Apple iPhone 3GS launch in India – Apple India Pries

India has the 2nd largest market in the world for mobile handsets, and Apple being one of the leading mobile phone producers in U.S is ready to release its iPhone 3GS in India on March 15th 2010.



But, there is confusion amongst blogs and the media about the launch date. There is no indication, if Apple is going to continue its strained relationship with Airtel, Aircel, Reliance and Vodafone for selling the new phone or will look for alternate/additional partners like BSNL.

Apple new iPhone 3G S uses 256 MB ram, which makes it fastest and powerful iPhone till date. iPhone 3GS is composed of Better Graphic processor, Improved speed and performance up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G, A HQ 3 megapixel autofocus camera, video recording and hands free control, Longer battery life and many. The only thing that bothers Indian customer is the price, expected as 32000 and 39000 for 16GB and 32GB Version respectively and comparing to other country, the 3GS 16 GB costs $800(Rs. 40,000).

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Along with this the Apple iPad gets charged with Local Sales Taxes or VAT which range from 7-16% based on the location. Apple offers you with 3 different modes of shipping which is Store Pickup, Free Standard Shipping or else the 12$ Express Delivery which is claimed to deliver the ipad 2-3 ahead than standard shipment option. If you prefer to buy the 32Gb Wifi iPad then it would cost you 599$ + Taxes + 12$ = ~700$ which when converted to Indian Rupees would be in the range of around 35,000Rs.

The best option to get started in ordering is first ordering the iPad using a US Credit Card & a US Shipping Address, following which you can ship the product from US to India easily using different services.

Future From www.gsmarena.com

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2009, June
	Status	Available. Released 2009, June

SIZE	Dimensions	115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
	Weight	135 g

DISPLAY	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches
		- Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Scratch-resistant surface

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
	Speakerphone	Yes
		- 3.5 mm headset jack

MEMORY	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	100 received, dialed and missed calls
	Internal	16 GB/ 32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
	Card slot	No

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus
	Features	Touch focus, geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging
	Secondary	No

FEATURES	OS	iPhone OS (based on Mac OS)
	CPU	ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX graphics
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email
	Browser	HTML (Safari)
	Radio	No
	Games	Downloadable, incl. motion-based
	Colors	Black, White
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	No
		- Digital compass - Google Maps - Audio/video player - TV-out - Voice command/dial

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Ion
	Stand-by	Up to 300 h
	Talk time	Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 30 h

MISC	SAR US	0.26 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.45 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body)

source : informationmadness.com