Reliance Communications has went on to become the first carrier in India to sell phones on the contract basis and the first two devices that are being offered under this arrangement are the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C. If you opt for this plan, you are required to sign a customer agreement and pay equal monthly installments for two years that include the cost of the handset as well as your usage charges.
Which means that, if you opt for the iPhone 5C 16GB, you get it for zero down payment and are required to pay a monthly rental of 2,599 and in turn, you get unlimited calls, text and data without extra charges. You will not even get a bill for this time period. The upfront cost for the 32GB 5C is Rs 11,600 and the EMI remains the same.
Same goes for the iPhone 5S, but the monthly rental for this phone is Rs 2,999. The 16GB version comes with zero down payment, while the 32GB and 64GB handsets ask you to shell out Rs 10,992 and Rs 19,992 as upfront costs. Local, STD and roaming calls as well as messages are included along with 3G data and you will only have to pay extra charges if you make ISD calls or roam internationally.
Here is a list of the common specifications of the 5C and 5S:-
– 4-inch Retina display
– 1136 x 640p resolution
– 8MP camera, 1.2MP HD webcam
– iOS 7 with Siri
The iPhone 5S as well as the 5C are already available in the country.