Apple New 3G iPhone Unveiled

3G iPhone

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new 3G version of Applie iPhone yesterday at a ceremony. The launch of new 3G iPhone coincides with the date last year when the first iPhone was launched. For the Pakistani crowd, who have yet to officially get hold of any iPhone are using the unlocked version for quiet some time now and you can find them in many pockets across the country. The iPhone was selling at a premium rate of Rs36000 at many places and online shops like MyShop etc.

The most interesting feature of the new iPhone is its faster speed to browse and low price compared to the their previous version. The phone will be launched in 22 countries on 11th of July and will reach our Pakistani market in a week time as witnessed from our previous experiences. I think it will cost around Rs. 20,000 in Pakistan for the 8GB version while it will cost around Rs. 27,000 for the 16GB version. With this new price tag, am sure it will be a big hit in both international and Pakistani market.

There are not much features beside the 3G and built in support for GPS navigation. From what i found that Apple is now going into the game of volume and market penetration as already they have sold 6 million copies of the orignal iPhone and targets to cross 10 million mark by the end of 2008. I predict that they will safely cross the 10 million mark till October or November 2008.

iPhone 3G

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  2. it will cost around Rs. 14,000 in Pakistan for the 8GB version

  3. M Junaid Khan on June 12th, 2008 at 4:16 am

    yeaa i guess it will be around 14000! Lets see what’s the final price

  4. I am confused with the I phone rate in pakistan on the web sit they give us a rate when I went to purchase the Iphone Mobile in the local market the rate was not same as mentioned in the web they were charging 50% high then and price given in the web site so please tell me what is actual price of Iphone 8GB and 16GB in Pk Ruppe. And from where I can get the Iphone mobile in pakistan and who is the dealer,warranty time period and from where we clame the warranty.

  5. cant wait :D rip nokia

  6. In a letter to Genaral Musharaf Benazir Bhutto warned him,if she were killed it should be with the help of his regime. Bhutto recounts this in her book Reconciliation Islam Democracy and the West,which she finished couple of days back when she martrayed. Can any one from he PPP regime or Prime Ministr or Zardari dare to ask Musharaf about this letter?

  7. first of all iphone 3g will not come in pakistan and other thing if it comes it will cost more than thirty thousand bcoz of taxes used to import of it.

  8. M Junaid Khan on June 18th, 2008 at 3:04 pm

    Ali there is just one tax on import of mobiles and that is 500 flat on all mobiles, which has been introduced in this budget. Secondly, iPhone is still available in our local market even though it has never been officially released in Pakistan. Even the Apple store in Pakistan don’t sell it but even they know iPhone is abundantly available in our market.
    We all know that you can get anything here in Pakistan :P

  9. can u tell me please from where i can get iphone 3g after 11july in pakistan???????

  10. i am asking about latest iphone 3g not tha elder one….

  11. where r u dude

  12. M Junaid Khan on June 20th, 2008 at 6:59 pm

    ali this new iphone 3g will take about 20 days to get into pakistan and you can get it from the same outlets that are offering the current version.

  13. I read on Web that iPhone 3g 8GB without Contract will cost 499 Euroes Can AnyBody Tell what could be the Real Price of iphone 3g in Pakistan and What is all monthly charges about would it be in Pakistan also

  14. m junaid khan,can u tell me what will be the price of iphone 3g in pakistan

  15. SingTel also owns 30% of Warid Telecom now. It makes pretty reasonable sense for SingTel to push iPhone distribution in Pakistan and even Bangladesh via Warid as well, since for a hardware product like the iPhone and aggressive vendors like Apple, the margins for SingTel would depend so much on scale.

    That doesn’t close the market for others - e.g. Vodacom is also using its massive global footprint to plan distribution in India alongside SingTel.

    That theoretically leaves Orascom Telecom, Telenor, and China Mobile still in the game… but again it wouldnt make sense for any of these to make iphone distribution deals just for the Pakistani market (sorry.. not scale enough for the Apple beast). So they are likely to only enter if their global footprint is interested.

    Orascom Telecom? Hmm.. probably not so much right away. Telenor? Already lost some key markets to Vodacom. China Mobile? Hmm… controversial economics may make Apple think twice about jumping in right away.

    So that comes back to Warid being the most likely company to start iPhone distribution in Pakistan, or atleast do it with the highest margins anyway.

  16. I would like to know that whether in Pakistan we will need to unlock iphone 3g or simply insert a sim in phone will solve our problem.

  17. M Junaid Khan on June 24th, 2008 at 11:37 am

    Faridullah there is now an official Apple Store in Pakistan in collaboration with Raffles Group. Since Apple has not officially launched the current version of iPhone, that is why we have to unlock them.
    Now since the upcoming 3G iPhone is being marketed by iPhone for the mass market, therefore, i strongly believe that they will launch it in as many countries as possible. They might deal with any local GSM operator to give their iPhone with their package. In that case it will be again operator specific.
    Anyways, in neither of the above scenarios, we always have the option of unlocking it ourselves.

