Apple is offering free camera replacements on some iPhone 6 Plus units due to blurry photos

Apple has found out that "in a small percentage" of iPhone 6 Plus smartphones have a manufacturing defect in the rear iSight camera causing blurry image. If your device is producing blurry images and falls into the eligible serial number range, Apple with replace the iSight camera, free of charge.

The affected iPhone 6 Plus units fall into a limited serial number range and were sold between September 2014 and January 2015.

You can check if your unit eligible for camera replacement by going to iSight Camera Replacement Program page. Enter the serial number of your iPhone 6 Plus on the box provided. You can find the serial number of your iPhone 6 Plus by going to Settings > General > About.

If you are iPhone 6 Plus is eligible for replacement, you can go to the nearest Apple authorised service provider to get the camera fixed. Apple notes that:

• Apple may restrict or limit repair to the original country of purchase.
• If your iPhone 6 Plus has any damage such as a cracked screen which impairs the camera replacement, that issue will need to be resolved prior to service. In some cases, there may be a cost associated with the repair.
• This worldwide Apple program doesn't extend the standard warranty coverage of the iPhone 6 Plus.
• The program covers affected iPhone 6 Plus iSight cameras for 3 years after the first retail sale of the unit.

It is advised to back up your data to iTune or iCloud before giving it in for repairs.

Apple hikes iPhone prices in India by as much as Rs 2500

Apple has decided to increase the maximum retail price of the entire iPhone range in India. The hike in price could be the result of changes introduced in the recent budget. Now the excise duty on handsets imported into India has increased by 12.5% from the existing 6%. This move was an attempt push local mobile manufacturing in India.

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models will become costlier by Rs. 2500 and the older iPhones - Iphone 5s and iPhone 5c is now costlier by Rs. 2000.

Check out the latest price 

Phones	Old Price (in Rs.)	New Price (in Rs.)
iPhone 5s 16GB	44500	47000
iPhone 5s 32GB	49500	51500
iPhone 5c 8GB	31500	33500
iPhone 6 16GB	53500	56000
iPhone 6 64GB	62500	65000
iPhone 6 128GB	71500	74000
iPhone 6 Plus 16GB	62500	65000
iPhone 6 Plus 64GB	71500	74000
iPhone 6 Plus 128GB	80500	83000

Apple Sold 500,000 iPhone 6 in India During Q4 2014

Apple has managed to sell a fair amount of iPhone in India, despite India's growing market for low-budget phone. According to Economic Times the Cupertino company is doing very well as it sold 500,000 units of the Apple iPhone 6 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus in India during the fourth quarter of last year. In the same period of 2013 about 250,000  units of iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c were sold.

The positive response to Apple's new flagship is because users have appreciated the larger 4.7 and 5.5-inch display on the iPhone 6 smartphones.

Apple also changed the terms regarding retail in India by cutting the credit period to retailers in seven days and reducing by 0.5 percentage points, to 1%, their margin. Generally, the terms for Indian retailers, as regards the major manufacturers of smartphones, are given a credit period of 14-15 days. With about 2% of the Indian market, Apple still feels safe to offer a margin ranging from 9 to 11%.

An Indian dealer said that the change in terms will allow Apple to sell even better because the American manufacturer can give customers several payment options including EMI.