Recently launched 2018 iPhones are expensive than the older iPhone variants, the so-called iPhone XR starts from 76900 INR and the iPhone XS costs around INR 99900. The iPhone XS Max is the most expensive iPhone till now at a whopping cost of INR 144900. Comparing with the Samsungs most advanced flagship killer Note 9 costs just INR 84900 for a 512 GB variant.
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It’s clear to everyone that the newer iPhones are to be very heavy on the pockets, besides that there is another good news too, Apple officially announced the price slash of the previous iPhones including iPhone.
The 2017 iPhone X came down to INR 91900 from INR 95930 and the 256 GB variant of iPhone X is now INR 106900 from 108930. Even after the price slash, iPhone X is still 40k costlier than the competitor flagships.
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And after a price cut of INR 8040, the iPhone 8 (64 GB) now stands at INR 59900, and the iPhone 8 256 GB variant after a price cut of INR 6600 is now available for INR 74900. The iPhone 8 plus 64GB and 256 GB are now available for INR 69900 and INR 84900 respectively with a price drop of INR 7660 and INR 6210.
The iPhone 7’s 32GB and 128 GB are now priced at INR 39900 & INR 49900 respectively. Both the iPhone 7 plus variants (32GB & 128GB) are now priced the same as iPhone 7.
Below is the full detailed list of updated prices:
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Even after the price cuts, the prices are still far higher than the other flagships of other competitors. It’s clear that Apple does not intend to compete with other competitor brands on pricing, and want to be the only player in the premium smartphone segment.
Source: BGR