[puneet]

apple will price this at around 15k or more easily. we always pay much much more than the world pays for electronics thanks to these companies trying to fleece us & the great tax system in our country for import goods.

Personally , im waiting for the Sony Xperia X1 to launch Sony Ericsson - XPERIA™ X1

[trakesht]

another interesting thing would be the pricing of the contract by the carriers.
I think AT& T will have a 30$/month for unlimited data connection for two years-a share of which goes to apple also

iPhone AT&T Contract Details according to store internal memo|Gear Diary
AFAIK, most of the networks in India have an unlimited GPRS of around 400 Rs .

So If apple is going through the same model as followed in us.
Phone price=199*1.5(assumed factor)*40=12k Rs
Subscription charges per month=1200 Rs

Now I feel that the iphone will be marketed in India more as a style statement than something which you can do your internet browsing.
Also the chances of cracking the subscription plan will be higher with such a high monthly charge.
Sevice providers will also find it tough to market the monthly plan which will be 1200+ call charges ~ 2000 per month!

Perhaps apple might earn the revenues by pricing the model at around 18-20 k and tie up with a commitment plan priced much lower than the equivalent of 30$

[Surreptitious]

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The other added advantage with these phones is that they contain 3.15 Mega Pixel Camera's to take beautiful pictures..!

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HTC - Touch Phone, PDA Phone, Smartphone, Mobile Computer

[Surreptitious]

Well..What do you call a phone that has practically everything...Well ALMOST everything...! Samsung has introduced a new mobile coded i900 more aptly known as the Omnia..! Well try these features for starters...! It has a 5 mega pixel camera with auto-focus (flash included), can play almost any audio/video file (multiple formats) and comes with two options of 8 GB and 16 GB and also has got a microSD transflash slot that supports memory cards of capacity upto 16 GB. Not to mention Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth capabilities.. The most important feature that a high end phone like this one is the BATTERY LIFE..Well it comes with a 1440 mAh Li-ion battery...A touch low..Maybe the phone should be recharged daily if people use all the features regularly..! So all in all a good package to be considered by people who want their phones to be fraught with almost all features..provided this phone doesn't hang..!

[Surreptitious]

Lets turn our attention to mp3 players now...! Now MP3 stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3. It is a digital audio encoding format that can encode songs at a rate of upto 320 Kbps. This rate will guarantee you the maximum clarity for a song. Talking about mp3 players there are a good number of players in the market who manufacture them. Samsung, Iriver, Cowon etc..
We will know have a sneak preview about one of the Cowon's Mp3 players that can also play video..It is the Cowon iAudio 7..The following are some of its features..
- available with flash disks of either 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB
- boasts of a very long battery life of 60 hours..
- the standard features of any modern mp3 player like Li-Ion battery, equalizer presets that sound great, FM.
- also has FM recording option to go with it..!
- has a 2,60,000 TFT LCD screen..!
But the downside with this mp3 player is that it is bulky and feels like one when placed in your hand..but nevertheless is an epitome of an mp3 player which promises to do the extra bit..!

[Surreptitious]

Now I would like to discuss about an mp3 player that has caught my attention for a while... The Iriver S10..It comfortably fits into your palm and works great. The only downside with this mp3 player is that it does not support video. But this is a feature not to be expected as mp3 players tend to get more micro coz it would be straining for your eyes to see a video in a color OLED 1.15 inch display. Now Iriver is one company that works on the ergonomics of the mp3 players. It has integrated a technology called the Iriver Dclick system. What this means is that the black border u see around in the picture below works like a click-on pad..The player performs different functions as you click on several areas of the pad. Ain't it revolutionary..? Now apart from this the battery life isn't that great..gives you 8 hours of continuous playback and some standard features expected from a modern mp3 player..!

[andy4u]

I still don't think ther is a cooler gadget than a Video iPod.Its amazing how many things it lets you do(I sometimes think there should be a thread for iPods alone in PaGalGuy).iPhone is fine,but tell me folks,would 3GB be sufficient for you??And if it isn't,would you really like carrying a iPhone as well as an iPod(both will take sufficient space in you pockets)?If you are fanatical about music and sufficiently eclectic in your taste,there can be no replacement for an iPod.

Nothing like an iPod (the 30 GB or 80 GB Apple model).Creative is fine as well,but I think it is more expensive and a shade heavier.

[Surreptitious]

Originally Posted by andy4u

I still don't think ther is a cooler gadget than a Video iPod.Its amazing how many things it lets you do(I sometimes think there should be a thread for iPods alone in PaGalGuy).iPhone is fine,but tell me folks,would 3GB be sufficient for you??And if it isn't,would you really like carrying a iPhone as well as an iPod(both will take sufficient space in you pockets)?If you are fanatical about music and sufficiently eclectic in your taste,there can be no replacement for an iPod.

Nothing like an iPod (the 30 GB or 80 GB Apple model).Creative is fine as well,but I think it is more expensive and a shade heavier.

Quite true.. but I think you have got the specifications wrong..or am I wrong.. :confused: Iphone comes with either 8 GB or 16 GB..but it doubles up as a phone too and also as a camera although 2 mega pixel isn't enough though..but the former one that you described is a dedicated mp3 audio and video player...and Iphone isn't..A mobile is supposed to perform its functions of call receiving, call signalling, call connecting and one someone offers you a large storage for songs along with it..What more can you ask for..?

[Surreptitious]

Creative..another company that is competing very hard for the past few years in order to become the No. 1 mp3 player manufacturer and has succeeded partially..There are some of the mp3 players that have come out from the creative stable and have created a market for themselves and one of it is..the ZEN V PLUS... which has a great design and a clear display..This is one of the mp3 players that offers upto 16 GB of storage and also has the capacity to play a large number of formats...and not only this it is also visually appealing as it comes in quite a few colours also..! The Zen V Plus also impresses one and all with its high battery life..!

[ph@ntomlord]

Hi!!!!..

Its an advice that I need from the gadget gurus around...

I wanna buy an MP3 player....(budget range around 2.5 K)..

I cant decide whether to go for an Ipod schuffle or an MP3 player of a local company (or less expensive company)...I earlier had 1 GB player from some comapny called Analog.....served me fine for almost year n half and dn somehow by my mistake the software got scrwd...

I am a lil in favour of Ipod coz of the sound quality....Brand....Clip on feature etc etc...

Regards