There has been lot of speculation about the price of iphone in India. The price of iphone 3G in US was in the range of 200$ or 8,000Rs. So we were expecting the iphone to cost anywhere between 20-25k.

However compareindia, a famos comparison shopping sitee is reporting that the 8 GB version of the iPhone 3G will cost Rs 31,000, while the 16 GB version will cost between Rs 36,000 and 37,000.

The price seems way too high. It is possible to get iphone for 14k-16k in US and use them in India after unlocking the same. I will be surprised if there will be many takers for the official iphone from airtel or vodafone at these price points.

P.S: The price reported here are obtained from compareindia.com and are not announced by airtel or vodafone. I will update the post as soon as the official price is released. Please subscribe to the feed to get the update.