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Apple Raises India Prices for Older iPhones After New Launch
Apple made some older iPhones more expensive in India after launching newer models.
This is unusual because older phones often become cheaper when new ones arrive.
The base iPhone 17 now costs ₹99,000 in India.
The 1TB iPhone Air rose to ₹224,900.
Similar phones became more expensive in the United States too, but by smaller amounts.
The article says computer-chip shortages helped push prices higher.
Demand from AI data centers has increased competition for these chips.
Some people in India say the new prices make iPhones feel more like luxury products.
Apple raised prices for existing iPhone models in India by as much as 41% after unveiling newer models.
The base iPhone 17 price increased nearly 21% to ₹99,000 in India.
The 1TB iPhone Air saw the largest increase, reaching ₹224,900, or 41% higher.
Comparable US prices rose to $899 for the base iPhone 17 and $1,699 for the 1TB iPhone Air.
The article attributes the increases to rising memory and storage chip costs linked to AI data-center demand.
- Who
- Apple and consumers buying iPhones in India and the United States.
- What
- Apple increased prices for existing iPhone models, with India seeing increases of up to 41%.
- Where
- India, with price comparisons to the United States.
- When
- Within hours of Apple unveiling its newer models and after its latest launch event.
- Why
- The article links the increases to higher memory and storage chip costs amid AI-driven data-center demand.
Buyer Concerns
Cost Pressures
Effect on Indian consumers
Buyer Concerns
Indian commentators said the higher prices push iPhones further into luxury territory for buyers in India.
Cost Pressures
The article links the increases to rising memory and storage chip costs, driven partly by competition for components from AI data centers.
India versus the United States
Buyer Concerns
Some reactions focused on Indian buyers receiving the worst of the price increases, including a reported $1,100 India premium for the foldable iPhone.
Cost Pressures
Apple also raised prices in the United States, with increases reported between 10% and 21%, although the article says India experienced larger increases for the cited models.
Key facts
- Largest India increase
- The 1TB iPhone Air rose 41% to ₹224,900.
- Base iPhone 17 in India
- Its price rose nearly 21% to ₹99,000.
- Base iPhone 17 in the US
- Its comparable price rose 13% to $899.
- 1TB iPhone Air in the US
- Its comparable price rose 21% to $1,699.
- India market position
- India is described as one of Apple’s fastest-growing markets and assembles a large share of the iPhones Apple sells globally.
- Article discrepancy
- The headline references the iPhone 17e, but the article body provides detailed price examples for the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air.
Sources
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