iPhone 14 India prices: Apple is expected to increase the price of its Pro series by $100 or so, and Indian users should expect to pay more.

But more than specifications and features, there is one question that is always on people’s minds when a new iPhone series is announced. And that’s around the price, especially for iPhone fans in India. iPhone remains an aspirational device for many given its premium market value and pricing. Last year with the iPhone 13 series, we saw Apple did not increase prices for India. But will it be the same this year?

Given the economic conditions, the weakening of the rupee against the US dollar and the general inflationary pressures, it is unlikely the iPhone 14 lineup start at the same price as last time. Let’s take a quick look at what can be expected and how Apple has priced the iPhone series in India in the past two years.

iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini price and iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini price in India

When Apple launched iPhone 13 last year, it was priced at Rs 79,900 for the base 128GB storage variant. iPhone 13 mini started at Rs 69,900 for the same storage. The prices were the same as the iPhone 12 series in 2020 which started at the same price.

Apple iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 14 prices: Expect a price hike

With the iPhone 14 Pro series, a price hike is likely given the economic reasons we mentioned above.

Currently, the iPhone 13 mini starts at $699 and the iPhone 13 at $799 in the US. The iPhone 13 Pro starts at $999 and the iPhone 13 Pro Max at $1099. The India iPhone prices are much higher, even if you convert the dollar prices to rupee and that’s typically the case each year. So, while iPhone 13 costs Rs 64,000 in the US, in India, the starting price is Rs 79,900. With the Pro series, this difference is more glaring. The price of the iPhone 13 Pro translates to Rs 80,000 in India, but it costs more than a lakh.

“I estimated iPhone 14 series ASP would increase by about 15% (vs. iPhone 13 series ASP) to $1,000-1,050 (USD) due to two iPhone 14 Pro’s price hikes & higher shipment proportion.”

If the Average Selling Price (ASP) goes up by 15 per cent, then iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will both clearly cross the $1000 mark. Meanwhile, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives has predicted a $100 price increase for iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max. So, iPhone 14 Pro could start at $1100 and iPhone Pro Max at $1199. He expects the price of the base iPhone 14 to remain the same as last year.
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