New Delhi: It was an eventful week in terms of smartphone launches in the country. The most significant was, of course, the launch of the much-awaited iPhone 5S. The iPhone 5S and 5C has already become the best launch ever for Apple, with the company selling a record-breaking nine million units in just three days of its first phase of global launch on September 20.
Here is the list of latest smartphones launches in India this week:
iPhone 5S, 5C
There is a strong demand for Apple products in mostly all major world markets. On November 1, Apple formally launched iPhone 5S and 5C in India with price starting from Rs 41,900. Apple is selling 16 GB iPhone 5c at Rs 41,900 and 32 GB variant at Rs 53,500. iPhone 5s is available at Rs 53,500 (16GB), Rs 63,500 (32 GB) and Rs 71,500 (64 GB).
Unsurprisingly, Apple completely sold out its 5S model in India in less than 24 hours of its retail launch, while the iPhone 5C too become a hot selling model.
RCom is selling the smartphones in a two-year contract for up to Rs 2,999 per month, heralding a new trend of bundling high-end devices with mobile connection in the industry. RCom is offering only the 16 GB models at zero down payment. A customer would have to pay a down payment of Rs 11,600 for 32 GB iPhone 5c, and Rs 10,992 and Rs 19,992 down payment for 32 GB and 64GB iPhone 5s models respectively.the operator said. Bharti Airtel is also selling iPhone 5s and 5c but it is not offering any bundled offer. Customers can, however, avail a discount of up to 50 per cent on monthly rentals.
