Bharti Airtel today announced that it will launch iPhone 3GS in India on March 26, 2010.iPhone 3GS is the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including improved speed and performance – up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G – with longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording and hands free voice control.
“We are delighted with the opportunity to bring the eagerly-awaited iPhone 3GS to India. Combining the strength of the Airtel brand and network with the great user interface of iPhone 3GS, we are happy to bring to our customers an experience that will take mobile communications to a whole new level,” said Atul Bindal, President-Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel.
iPhone 3GS will be available from Rs. 35,500* for the 16GB model and Rs 41,500* for the 32GB model. Airtel iPhone 3GS customers will enjoy 500 MB of free data every month for a year from the date of their iPhone 3GS activation. To take advantage of this offer, customers should call 121. Additionally, iPhone 3G continues to be available in the 8GB version for Rs 29,500.*
Bharti Airtel iPhone 3GS Pricing
| Details | iPhone 3GS Plan |
| Free Data per month (MB) | 500 ** |
| iPhone 3G 8GB (Rs) | 29,500* |
| iPhone 3GS 16GB (Rs) | 35,500* |
| iPhone 3GS 32GB (Rs) | 41,500* |
Airtel customers can purchase iPhone 3GS from Airtel authorized retail stores across India including select Airtel Relationship Centres. Airtel customers who wish to receive more information on iPhone 3GS can log on to http://www.airtel.in/iphone3gs.
*The prices may vary in some States due to differential VAT.
** For a year from activation of iPhone 3GS connection.
Sarpras March 26, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Very costly… I like to buy second hand iphone after 1 year…
Manivas March 25, 2010 at 2:58 pm
I too agree, why should one buy an iphone @ Rs. 35k.
How can the cost of iphone in USA be $200 ?
AK March 25, 2010 at 6:55 am
@Prasath J
I Agree
Prasath J March 24, 2010 at 11:49 pm
apple iPhone (LEGAL from Airtel & Vodafone) is failure in India…
Prem March 24, 2010 at 6:44 pm
I am hard that purchase of iphone 3gs aftar 1 yers people can use any sim on iphone.
saket March 24, 2010 at 6:25 pm
price are too costly compared to USA market
rajiev March 24, 2010 at 6:00 pm
apple is not failure@Abhijeet
tej March 24, 2010 at 5:02 pm
I really dont understand what kind of price policy is this. No Cost reduction in iphone 3g model that is really terrible. in US they model price is reduced by half, so even if you take out the data prices, still there could have been some reduction in iphone 3G model but AIRTEL wants to eat all money.
Dinesh March 24, 2010 at 4:50 pm
iPhone 3gs is twice faster than iphone 3g .. and airtel is offering 500 mb free monthly data plan .. but what is use of it as the no range in many places …
lets hope vodafone come up with such thing who are bit better than airtel .. atleast in mumbai
Abhijeet March 24, 2010 at 4:47 pm
It’s way too costly…. it’s no surprise that apple will face the same fate as earlier.. a big failure again..
MostlyBlog March 24, 2010 at 4:24 pm
this is really something good news for iphone lover in India,all are waiting for it and now it officially announced.
Jimmy March 24, 2010 at 4:17 pm
That is such a farce. Considering that you have a 3G enabled phone ( of course its another thing that 3G aint available in India), you get just 500 Mb of data free. Airtel is making it sound as if its actually a offer! Hehe. Their servic ehas just gone from bad to worse. I wonder how they are still rampant in the Indian market. Last 5 years they have gone down. Bad netowrk, dropped calls, bad customer service. Everything is just bad bad and more bad!