After a year’s worth of anticipation, Apple has officially unveiled its new iPhone 17 series, which includes the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and the all-new iPhone Air. All the models will go on sale from September 19, occupying the shelves at Apple Stores as Apple’s latest and greatest iPhones to have launched ever. However, these iPhones not only bring features and specifications upgrades to the table – they also bring jacked-up prices owing to a strain on the supply chain and manufacturing costs.
The price escalation has a particularly strong impact in India, where the cost of the iPhone 17 series remains among the highest in the world. Despite the company’s efforts to establish a local assembly line in the country, hopes for a price reduction for Indian consumers have been squashed.
Industry experts attribute this persistent price disparity to India’s high taxation structure and Apple’s corporate strategy of maintaining high-profit margins on luxury goods to preserve their aspirational brand status. The iPhone 17 Pro, in particular, continues to be one of the most expensive smartphones available in the Indian market.
Ahead of the sale of these iPhones, we have come up with a detailed comparison of the base model prices (256GB variant) for the new iPhone 17 series in key markets:
iPhone 17 (256GB)
– India: Rs 82,990
– United States: Approximately Rs 70,450
– Hong Kong: Approximately Rs 79,300
– Japan: Approximately Rs 77,730
– Singapore: Approximately Rs 89,280
– UAE: Approximately Rs 81,682
– Vietnam: Approximately Rs 82,746
iPhone Air (256GB)
– India: Rs 99,990
– United States: Approximately Rs 88,000
– Hong Kong: Approximately Rs 97,299
– Japan: Approximately Rs 95,475
– UAE: Approximately Rs 1,03,310
– Singapore: Approximately Rs 1,09,809
– Vietnam: Approximately Rs 105,926
iPhone 17 Pro (256GB)
– United States: Rs 96,900
– Hong Kong: Rs 1,06,400
– Japan: Rs 1,07,600
– UAE: Rs 1,12,800
– Vietnam: Rs 1,17,000
– Singapore: Rs 1,20,200
– India: Rs 1,34,900
iPhone 17 Pro Max (256GB)
– India: Rs 1,49,900
– United States: Approximately Rs 1,05,670
– Hong Kong: Approximately Rs 1,15,404
– Japan: Approximately Rs 1,16,443
– UAE: Approximately Rs 1,22,535
– Singapore: Approximately Rs 1,30,433
– Vietnam: Approximately Rs 1,25,777
