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Apple has confirmed to roll-out new iPhone 6S series in India on 16 October, now the company has dispatched the price details of the devices to the retailers ahead of the release next week.

Apple iPhone 6S series price starts with a whopping Rs. 62,000, whereas its phablet version's base variant (16GB) will set you back by Rs. 72,000, reported Technology Personalized.

It has been learnt that the high MRP (maximum retail price) rates of iPhone 6S series has to do with India' rupee depreciation against US dollar and the government's custom duty (12.5%) has further escalated the costs of the Apple devices.

Read more: Union Budget 2015 After-Effect: Apple iPhones become more expensive in India

As far as old iPhone 6 and 5S series are concerned, they expectedly have received marginal price-cuts. The former gets around Rs. 4,000 discount, whereas the latter receive as much as Rs. 10,000 off. [Check-out the table below for detailed price-list]

In a related development, Apple has joined forces with Vodafone and Airtel to make iPhone 6S series reach wider regions ahead of 16 October launch, reported The Economic Times.

This is the first time the Cupertino company has joined hands with network carrier firms well before the launch and it is also be the fastest ever an Apple product release happening in the India market to date.

Also read: Apple Advances iPhone 6S Series Release in India to Challenge Samsung Galaxy Note 5, S6 Edge+

Official price of Apple iPhone 6S series:

Models Models Price
Apple iPhone 6S 16GB Rs. 62,000
64GB Rs. 72,000
128GB Rs. 82,000
Apple iPhone 6S Plus 16GB Rs. 72,000
64GB Rs. 82,000
128GB Rs. 92,000

Revised Price Details of iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S:

Models Old Price (2015) New Price (2015)
Apple iPhone 6 128GB: Rs. 74,000 128GB: Rs. 72,000
64GB: Rs. 65,000 64GB: Rs. 62,000
16GB: Rs. 56,000 16GB: Rs. 52,000
Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB: Rs. 83,000 128GB: Rs. 82,000
64GB: Rs. 74,000 64GB: Rs. 72,000
16GB: Rs. 65,000 16GB: Rs. 62,000
Apple iPhone 5S 16GB: Rs. 44,500 16GB: Rs. 35,000
32GB: Rs. 49,500 32GB: Rs. 40,000
Apple iPhone 5C 8GB:Rs. 37,500 8GB: Rs. 33,500

Apple iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus:

Model Apple iPhone 6S Apple iPhone 6S Plus
Display 4.7-inch LED-backlit IPS screen with Retina HD (aka full HD) with 1334 x 750p resolution
  • Pixel density: 326 ppi (pixels per inch)
  • Add-ons:- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front
  • - Dual-domain pixels for wider viewing angles
5.5- inch LED-backlit IPS screen with Retina HD (aka full HD) with 1920x1080p resolution
  • Pixel density: 401 ppi (pixels per inch)
  • Add-ons:- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front
  • - Dual-domain pixels for wider viewing angles
OS Apple iOS 9.0 Apple iOS 9.0
Processor 64-bit 3rd generation Apple A9( It is 70% and 90% faster in terms of CPU and GPU speeds compared to A8, seen in 2014 based iPhone 6 models) 64-bit 3rd generation Apple A9( It is 70% and 90% faster in terms of CPU and GPU speeds compared to A8, seen in 2014 based iPhone 6 models)
Storage capacity 16GB/64GB/128GB 16GB/64GB/128GB
Camera
  • Main: 12.0-megapixel camera with 4K video recording
  • Front: 5.0-megapixel camera with Retina flash
  • Main: 12.0-megapixel camera with 4K video recording
  • Front: 5.0-megapixel camera with Retina flash
Battery
  • Talk time: Up to 14 hours on 3G
  • Internet use: Up to 10 hours on 3G, up to 10 hours on LTE, up to 11 hours on Wi‑Fi
  • HD video playback: Up to 11 hours
  • Audio playback: Up to 50 hours
  • Standby time: Up to 10 days
  • (Lithium-ion based battery)
  • Talk time: Up to 24 hours on 3G
  • Internet use: Up to 12 hours on 3G, up to 12 hours on LTE, up to 12 hours on Wi‑Fi
  • HD video playback: Up to 14 hours
  • Audio playback: Up to 80 hours
  • Standby time: Up to 16 days
  • (Lithium-ion based battery)
Network 4G-LTE 4G-LTE
Add-ons Finger-print sensor, 3D Touch display, Wi-Fi, NFC (Apple Pay only), Assisted GPS and GLONASS Finger-print sensor, 3D Touch display, Wi-Fi, NFC (Apple Pay only ), Assisted GPS and GLONASS
Dimensions 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
Weight 143 g 192 g
Colours silver, gold, space gray and a new rose gold silver, gold, space gray and a new rose gold