Apple iPhone 4 India release on May 27

BANGALORE,INDIA: Apple iPhone 4 is expected to hit India market on May 27.

Confirming this to CIOL, a manager with a leading Apple reseller said iPhone 4 will be available for sale only from May 28.  "We are expecting the while iPhone 4 to be available for sale", he added.

The pricing is likely to be Rs. 34,500 for the 16GB model and Rs. 40,900 for the 32GB in India.

iPhone 4 will be available in India only on the networks of Airtel and Aircel. The operators are offering new pricing model that allows customers to recover the upfront cost of their iPhone on select plans over the course of 24 months.

Apples iPhone 4 is entering the India market at a stage when rival headset manufacturers have brought smartphone models capable of competing with iPhone 4. The list includes Nexus S, Samsung Galaxy S2 and LG Optimus 2X.

Apple is rumoured to be already working on iPhone 4S, a technology up-grade version of iPhone 4.