iPhone SE launch in India on April 8; begiing price at Rs 39,000

After a not so great launch expensive new 5s Apple iPhone look-a-like, the iPhone will arrive in India on April 8 The news comes from one of the dealers who go by the name of Beetel Teletech Limited. The distributor, which is a part of a global distribution company Brightstar said it would begin selling Apple's iPhone SE 3500 outlets in India from April 8.

In India, Apple announced that the official price of retail would be Rs 39,000 for the 16GB variant. Come in four colors such as silver, gold, pink gold and gray space.

The Apple iPhone is the new iPhone 4 inches from the iPhone 5s / 5c which was launched in 2013. According to Apple, which had sold nearly 1 million iPhones 4 inches in 2015 and was still a popular form factor for a lot of people around the world, especially in china.

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While the price of the iPhone actually seems lower than usual (for Apple) most manufacturers will not be too worried. In fact many would be happier to see Apple push for mid-range segment, which means that now there will be a lot of competition and innovation that takes place there as well.

Anshul Gupta, research director at Gartner commented. "SE Apple iPhone will help you expand your market segment Users will be able to buy a phone with the latest features, which is very different from buying from an earlier version to a lower price. I think this will appeal to more people to buy a phone from Apple that otherwise could not afford their flagship phone. this will make the market more competitive in that price point as Apple is preparing to take more action. ".

Things may be looking up for Apple, although the iPhone looks a lot like the iPhone 5, a design that is more than three years old now. Even then, Apple seems to have packed in a lot of energy with an updated camera and the latest chipset (A9) to do the smart phone a pleasure to use, especially for those who have been longing for a smaller iPhone.

The new iPhone comes with a 4-inch Retina display (1136 x 640 pixels) representing a pixel density of 326ppi. Inside, Apple has put on a A9 chip with 64-bit architecture and has a co-processor embedded motion M9. In the camera department, the iPhone gets the best of Apple - a 12MP iSight rear camera with an f / 2.2 aperture along with support for live photos. On the front, a camera of 1.2 MP is obtained with a capacity of f / 2.4 aperture and high definition recording.