Brand new iPhone 3GS for Rs 2,700 up for sale in Korea

Can’t believe the headline? It’s actually true. You can actually own a shiny new iPhone with the box and original accessories for just Rs 2,700. Are you wondering if something’s fishy? Well, Rs 2,700 will get you a brand new iPhone 3GS from 2009 in South Korea.

In what comes as an eventful moment for a nostalgic Apple fan or collector, South Korean telecom operator SKTelink will sell several units of the Apple iPhone 3GS in their market for a mere 44,000 won. The operator discovered a warehouse full of Apple’s 2009 flagship smartphone and decided to sell it instead of sending them to the scrap yard. An ETNews report claims that the units are haven’t been unboxed yet and therefore need attention on the status of one of the phone’s most critical parts — the battery. This is why SK Telink will open all the units and test them to ensure that they sell only those units that are still in working condition.

The iPhone 3GS was one of the fastest smartphones back in 2009 and debuted as the successor to the iPhone 3G. The 3GS ran on an unspecified chipset that had a 600MHz Cortex-A8 processor. At launch, it ran on iOS 3 and received updates up to iOS 6.1.6. One could buy the iPhone 3GS in 8/16/32GB storage variants. It had a tiny 3.5-inch display and had a 3.2MP rear camera.

The iPhone 3GS was all about fast performance in 2009.

Presently, the cheapest iPhone running the latest version of iOS that you can get off the shelves is the iPhone SE, which is available for a maximum retail price of Rs 28,000. The SE sports a 4.0-inch display and runs on the A9 SoC, which comparatively lightning fast to the iPhone 3GS’ chip. Additionally, the 3G won’t support most of the latest apps due to various hardware and software restrictions that Apple has implemented in their ecosystem in the modern times. Therefore, you would have to be a massive emotional Apple fan to use a new iPhone 3GS as your daily driver.

Apple iPhone SE starts at Rs 18,999 on various e-commerce platforms.

If you are interested in buying a new iPhone 3GS in 2018, then you can head off to South Korea and get yourself one in an unlocked state. However, the extremely lower price tag brings with itself an uncertain warranty, unsupported apps and services. Maybe you can get this only as a collector’s edition device.

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