Take this news with a pinch of salt for the moment. We are yet to hear an official announcement in this regard. But rumors are doing the rounds that the iPhone 4 shall be priced between Rs.35,500 and Rs.41,500 in the Indian market.
This follows media noises from Vodafone India early this month where the carrier had indicated that the iPhone 4 was likely to be launched “in the coming months“. As we had pointed out, that’s pretty much a no-brainer. However, Apple has revealed its plans to launch the latest iPhone in over 80 countries by September of this year. Assuming India is one of the countries, a September launch looks possible.
However, that is still a uncertainty considering the heavy demand in the American and European market. You will recall that the heavy rush in user traffic resulted in Apple servers crashing on the day pre-orders were opened up. It is estimated that over 1 million iPhones were sold on launch day. Consequently, it is possible that Apple defers the launch further in the other markets.
Now, we are also not sure if the aforementioned price is uniform among carriers. Airtel and Vodafone are likely to carry the iPhone 4 and while Vodafone has confirmed its partnership with Apple for the new iPhone, Airtel is yet to make any official statement.
