The Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be available for sale in India on October 7 at a starting price of Rs 60,000 for the 32GB iPhone model. This is significant as the iPhone 6s 16GB had an India launch price of Rs 62,000. Now, you are getting more storage for a lower price.

An Apple press note confirmed India will be in the second batch of countries, which will get the newly announced iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. This is also the first time they’ve confirmed the India pricing at the launch event itself.

Apple CEO Tim Cook visited the country this year, first ever by a CEO of the company, and has also spoken about how they are seeing increased growth in India. Reports have also claimed Apple could soon open its official retail stores in India.

Apple says the pricing will start at Rs 60,000, and the new jet black finish will be offered exclusively on the 128GB and 256GB models from Apple Authorised Resellers and select carriers only. The jet black was the most sought after model at the hands-on area, a good indication that this will be more popular than the rose gold that debuted last time. There is another all black model, which has a more matte finish.

Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus come with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch Retina HD displays respectively. But Apple has added two new colours: A glossy black and a plain black. The Home button has been redesigned and now supports Force Touch.

Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus run the A10 Fusion chipset, which is a quad-core 64-bit chip, and the company claims it will allow console-level gaming. Apple says the new chip also offers improved battery life, and lowers overall power consumption. On the battery front, Apple is offering more battery life compared to previous generation devices, though it didn’t give a number on the battery size.

The other big change to the iPhone 7 series is the camera. Apple improves the camera in the iPhone with the 12MP sensor, which gets a bigger ƒ/1.8 aperture, and a better 6-element lens for low-light photography. It also gets OIS, something which was exclusive to the iPhone 6s Plus.

Apple iPhone 7 Plus gets a 12-megapixel wide angle camera and a 12-megapixel telephoto camera that together to offer optical zoom at two times and up to 10 times digital zoom for photos. Apple will push the zoom feature as a separate software update. Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus go on sale on September 16 in US and other countries, although pre-orders open from September 9.

Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus come with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch Retina HD displays respectively. But Apple has added two new colours: A glossy black and a plain black. The Home button has been redesigned and now supports Force Touch.

Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus run the A10 Fusion chipset, which is a quad-core 64-bit chip, and the company claims it will allow console-level gaming. Apple says the new chip also offers improved battery life, and lowers overall power consumption. On the battery front, Apple is offering more battery life compared to previous generation devices, though it didn’t give a number on the battery size.

The other big change to the iPhone 7 series is the camera. Apple improves the camera in the iPhone with the 12MP sensor, which gets a bigger ƒ/1.8 aperture, and a better 6-element lens for low-light photography. It also gets OIS, something which was exclusive to the iPhone 6s Plus.

Apple iPhone 7 Plus gets a 12-megapixel wide angle camera and a 12-megapixel telephoto camera that together to offer optical zoom at two times and up to 10 times digital zoom for photos. Apple will push the zoom feature as a separate software update. Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus go on sale on September 16 in US and other countries, although pre-orders open from September 9.

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