Govt has resolved the 3G license issues and the first 3G networks should start appearing in 6 months.
Rumors are on that Airtel will launch an iPhone next month.

So, of course, the next big question is here. Should you buy an iPhone.
I will give the answer away before I give my reasons (since that is what today’s generation with short attention span is looking for) :

Question: Should you buy an iPhone when it is launched in India?
Answer:

• yes, if you are a gadget freak or
• yes, if you derive your sense of achievement in life from the cellphones you flash, you NEED to buy it (at least till that new vertu comes out in 3 months).
• no, if you just want a phone that “works”.

I will admit it. I am a gadget freak and I have had an iPhone since … well since they have been first available. I have always kept it updated with the latest firmwares.

First of all, what is good:

• Using this phone is like living in the future. You always have access to internet to search anything: What is Akshay Kumar’s real name? How do you make sangria? Where is Amitabh Bachchan right now?
• And the phone makes it easy. Integration of a music player, internet device and a cellphone has been attempted before but never so well. The UI flows in your hands. There is nothing to learn. Its more intuitive then any device you can think of.
• Updates from your whole life: emails, sms, exchange invites and even your facebook pokes just appear automatically on your device. You will feel as if you are one with the humanity. (okay, that was supposed to be half-sarcastic)

And now, here are things you will hate about it:

• The battery life sucks. Specially, if you are on 3G or you use push services (Exchange or Mobile Me). My phone hardly last a day (and I do not even talk that much). In all fairness, battery life on all 3G devices suck but in 6 months when we will have 3G in India, this will be a real problem.
• The camera sucks (get that Nokia N95 if you like to take pictures) while iPhone integrates the camera application well, the lens and sensor overall produce.
• You really need iTunes. There is only one way to get applications and music on this device – use iTunes. If you dont like that app (which I must say, is just an average music playing app) – tough luck. You have to use it.

So, whats the verdict ? like I said, if you like gadgets and do not mind carrying an extra charger and a few crashes a day, buy this sucker.
Else, wait for a year. They would have updated the battery and made it more reliable. And the future will be still be there…