iPhone 12 Pro price in India makes it cheaper to fly to Dubai to buy it

[tacobell fan]

The iPhone 12 Pro price in India makes it so expensive that it’s actually cheaper to book a return flight to Dubai and buy it there than it is to buy it locally …

 

That was the conclusion of India Today, who did the sums.

• iPhone 12 Pro Price in India for 128 GB: Rs 1,19,000 ($1,620)
• iPhone 12 Pro Price in Dubai for 128GB: Rs 84,000 ($1,114)

It costs Dh 4,199 in Dubai and if you convert the currency to INR, the price comes down to almost Rs 84,000.

 

Below is the exact amount, you would be spending on your flight tickets to Dubai from New Delhi. However, the amount might change depending on the availability but this is what we found when tried booking a ticket to Dubai.

 

• Flight ticket: Indigo Rs 17,929 ($243)
• iPhone 12 Pro 128GB: 84,000 ($1,114)
• Some other expenses: Around Rs 10,000 ($135)
• Total: Around Rs 1,11,929 ($1520)
• Money saved: Around Rs 8000 ($108)

 

Of course, this is probably not legal. Most of the additional cost in India is tax, and anyone buying a phone outside the country and bringing it back with them should declare it and pay import duty.

It’s not unusual to hear complaints about Apple’s ‘unfair’ pricing in countries outside the US, but this is generally due to either import duties or taxes. For example, Brits often compare the list price of Apple products in the US and UK, failing to realise that US prices don’t include sales taxes (which vary by state, and are added to the list price at the point of purchase) while UK prices include VAT.

As an example, the 128GB iPhone 12 Pro costs $999 in the US, and £999 ($1,309) in the UK – prompting the usual ‘Apple charges pound for dollar’ complaints. But the UK price already includes sales tax (VAT), so the true comparison is the ex-VAT price of £832, which is the equivalent of $1,090. So yes, the UK price is higher, but by $90/£69, not $300. The real price difference is a mix of Apple hedging against currency movements and wanting a nice neat price. The true complaint should be that Apple always rounds up rather than down.

[r2d2]

sweet deal

[tacobell fan]

Just now, r2d2 said:

sweet deal

 

3 minutes ago, tacobell fan said:

Of course, this is probably not legal.

 

[megadheera]

iPhone 6 vachinappudu evaro Bangkok lekkalu vesaru ilaage. Including massage cost it was cheaper In Bangkok 

[tom bhayya]

2 minutes ago, tacobell fan said:

 

 

okati kotey legal dozens kontey illegal , vaadu safe side undadam kosam like janaalaki ideas isthunnadu ani evaru dobbakunda ala pettadu anthey 

[JambaKrantu]

Year end India velte oka 2 phones teeskellalsinde cousins ki

[JambaKrantu]

One phone koni box teesesi chetilo pettukuni velte ela telustundi kotta phone ani

[dasara_bullodu1]

totally worth it ... Dubai velli cocaine konatam

[tacobell fan]

2 minutes ago, megadheera said:

iPhone 6 vachinappudu evaro Bangkok lekkalu vesaru ilaage. Including massage cost it was cheaper In Bangkok 

attention seeking batch antava

[tacobell fan]

1 minute ago, tom bhayya said:

okati kotey legal dozens kontey illegal , vaadu safe side undadam kosam like janaalaki ideas isthunnadu ani evaru dobbakunda ala pettadu anthey 

India ki unna import tax ni emi anakunda seller ni cheap ga ivvamanatam lo manaki maname saati. 

[dasara_bullodu1]

1 minute ago, JambaKrantu said:

One phone koni box teesesi chetilo pettukuni velte ela telustundi kotta phone ani

inko rendu koni gudd@ lo petkoni vellu

[tom bhayya]

Just now, tacobell fan said:

India ki unna import tax ni emi anakunda seller ni cheap ga ivvamanatam lo manaki maname saati. 

ikkadey assemble cheyochu ga anni china lo chesey badhulu ani bakths asking 

[JambaKrantu]

Just now, dasara_bullodu1 said:

inko rendu koni gudd@ lo petkoni vellu

Nee gudd@ lo alaage pettukuni veltava nuvvu

[k2s]

Very nice.. andukey ee android cheap phones sales are high in india

[reality]

3 minutes ago, tacobell fan said:

India ki unna import tax ni emi anakunda seller ni cheap ga ivvamanatam lo manaki maname saati. 

Ala ithe Achedin Ela mari...