  18. i would like to say that telenor is soon launching its persona package with iphone for the Corporate users, and about warid i dont think so But telenor is coming this august right way with iphone with slogan technology on the moove

  19. M Junaid Khan on June 25th, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    Thanks Emraan for the news but can you provide me few more details about it or if you have authentic sources, you can write a small blog for us which we will be glad to publish about this news.
    Looking forward to your reply!

  20. Ali Murtaza Shah on July 8th, 2008 at 8:21 am

    Iphone 3G will sold @ 200$ only with AT&T contract because they got the rights..
    some other telecom are trying to get the subsidiary contract for selling the iphone with their own connections but in pakistan none of any telecom service providers are doing this thats why in pakistan iphone will cost much more than America and european countries.

  21. irfan mandra on July 8th, 2008 at 9:36 am

    what is the latest price of 16 GB version of iphone 3G in pakistan and where to buy.. and can anybody tell that how can we recognize that i phone we r buying is original or copy version… waiting for reply

  22. plz tel where i can buy 3 gb iphone on 11th of july…wht price?? n wht if its software getz corrupted

  23. it should be more than 14,000rs…should be around 30,000 pkrs….they are launching this on the 11th of july he reason why the 3Giphone is $199, becuase you have to get a contract for 2 years with AT&T wireless company….if you want to buy outof contract even here itll cost around 400$

  24. i was right.i got a great report that iphone 3g will be more than 30 and around 35 thousand.u can get more infromation call 03337171777 now

  25. wttttttttt i heard it will be fr 13000

  26. every glitter is not gold….M Junaid khan i will be giving you 16 thousand if u buy me an iphone 3g..can u

  27. Apparently all of you are mistaken. AT&T has purchased the iPhone from Apple upfront for cash. Meaning that if you sign with AT&T they will give you a subsidized handset. Unlocked handsets will most probably be +$1000 USD.

  28. As far as i’m concerned, if the iphone 3g 8gb is of about $199 in other countries, so in Pakistan the price will be Inshallah Rs25000/-

  29. i bought da iphone 3g, 8gb in uk want to find out if it can b unlocked in Pakistan. Pls advise & dont make bluff as if it cant b done it ll b useless 4 me.

  30. yes, it can be unlocked there are number of ways to unlock and activate it. i have unlocked all previous version of iphone and upgraded now my iphone to 2.0. All i need is an iphone 3G. I fully prepared with all my tools but unfortunately i dont have the phone right now. i’m ready to spend some 40K for it.

  31. Salman Chishty on July 31st, 2008 at 9:20 am

    If anybody wants to sell their iphone 1 please let me know.

  32. Salman Chishty on July 31st, 2008 at 9:21 am

    what’s the rpice of iphone 3g unlocked in UK. Please tell me

  33. what a fish guys still iphone price in “saddar” karachi is about 30000, so whr is 199 dollar thing………………………

  34. well here in UK there is no unlock version of Iphone 3G available offically. I could be done but don’t know if any one is doing it or not.

    Here in UK its available only on with O2 network only on pay month tariff. below is detail of all tariffs. Its not available on Prepaid/Pay as you go yet but will be available soon with cost around £395 (one off).

    Pay Monthly Tariffs for iPhone

    Choose from one of our four Pay Monthly tariffs for iPhone with minimum 18 months contract.

    Monthly Charge £30 £35 £45 £75

    Cost of 8GB iPhone £99 £99 Free Free

    Cost of 16GB iPhone £159 £159 £59 Free

    Free Minutes 75 600 1200 3000

    Free Texts 125 500 500 500

    Unlimited Data & Wi-Fi Yes Yes Yes Yes

    Visual Voicemail Yes Yes Yes Yes

    Reduced Roaming Rates Yes Yes Yes Yes

    Minimum contract length 18 mon 18 mon 18 mon 18 mon

    And I am quite surprise that how people are suggesting that it would cost around 14000 to 16000 (Pak Rupees) there in pakistan even here in UK it will cost around £395 (roughly 60000 Pak Rupees.) if any one gets his hands on IPHONE 3G (8GB or 16GB) in even 18000 rupees please inform me at m_shahid_vayani@hotmail.com as I would love to buy from pakistan as it would only cost me around £120 (£275 Saving).

    Best of luck guyz.

  35. i jailbroke my iphone 3g from o2 not even that i unlocked it to all networks now im selling it with everything on it, trust me everything is on it its a 8gb and you have about 4gb free thats how much stuff is on it including nintendo with 100 games.

  36. Salam Every one.

    I required info regarding purchase of Iphone 3G. Where i can get this

  37. Requred Store name In pakistan

  38. i have 2 iphones (3G) coming from the US on the 6th of september which i will unlock and sell. the going price for the iphones is Rs 60000 cash only and would only be available in islamabad. if anyone wants the phone shoot me an email at optimistic_stud@hotmail.com

  39. WAS AT HAFEEZ CENTRE, LAHORE THE OTHER DAY TO CHECK OUT THE LATEST PRICES FOR APPLE IPHONE 3G.

    THE PRICES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

    APPLE IPHONE 3G 8GB IS 75,000 RS/-
    APPLE IPHONE 3G 16G IS 85,000 RS/-

    I HAVE GOOD SOURCES IN USA AND I CAN GET YOU THE IPHONE 3G FOR 10,000 RS/- CHEAPER THEN SHOPS IN HAFEEZ CENTRE.

    IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN BUYING PLEASE EMAIL ME:

    saad4355@gmail.com

    IM FROM LAHORE AND PICKUP OF THE PHONE WILL BE ARRANGED.

  40. hi people, Apple Iphone Price is Only 200$ , and its not much in Pakistan, no any tax you can buy directly via Amazon or Ebuy, i got it with 15,000 Cost. Only.

    Good Luck, and try to Buy online, Pakistani Markets are Totaly Blacked. people are sucking each other.

  41. bhai amazon or ebuy pe iphone nhe hai iphone cover hai… ager aap ne leya hai tu mujhy link send karey rao2004ssuet@yahoo.com

  42. http://www.shophive.com got it now

  43. ZUBAIR SAHIB, FOR YOUR INFORMATION NO ONE IS SELLING THE IPHONE 3G FOR $200. THE APPLE STORE IS SELLING THE IPHONE 3G FOR $200 BUT ITS WITH AN AT&T CONTRACT.

    IF YOU DONT BELIVE ME CALL APPLE IN USA AND ASK YOURSELF.

    IN ORDER TO BUY A CONTRACT FREE IPHONE 3G YOU HAVE TO PAY EXTRA CHARGES APPROX $200-300.

    SO THAT IS WHY THE PRICE OF IPHONE 3G IS VERY HIGH IN PLACES LIKE HAFEEZ CENTRE, LAHORE.

  44. i fone 3gz cost is around 15500 fifteen thousand five hundred

  45. Dear Sasha,

    Please tell everyone on this forum how you are able to get the Iphone 3g for 15k rupees?

  46. THE PRICE FOR IPHONE 3G 8GB HAS DROPPED.

    PRICE IS NOW AROUND 57,000

    I CAN ARRANGE ANY QUANTITY IF ANYONE NEEDS.

  47. Can any 1 tell me from where i can lock my iphone 3g 16gb i have three brand new 2 white and 1 black.can i use it here and how can i get it unlocked

  48. well saad i live in islamabad if i order from you and pay on delivery will that be okiez.or settle it in any way

  49. can anyone tell me the latest price of Iphone 8 GB 3g -

  50. We are selling the unlock 3G Apple 16GB iPhone for just US$500 and also the 3G Apple 8GB iPhone for just US$450 (Including FREE SHIPPING) and guaranteed that it will work with any preferred network.

    This does not VOID your Apple warranty since you are not hacking the Firmware. You do not have to worry about it relocking when Apple comes out with a new Firmware.

    BUY 2 UNITS 3G 8GB iPHONE FOR JUST US$800
    BUY 2 UNITS 3G 16GB iPHONE FOR JUST US$900

    we sell the 2.0 firmware version
    This phone includes all of the standard Apple equipment:
    Apple iPhone 3G
    iPhone Docking Cradle
    Apple Wall Charger
    Adapter for Computer Uploading / Wall Charging
    Headphones for iPod Use
    Polishing Cloth
    Manual, Warranty Information and Quick Start Guide

    WE ALSO STOCK NOKIA PHONES, HTC PHONES & IPODS:

    Mr David Brian
    Celebrity iPhone Zone.
    Email: iphone.zone360@gmail.com
    iphone.zone360@inbox.lv

  51. Helloo,

    I am in Islamabad and brought some iPhone 3g With me, I am selling them now:

    iPhone 3G 16 GB Balck 68,000
    iPhone 3g 16 GB White 71,000 ( Very Rare )
    iPhone 3g 8 GB Black 57,000

    They are all new and Unlocked, I have tested Edge, GPRS and GPS connectivity on these units, Tested with Telenor & Mobilink, work great, Full signal locally.

    Shoot me an email if you are interested at samvaid@gmail.com or call me at 0345 850-3443.

    Take care & Regards.

    Sam Vaid

  52. Can anybody tell me about the comments of Mr.david, is it true or false?

  53. iPhone 3G just 800 USD see http://www.apnariga.com/iphone

  54. http://www.apnariga.com (for mobiles)

  55. I can arrange IPhone3G, for Pak Rs. 45,000/-. 15 days notice required with deposit of Rs. 10,000/-

  56. TO iPhone 3G buyer, THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE,
    I ordered 3 iPhones from the fraudster MR. DAVID BRIAN. Then he gave the Invoice of the ordered products and he demanded me to transfer money by Western Union. After I paid, He told me that my package got stuck at the custom and He DEMANDED to pay the custom duty. After all I knew that he is fraudster. So, PLEASE DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM HIM. And If someone is kind enough, just tell me how to get this guy to jail. Thank.

  57. iphone will be available in sarena mobile market from 15 of november

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