iPhone 5 in India on Oct last Week

The 16 GB model of Apple iPhone 5 will be available in India for Rs 45,000 while its 32 GB model may be priced at Rs 50,000.

The much awaited Apple iPhone 5 will be available in India from October 26, a trusted source of The Mobile Indian at one of the Apple Service Centers in India, revealed. The source also noted that the 16 GB model of iPhone 5 will cost approximately Rs 45,000; while its 32 GB model will cost approximately Rs 50,000.

Our source informed that there is currently no clarity on the 64 GB iPhone 5 model, but it is expected to be priced around Rs 56,000.

Apple had announced the new lighter, thinner and faster iPhone 5 smartphone last month. The new iPhone 5 has a 4 inch Retina IPS display that supports 1136 x 640 pixel resolution natively. Under the 7.6 mm thin body, it packs a new Apple A6 mobile processor with triple core graphics. The phone sports a totally new design with a brushed aluminium back panel that has glass strips on the top and bottom.
At the rear, the iPhone 5 has an 8 megapixel iSight camera with five element glass, now comprising of Sapphire glass crystal and hybrid IR filter. There is also a front facing camera that can now indulge 720p HD FaceTime videos.
Our source noted that due to the Rupee-to-Dollar fluctuation, the cost of the iPhone 5 was a mystery. The guess is that it will launch for about Rs 48,000 onwards.
We expect the new iPhone 5 smartphone to get some great initial response from Indian consumers. Also, we shall wait to see how it fares against the quad core mobile processor bearing Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone. Source-tmi