Generation Next Communications (GENXT) has been approved by Apple Inc to sell its iPhone series in Nepal as the authorised distributor, the company said.
Generation Next Communications (GENXT) has been approved by Apple Inc to sell its iPhone series in Nepal as the authorised distributor, the company said. It added that the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus would be unveiled in the domestic market next week.
Although Apple has been selling its products like the iMac, iPod and MacBooks through various authorised resellers in Nepal, it has not appointed any authorised distributor for the iPhone.
“Nepali customers will be able to buy the latest series of the iPhone 6 along with previous models through our sales and distribution network in the country probably from next Friday,” said Pawan Kumar Bhimsariya, managing director of Generation Next, confirming that his company had been appointed as the authorised distributor for the iPhone in Nepal.
“Due to lack of authorised sales and service centres, customers have been facing various problems related to after sales service, but now they can be assured of the products they buy as we will provide a one-year warranty and VAT bill,” said Bhimsariya.
Although the company didn’t disclose the price of the iPhone series, Bhimsariya said that the rates would be lower than what customers had been paying in the grey market. Local vendors have been selling the iPhone at a starting price of Rs 85,000.
Officially launched in September in various international markets, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus are Apple’s latest and thinnest smartphones that come in 4.7 and 5.5 inch display. The iPhone 6 and the 6 Plus are thinner at 6.8 mm and 7.1 mm respectively. Both the phones are powered by a new A8 processor and sport an 8 MP iSight camera along with a 1.2 MP front facing camera.
Both the phones support 2G, 3G and 4G network. These phones will be available in 16, 32, 64 and 128 GB capacities and three colour options, grey, silver and gold, said Bhimsariya. The phones come with features like shatter-proof glass, fingerprint sensor, active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, face detection, iCloud service, iMessage, document viewer and editor and Maps, among others.
Bhimsariya said that they were planning to launch EMI and bundling service with telecommunication service provider Ncell. According to Bhimsariya, there will be 24 retail stores including three showrooms of Evo Store and Future World along with 18 Ncell centres. “We have asked Apple to open another seven to eight retail stores, but it has not confirmed anything yet,” added Bhimsariya.
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