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Re: I live in the country with the most expensive Apple products on the planet

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Post by FabHK »

Bilal_io wrote: post #88
dagw wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would be ecstatic if I could buy a "$400 iPhone" for only $400. Apple prices tend to be higher, not only in absolute terms, but also relative to their competitors. A Samsung phone that sells for $800 in the US might cost $900, while an Apple phone that sells for $800 in the US will cost over $1000.

The new iphone SE starts at $429.00

Not in India, that's the point:

https://www.apple.com/in/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se/

It is INR 43900, or around USD 570.

ETA: In Brazil, it is BRL 4199 or USD 825.

https://www.apple.com/br/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se/

And that's at market exchange rates. Adjusted for purchasing power or wages it would be even more expensive, I assume.

Re: I live in the country with the most expensive Apple products on the planet

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Post by kalleboo »

MaxikCZ wrote: post #40
windex wrote: post #29

Some parts of this price ecosystem would have looked different if Samsung had decided to straighten up their act and not shovel out crapware, adware, and nagware with their so called "Updates" for their lower end phones. It's a lost opportunity for Samsung. Apple gets to do this because their devices seem safer, easier, and faster to use right now.

I bought samsung earbuds. They worked flawlessly. From time to time, a software update comes. Every single time I look into change log only to read "Improved stability and security". Few updates ago, when I took out my buds, only one was playing. Till today I need to disconnect and connect my buds to make them both work. If only they would just leave the things as they were, or gave me option to rollback.. So much fo…

TBF, I had similar issues with only one ear connecting with my AirPods (gen1). The only difference is the software updates are silent and happen in the background with zero update notes.

Re: I live in the country with the most expensive Apple products on the planet

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Post by arepublicadoceu »

In Brazil the start model of the new iPhone SE starts at 4200 brl or 835 usd, according to google.

The most famous apple joke in Brazil is that it's cheaper to go to US buy a top of the line iPhone, do some tourism and return to Brazil than buying it here.

Re: I live in the country with the most expensive Apple products on the planet

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Post by Bilal_io »

FabHK wrote: post #91
Bilal_io wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The new iphone SE starts at $429.00

Not in India, that's the point: https://www.apple.com/in/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se/ It is INR 43900, or around USD 570. ETA: In Brazil, it is BRL 4199 or USD 825. https://www.apple.com/br/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se/ And that's at market exchange rates. Adjusted for purchasing power or wages it would be even more expensive, I assume.

My apologies, I read the parent comment again, and I see what they meant.

Re: I live in the country with the most expensive Apple products on the planet

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Post by kikoreis »

dhosek wrote: post #8

Even before I clicked the link, I was sure the answer was Brazil. It's not so much the taxes that raise the prices as the tariffs (which are kind of invisible taxes in that they are paid through higher prices rather than directly—which is part of what made a former president's boasting about raising tariffs somewhat absurd. It seemed he believed that the exporting country paid the price of the tariffs and not domesti…

Here's a Foxconn factory near Jundiaí: https://goo.gl/maps/Y4R5VzZeS3cqi49W7 They also have other factories in the country, including in Manaus.

It was inaugurated in 2012 and indeed for a few years did produce Apple devices, specifically iPads, but AFAIK in 2017 they shut down the line: https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/negocios/apple-e...

Re: I live in the country with the most expensive Apple products on the planet

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Post by pqdbr »

pietromenna wrote: post #80
shultays wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was sure it would be Turkey, looks like we are the close second. Congrats on your first place Brazil!

Is being 1st or 2nd place in this matter to celebrate? I live in Brazil and this is something that really sucks.

He was being ironic

Re: I live in the country with the most expensive Apple products on the planet

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Post by Bouncingsoul1 »

hutzlibu wrote: post #48
MaxikCZ wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I bought samsung earbuds. They worked flawlessly. From time to time, a software update comes. Every single time I look into change log only to read "Improved stability and security". Few updates ago, when I took out my buds, only one was playing. Till today I need to disconnect and connect my buds to make them both work. If only they would just leave the things as they were, or gave me option to rollback.. So much fo…

Oh, just be happy they do not have (yet) updated to integrate advertisement into them.

If these are Bluetooth LE devices they surely integrated advertisement, it just means something different in this context and could actually explain the technical problem which the parent had.

Re: I live in the country with the most expensive Apple products on the planet

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Post by gavinray »

skocznymroczny wrote: post #73

My Brazilian friend asked me to recommend her a laptop given her budget. It was certainly an interesting experience. Not only the laptops were much more expensive than they would be in other parts of the world, but also they were older models, with HDDs and 4GB of RAM instead of more up to date models going with SSDs and 8GB of RAM (or more).

Did you consider buying one in the US (or wherever you are/online) and then mailing it to them?

I recently was going to mail a new Mac M1 to a university student in a foreign country. I found services that specialized in it that would do it for $99, FWIW

Re: I live in the country with the most expensive Apple products on the planet

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Post by hutzlibu »

Bouncingsoul1 wrote: post #97
hutzlibu wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh, just be happy they do not have (yet) updated to integrate advertisement into them.

If these are Bluetooth LE devices they surely integrated advertisement, it just means something different in this context and could actually explain the technical problem which the parent had.

Doing satire is hard, when reality is way ahead with all the bad things that can happen.

Re: I live in the country with the most expensive Apple products on the planet

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Post by warp »

arepublicadoceu wrote: post #93

In Brazil the start model of the new iPhone SE starts at 4200 brl or 835 usd, according to google. The most famous apple joke in Brazil is that it's cheaper to go to US buy a top of the line iPhone, do some tourism and return to Brazil than buying it here.

Seems to be common practice here in Ecuador as well.

Ordering stuff online from anywhere outside of Ecuador is kind of a last resort, because of very high import duties for many items (and a small but real risk of your items getting "lost" by customs).

However if you are bringing that stuff back on a flight, that's exempt from import duties if you stick to the 2-item limit (e.g. don't come back with a suitcase full of iPhones, but if you're traveling back with your existing old phone and a new phone for yourself, that is allowed).

If you're rich enough to afford an iPhone here, you're not buying locally. You plan a shopping trip to Miami once or twice a year, the ticket cost is basically evened out by the savings of all the stuff you're buying in the USA and many people have family there as well they can visit (which is an extra reason to travel, and you're not staying in a hotel).

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