Although Apple has not officially introduced the brand new iPhones – iPhone 6s, 6s Plus in India, the devices have already been spotted online with e-commerce players such as Flipkart, at exorbitant prices.
The iPhone 6s for the 16GB variant is priced at 64,836, 64GB variant at Rs 74,117 and the 128GB variant at Rs 83,401 respectively and will be available in Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, and Space Grey colour variants. The iPhone 6s Plus for the 16GB variant is priced at Rs 74,117, 64GB variant at Rs 83,401 and the 128GB variant at Rs 88,478 respectively.
However, these devices are not set to pre-order but are in fact, available for purchase. Even though Apple has not unveiled India pricing for the devices, it is expected that the devices will be priced almost the same as listed on Flipkart.
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In addition, a report by Technology Personalized states that Apple has sent out a circular to the re-sellers with updated pricing of other existing models as well. The iPhone 6 will now start at Rs 52,000, while the iPhone 6 Plus will start at Rs 62,000. iPhone 5s will be the starting model at price of Rs 35,000 for the 16GB.
The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will rollout on 16 October in India. This will be the fastest iPhone rollout ever for the Indian market, coming less than a month after the latest models became available globally.
According to Ingram Micro India Pvt. Ltd, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available beginning 12:01am local time on Friday, October 16 in over 2,500 retail locations across India. The launch event is also said to be held at over 80 cities across India.
A senior executive with a leading mobile retail brand said, “Except for the iPhone 6 16GB, the rest of the numbers are relevant. The iPhone 6 16GB is selling for around Rs 48500. Prices for the new phones are upward. The trend is similar to a commodity, and are fluctuating.”
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