“Apple iPhone price hike due to the increase in GST Rate”
Are you excited to buy a new Apple iPhone once the lockdown (because of coronavirus pandemic) in India ended? then you need to be ready to pay a little more money. You heard right, Apple has increased the prices of most of its iPhone models in India today because of the 50% GST from 12% to 18% GST rate hike. you can check Apple iPhone new price list below.
Some of the iPhone models like iPhone XS (64GB) which was launched at Rs. 89,900 is now selling at Rs. 94,700 and surprisingly the top-line iPhone model iPhone 11 Pro Max (512GB) price hike up to Rs. 7000, which was launched at Rs. 1,43,200 is now selling at Rs. 1,50,800.
Here is the Apple iPhone new price list:
| Model | Old price | New Price |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone XS (64GB) | 89,900 | 94,700 |
| iPhone XS (256GB) | 1,03,900 | 1,09,400 |
| iPhone XR (64GB) | 49,900 | 52,500 |
| iPhone XR (128GB) | 54,900 | 57,800 |
| iPhone 8 Plus (64GB) | 50,600 | 53,300 |
| iPhone 8 Plus (128GB) | 55,600 | 58,500 |
| iPhone 8 (64GB) | 40,500 | 42,600 |
| iPhone 8 (128GB) | 45,500 | 47,900 |
| iPhone 7 Plus (32GB) | 37,900 | 39,900 |
| iPhone 7 Plus (128GB) | 42,900 | 45,100 |
| iPhone 7 (32GB) | 29,900 | 31,500 |
| iPhone 7 (128GB) | 34,900 | 36,700 |
| iPhone 11 Pro Max (64GB) | 1,11,200 | 1,17,100 |
| iPhone 11 Pro Max (512GB) | 1,43,200 | 1,50,800 |
| iPhone 11 Pro Max (256GB) | 1,25,200 | 1,31,900 |
| iPhone 11 Pro (64GB) | 1,01,200 | 1,06,600 |
| iPhone 11 Pro (512GB) | 1,33,200 | 1,40,300 |
| iPhone 11 Pro (256GB) | 1,15,200 | 1,21,300 |
| iPhone 11 (64GB) | 64,900 | 68,300 |
| iPhone 11 (512GB) | 79,900 | 84,100 |
| iPhone 11 (128GB) | 69,900 | 73,600 |
You can also check out all the updated prices of the iPhone on this link. This is the second time when Apple hikes the prices of iPhones in the country this year. The reason behind the price hike is due to the increased import duty on mobile phones and chargers by the Indian Government.
Not only apple to Apple has increased the price, other popular phone makers including Xiaomi, Samsung, and Oppo have also announced a price hike. You can check the list of the Xiaomi new Smartphone price list also you can check the new price list of Realme phones.
Well, the new GST price will also affect the new upcoming premium smartphone OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro, which are going to launch next month on 14th April. The new OnePlus 8 Series comes with 5G connectivity and latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SOC and 8GB LPDDR RAM and UFS3.0 support which also the reason for price hike said by OnePlus CEO Pete Lau. Honestly, I’m really excited about the new OnePlus 8 series new Flagship series.
So, how excited are you to check out OnePlus 8 upcoming series? Share your thought on the comment below.