Apple To Stop Selling iPhone 6s, 6s, And 6s Plus In India

Aadhya Khatri - Jul 15, 2019


Apple To Stop Selling iPhone 6s, 6s, And 6s Plus In India

When many people believe that Apple will slash the price of its iPhones in India to boost sales, the company seems to have a different strategy

When many people believe that Apple will slash the price of its iPhones in India to boost sales, the company seems to have a different strategy. According to The Economic Times, the company would cease selling iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in the country. Plus, the price might be boosted rather than reduced.

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Apple would cease selling iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in the country

It seems like the company is pursuing a plan to make iPhones premium devices in India by increasing the price. The report has the insight of three senior industry executives and they said that the price of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus might exceed Rs 5,000.

For the time being, iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are priced at Rs 29,900 and Rs 48,900 in India. Ever since 2018, Apple has been boosting the price of its entry-level models. iPhone SE, the company’s cheapest smartphone, used to cost Rs 21,000, but now you have to pay Rs 24,500 for it.

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Apple also expands the total number of Apple Authorised Resellers that have more than 500 sqft stores. Apple also wants to opt-out of outlets that have stores of less than 350-400 sqft and sell less than 35 iPhones a month.

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The company has faced lots of difficulties in India due to competition from Samsung and OnePlus, the manufacturers that offer higher-end smartphones at a reasonable price. The strategy to pull entry-level iPhones out may not deliver what the company wants, but we may have to wait and see how it all turns out.

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Apple has faced lots of difficulties in India due to competition from Samsung and OnePlus

According to the company's CEO Tim Cook, one of the reasons for the company to see a drop in iPhone sales was that users were more reluctant to upgrade to a newer model of iPhones.

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