Apple will likely officially launch the much-awaited iPhone 5 in India on Thursday, October 26, a new rumor suggests.

According to BGR India, unnamed “multiple sources have confirmed” that Apple is getting ready “to launch the iPhone 5 in India on the last Friday of this month, which happens to be October 26.”

The publication says that Apple will not be partnering with mobile carriers to launch the iPhone 5 in India.

BGR India says that Apple will handle the sales of the iPhone 5 in India itself.

The site’s sources have told them that the iPhone 5 in India will be priced “closer to the launch price of the iPhone 4S”.

At this time, there is no definite news about how many iPhone 5 units will be initially available in the country as Apple is having a shortage of its popular smartphone worldwide, the site says.

The iPhone 5 was launched by Apple on September 12.

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