Cheaper Apple 8GB iPhone 5c launched, but no word on India pricing

Looks like the reports were bang on the money . Apple has officially launched an 8GB version of the iPhone 5c, with the variant going on sale on UK carrier O2’s website .

O2 has several plans on offer for the iPhone 5c on contract, with prices ranging from free to 409.99 British pounds (approx Rs 41,000) depending on your usage needs and the monthly payments. However, the price of an unlocked 8GB iPhone 5c has not been revealed in the listing.

It must be noted that Indian telecom operators Airtel and Reliance, which have specific schemes for the iPhone 5c in the country, have not yet listed the new model in their inventory. Apple India’s website also only shows the 16 and 32 GB option for the phone. Apple’s main US website has also not listed the new variant.

Besides the reduced internal storage, the iPhone 5c will not have any different hardware. So you are very likely to get the same performance that we saw when we reviewed the phone. However, the update to iOS 7.1 will surely have an effect on the usability. As of now, there’s no word on if and when the new version of the 5c will hit India. The 8GB version has not yet appeared on Indian online retailers such as Flipkart, Infibeam and is not even seen on retailers such as ShopYourWorld, which ship as-yet unreleased products to India.