Apple has officially raised the prices of its current flagship smartphones, the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max in India. The hike in value arrived when the Indian Government increased the Basic Custom Duty rates (BCD) whenever the newly recent union budget was publicly announced.
The iPhone 11 Pro series wasn’t the only gadget affected as the iPhone 8 series prices have Additionally been affected. Notably, other Apple phones as the iPhone XR and iPhone 7 prices will not be affected as the Cupertino based giant has been assembling these models locally within India through its famous manufacturers Foxconn and Wistron.
Furthermore, iPhone 11 prices will moreover remain unchanged as the company determined to absorb the cost after the increased customs duty. Apple’s additional device! offerings as the prices of the Apple Watch, Mac and iPads are unaffected like effectively. So presently, the iPhone 11 Pro Max 64GB variant is valued at 1,11,200 INR whereas the 256GB version is estimated at 1,25,000 INR and 512GB version comes at 1,43,200 INR. Previously, the model started from 1,09,900 INR in India.
Similarly, the iPhone 11 Pro 64GB version is presently offered at 1,01,200 INR although the 256GB version now sells for 1,15,200 INR and 512GB carries a value tag of 1,33,200 INR. The telephone was originally estimated at 99,900 INR. Finally, the iPhone 8 Plus 64GB version will with no sell for 50,600 INR and its 128GB version will be offered at 55,600 INR. The main iPhone 8 64GB now costs 40,500 and the 128GB version is currently sold for 45,500.
Hence a price hike varying from 1,300 to 700 INR can be observed in the aforementioned Apple iPhones. In 2019, Apple saw one of its perfect performances in India like it finished sith in Q4 of 2019. Its the highest ranking the manufacturer has ever reported on due to the fact 2013, as stated by to Canalys. Apple sold more than 925,000 iPhones in the final quarter what is nearly double that of the exactly quarter from the previous year.