Apple[1] announced its new iPhone models roughly two weeks ago[2], and after going up for pre-order in India last week, the iPhone 8[3] and iPhone 8 Plus[4] (Review[5]) officially launched[6] in the country at an event on Friday with Reliance Jio[7], and you can now go buy one[8], both online and offline. Apple CEO Tim Cook also spoke at the event, via a video link. The launch of the iPhone X[9] is still due for November in India, so for about a month at least, if not more, these two phones are the best iPhones you can possibly buy[10].
The iPhone 8 price in India is Rs. 64,000 for the 64GB variant and Rs. 77,000 for the model with 256GB storage. iPhone 8 Plus 64GB and 256GB storage options are priced at Rs. 73,000 and Rs. 86,000 respectively. The iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus offer incremental improvements over the last year's models, but bring in some interesting new features such as wireless charging, and a major performance boost thanks to the new A11 Bionic SoC, as well as cameras that are now at par with the best in business[11].
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Review[12]
There are some offers you can grab on the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus as well. If you choose to buy from Amazon[13], there's an exchange offer of up to Rs. 12,100 off, plus an additional Rs. 3,000[14] if you're exchanging an old iPhone. Flipkart[15] also has exchange offers, a buyback guarantee[16], and a...