BlackBerry Curve 8530 Price in India
In order to make it more affordable and popular, BlackBerry Curve 8530 price in India has been reduced by 12 percent. BlackBerry Curve 8530 price after recent discount comes out to be Rs. 11,990 which is Rs. 1,510 cheaper than the original price. BlackBerry Curve 8530 price at the time of launch was Rs. 13,500.
BlackBerry Curve 8530 price after discount at Rs. 11,990 is for online stores. This is also best price for BlackBerry Curve 8530 model in Indian market. However price of this smartphone continue to be higher by Rs. 5,00 at retail stores across India.
In the past also RIM has reduced price of BlackBerry Playbook 16GB models and saw high jump in its sales. In fact many of the stores in India went out of stock after announcing price reduction in Blackberry Playbook.
BlackBerry Curve 8530 price reduction can also be seen as a step by the company to clear its stock of this smartphone and make way for BlackBerry Curve 9220 model. Also this will bring added news hype around BlackBerry smartphones in India. Also it has shown that customers have interest in RIM smartphones but pricing is a major barrier.
RIM is all set to launch BlackBerry Curve 9220 in India in the month of April 2012. However there is no official announcement from the company as yet but it has got listed on popular online store Flipkart. BlackBerry Curve 9220 price in India is expected in Rs. 6k-7k range.