IPhones Featuring International Warranty Now Available In India

There is a good news for all Apple fans out there! It’s time to rejoice as the company has come up with the introduction of international warranty on iPhones in India. Which means people asking their family and friends living in US to buy them a gadget and bring it along is not necessary anymore. Perhaps, it was quite a risky thing because even when you get the iPhone for cheap, you don’t get it covered under warranty. Which means anything happens to the phone and you will have to spend money from your pocket for the repairs. Well not anymore, you need not worry more about such scary situations now as Apple India will now honor the international warranty on iPhones that were purchased outside of India.

Now you can officially buy the phone outside the country and stop worrying about the warranty issues. This literally means that as long as your iPhone is unlocked and as well is under warranty, you can get it repaired in India from Apple. However, if your iPhone is carrier-locked, or, is unlocked illegally, it will not get the warranty support. The decision is highly appreciated, isn’t it? Several analysts say that the change is likely to make people feel more comfortable buying iPhones from less official sources, but don’t believe it will have a huge impact on overall sales.

Apart from this, we don’t have the official date since when the international warranty on iPhones has been active. Furthermore, there is always an option for consumers to visit the Apple website in order to check the warranty status or even call Apple customer care.

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Ever since its introduction on September 12, the new series of Iphones have definitely been the talk of the smartphone town. Even though people are tempted to order one from US or some other country on the direct basis especially where pricing isn’t as exorbitant, many have refrained from it plainly due to the fact that those devices won’t get warranty cover in India. As a result, nobody would like to spend an arm and a leg on a phone without adequate warranty. However, this is no longer the case.

IPhones Now Support International Warranty, But... There Are A Few Caveats.

• Device should be unlocked, no jailbreaks allowed!

First of all and most importantly, the device requires to be factory unlocked and not bound by any carrier. Which means carrier locked phones from cellular brands like Verizon, Sprint, Orange, and others won’t be covered under the warranty, even if the user manages to unlock them. Moreover, illegally unlocking these phones also won’t make you eligible for the warranty.

• Sorry, Dubai purchases not covered

Another issue is that devices specially imported from Dubai won’t be eligible for the international warranty. So the cheapest option left for Indians is no more. So the next thing to be done is getting one from Hong Kong. But apart from the price, you have other major concerns to be worried about.

• Do you know that eBay is selling iPhone X for $1500?

In case, if money is not an issue then you must choose iPhone X on eBay. I have come across various sellers on eBay selling the iPhone X for prices as high as $1500. However, it is always a wise decision to look for the legitimacy of the seller before buying one to be on a safer side.

• It’s better to Preorder

Although the stocks might not be available right now, but preordering your iPhone X will confirm you in the queue for iPhone X shipments. In addition to this, since the OLED screens from Samsung are high on demand and aren’t available in stock, the device has been suffering from a delay in its manufacturing process.

Conclusion

Well, all I can say is the timing for the international warranty could not be better as the iphone X will be up for pre-orders starting Friday, October 27, and will be available from November 3 across authorized Apple resellers and online partners. So it’s the right time to call your family or friends in the US and get a new iPhone if you don’t want to spend more by purchasing it from India as the model is expected to be in limited supply for the next two months at least. In fact, it may even interest you to know that the company itself has urged its fans to reach stores early on opening day if they want to be lucky ones to get the device.

With the iPhone coming under increasing competition in China from flagship models by local brands, It is no surprise for country like India to become an increasingly important market for Apple. And of course thanks to its 1.2B population and growing middle class. So that’s all for now! Keep watching the space to get a better perspective.

Published by: TatvaSoft UK - iPhone app development company in UK

Nishtha Singh works as a Presales Manager with a software development company named TatvaSoft UK. She relishes writing about various technology trends, management and much more.