guys, that news was a hog wash just for increasing the hit count of your website. Provide no information or correct information.
by Zoya, Test, on Aug 07, 2008 05:13 PM, Report abuse
I expected the price arond 12 to 15 thousand by seeing the reviews i really shocked, i think it wont be in the common man hands.......
by Prakash V, New Delhi, on Aug 07, 2008 04:02 PM, Report abuse Reply
it should be for around10000 only to make it a common phone
by R K CHHABRA, LUCKNOW, on Aug 07, 2008 01:12 PM, Report abuse Reply
Ipod, Iphone or any of apple's products are not for commoners. Its a luxury item.So quit that theory.
by Rajesh, Hyderabad, on Aug 07, 2008 03:13 PM, Report abuse
wat wud b the exact price of 4gb iphone in india
by Anup, Chandiagarh, on Aug 07, 2008 03:12 PM, Report abuse Reply
i want to know exact price of iphone that is going to be launch on 22 august 4 gb iphone
by mahesh, new delhi, on Aug 07, 2008 02:41 PM, Report abuse Reply
It makes no sence if the airtel or vodafone price the 8gb for 20000. i dont think there would a profit to the company, its a big mistake on there part, in gray market it will be around 8 gb for 15000 & 16gb for 21000. so wait for it.
by yash, mumbai, on Aug 07, 2008 01:20 PM, Report abuse Reply
thats bullsh#t.. they should sell it at a lower price... if they are going to sell it for 30k, one might as well buy an officially unlocked iphone for the same price and use any network.. that' just dumb.
by mogambo, bangalore, on Aug 07, 2008 12:42 PM, Report abuse Reply
yes you'r rt if the airtel & vodafone sell it for 20K or 20k+ no one buy this phone in india b'coz after some month that will be in gray market with UNLOCKED version...
by Iphone lover, Pune, on Aug 07, 2008 12:56 PM, Report abuse