India will get Apple’s iPhone from 22nd August

Assam · August 6, 2008

Apple’s iPhone, the cool touch screen mobile handset that acquired a cult status in the US and other western countries, will be available to Indian mobile users through Bharti Airtel at the stroke of midnight on 21st August.

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Millions of Airtel subscribers will be able to purchase the iPhone at Airtel’s Relationship Centres from 22nd August, a company statement said in New Delhi.

“iPhone has been an iconic technological revelation of this year and Airtel has been at the forefront of innovation and customer delight in the Indian telecom sector,” Sanjay Kapoor, President, Bharti Airtel mobile services, said.

iPhone is embedded with all 3G features and is twice as fast as the existing mobile phones. The phone also has in-built GPS system, that facilitates as a navigation and positioning tool.

US-based Apple has already tied up with Airtel and Vodafone to bring iPhone in the country. Asked at what price it will be available, Bharti Airtel officials declined to give details. Vodafone is also slated to bring Apples’s iPhone later this year.

Leading cell phone makers like Nokia, Motorola and Samsung have stepped up their R&D efforts to bring feature rich phones in India to compete iPhones.

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Category: Technology | Tags: iPhone, Mobile, Technology