The iPhone 5’s 64GB version costs Rs. 1 lakh

The iPhone 5 has been making news for various reasons of late. There is still a lot of time for the gadget to make its way to India as it falls in the third wave of the nations to get the Apple gadget. This means it will be at least the fag end of October before the Indian users can get the iPhone 5.

However, in some grey markets, the phone is available at this moment. And as expected, the costs of the phone are way too high. Out of the three versions of the phone, the basic version of 16GB memory costs around Rs. 76,000. The 32GB memory phone goes up to Rs. 85,000.

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And here is the bombshell – the top end model of the phone can make you poorer by a six-figure mark of Rs. 1, 00,000 flat. Yes, the iPhone 5 with the 64 GB memory costs that much right now. The reports claim that the latest Apple device is easy to repair that either the iPhone 4 or the iPhone 4S.

Well, it is hard to say right now, which Indian buyers will be going for that big an amount to buy a phone from the grey market. Most of the users could prefer waiting for the official launch of the phone by the end of October.

Customers pre-ordering the iPad need to wait longer

There are many customers who have pre-ordered the iPad with a view to avoiding the crowds when the iPad actually releases. The release day of the iPad is expected to pull more crowds. The latest edition of the tablet that was unveiled some days ago, will hit the market this coming Friday.

However, the tablets that have already been ordered online will have to wait for at least three days more. The tablets cannot be shipped until Monday – March 19. This has officially been reported on the web site of Apple. This is entirely opposite of what the company had promised to ship the tablet on the same day when it is launched.

There were reasons to make these sudden changes, however. According to the company statement, the stock set aside especially for the pre-order got exhausted quickly and forced the company helpless to ship the tablet on March 16 – the launch day.

Apple has been having a hard time contending the demands of the customers. This is the second instance in the year when Apple has failed to make the products available as promised. It was earlier in January this year, when Apple could not being selling the iPhone 4S on time in Beijing, China.