Reliance Digital will offer a 70 percent buyback on iPhone 8 and 8 Plus of the original purchase price on return of the device after a year, according to industry sources.
Customers will be able to pre-order iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus beginning September 22 at Reliance Digital, Amazon.in, Flipkart, Jio.com and Jio’s Retail Outlets, and both will be available in stores starting September 29.
This time around, Apple has ditched the base 32GB variant, as well as the 128GB model. Now the new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will be available in two storage options only – 64GB and 256GB.
Apple iPhone 8 price in India starts at Rs. 64,000 for the 64GB variant.
What’s new in iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus?
The new iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus can be considered as incremental upgrade over the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The form factor and the design is very much similar to its predecessors, but there are some improvements.
Apple has replaced the back metal panel with a glass, and now the iPhone 8, 8 Plus support wireless/ induction charging.
New iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are powered by A11 Bionic prcessor from Apple. It’s a 64-bit six-core processors, which according to company is handles 70 percent faster multithread workloads than the previous generation A10 SoC.
Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus cameras
The iPhone 8 has a new and improved 12MP camera with new colour filter, quad-LED True Tone Flash. The front facing selfie camera is a 7MP f/2.2 shooter with Retina Flash and full-HD (1080p) video recording.
The iPhone 8 Plus features similar but improved dual 12MP rear camera like the iPhone 7 Plus. However, the front facing selfie camera will be same as the iPhone 8.
Apple iPhone 8 specifications
- 4.7-inch 3D Touch Retina display, 326 ppi and 750 x 1334 pixels resolution
- Apple’s A11 Bionic 64-bit 6-core processor
- 12MP primary camera and 7MP front camera
- 64GB and 256GB storage options
- Water and dust resistant (IP67)
Apple iPhone 8 Plus specifications
- 5.5-inch 3D Touch Retina display, 401ppi and 1080 x1920 pixels resolution
- Apple’s A11 Bionic 64-bit 6-core processor
- 12MP dual-rear camera setup and 7MP front camera
- 64GB and 256GB storage options
- Water and dust resistant (IP67)
Additionally, iPhone X, will be available for pre-order from October 27, and for purchase from November 2.
Apple iPhone X specifications
- 5.8-inch Super Retina 3D Touch display with 1125 x 2436 pixels resolution, 458ppi pixel density
- Apple’s A11 Bionic 64-bit 6-core processor
- 12MP+12MP dual-rear camera with 6P Lens, 4K video recording at 60fps
- 7MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture, Portrait mode
- TrueDepth IR camera for Face ID facial recognition
- 64GB and 256GB storage options
- Wirless/ Induction Charging with Apple’s ‘Air Power’ charger
- Water and dust resistant (IP67)
According to sources, Reliance Jio has launched a tariff plan especially for iPhone 8. The Rs 799 plan will provide 90 GB of data per month for post-paid users, over and above the free voice, SMS and complimentary subscription to Jio’s premium applications. the Rs 799 plan is also available for pre-paid users with a 28 day validity. Additionally customers will get Rs 10,000 cashback on September 29, the day of the launch, when they use a Citibank credit card to purchase the phone.
(Written with inputs from IANS)