Launch Apple's iPhone 4S to land in India

In separate statements, telecom service providers Aircel and Airtel have announced they would be bringing the iPhone 4S to India soon. The much-awaited Apple's iPhone 4S is reportedly likely to land in India on November 25.

Aircel, one of the carriers in India, has announced that it will bring the iPhone 4S soon to India on its Facebook page. The announcement was followed by a similar update by Airtel on its Facebook page which said, "Airtel will be launching iPhone 4S soon. Watch this space for more."

Apple had launched its newest member of iPhone smartphone family in October. There is no official announcement about the launch date, but there are speculations that the phone is expected to be launched in the fourth week of November.

The 4S, which hit the US market on October 14, comes with the same design, shape and size as the iPhone 4, but boasts of certain additional features that made it an instant hit among users who have been able to lay their hands on it. Following this, the phone is rumored to be launched on November 24. And if rumours are to be believed, then our observation says that the launch date could be November 25.

The iPhone 4S comes with the A5 chipset, which also powers the iconic iPad 2. Besides, the dual-core Cortex-A9 CPU and PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU is a potent combination. According to our observation, Apple, this year, had always chosen Friday as the day to launch its products in the Indian market.

The phone has both GSM and CDMA connectivity. Also, one of the major points of attraction of this latest upgrade from Apple is the camera quality. Firstly, the company launched Apple's first generation iPad in India on January 28 (Friday). The iphone 4S comes with an impressive 8 megapixel camera. The video recording facility in the phone has also been upgraded from 720p to 1080p.

However, the single biggest 'iPopping' feature of the 4S is Siri, the feature that responds to voice commands and allows you to 'send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls and much more'. According to sources, the iPhone 4S will be comparatively expensive and will start from close to Rs 40,000 for the 16GB model and cross Rs 50,000 for the high-end 64GB model. Apple's 'humble personal assistant', Siri receives and understands commands made in simple, everyday language, which means users do not have to learn commands designed specifically for the phone to understand you.

Earlier, Airtel and Aircel were the two carriers, which launched the iPhone 4 in India. The 16GB and 32GB variants of the iPhone 4 would cost Rs 34,500 and Rs 40,900, respectively in India.