Indians
will have to
shell out at
least 0 to buy the
iPhone 7
when it
goes on
sale in October
Apple may
have grown more interested in India, but it is still making the world’s fastest growing smartphone market wait for a month for the new iPhones.
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The company
unveiled the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus last night. Both the phones are going on
sale in the United States and 27 other markets starting Sept. 16, and then a**ther 30 regions a week later. But it won’t be until Oct. 7 that people in India would be able to get their hands on Apple’s newest.
Like always,
Indians will have to pay a premium to buy the new iPhones. Apple revealed last night that the base
iPhone 7 32GB variant
will cost Rs 60,000 ($902) in India, which is significantly expensive than the $649 it costs in the United States. Blame it on high import duties and other taxes in India.
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