Aircel offers iPhone 3GS at Rs. 9,999

 Postpaid customers of Aircel will now be able to purchase the iPhone 3GS at a special price of Rs. 9,999. The deal is attached to an Aircel postpaid plan that costs Rs. 3,000 for a full year, and gives you 2GB of data every month, with speeds dialed down to 128 kbps once the FUP limit has been reached. Aircel is also throwing in 6 months of unlimited 2G data in areas where 2G plans are available, along with 1000 local and STD minutes along with 2500 local and national SMSes.

The deal is particularly attractive as the cost of owning the handset even with the postpaid plan is cheaper than the 4G iPod Touch. Apple's latest portable media player starts at Rs. 13,000 for the 8GB version, and sports improved specs over the 3GS, with a 720p camera and high pixel density screen.


While the 3GS has seen support for over four firmware updates, its specs aren't competitive to be priced as a mid-range smartphone in 2012. With a 600 MHz processor and a HVGA resolution screen, and a single 3 megapixel camera on the back, it should certainly dent Android's stronghold in the sub 10k category. The price cut should certainly be a welcome sight for Aircel customers, and should trigger other competitors like Airtel to revise their prices as well.