Do you want to know which the most expensive countries to buy an iPhone are? If you are planning to buy a new iPhone, you should avoid these countries. The prices are exorbitantly high and they are not going to change anytime soon. Some of them are also known as the most expensive countries to buy and own a car in the world.
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Apple spends $200 in order to make one iPhone 6. The manufacturing price for iPhone 6 Plus is $215. This means that Apple makes a profit of 69% (iPhone 6) and 71% profit (iPhone 6 Plus). The most expensive part of an iPhone is the display. It costs $52 (iPhone 6 Plus) and $45 (iPhone 6). If you know that the price of a new iPhone is more than $600, you can see how much money Apple makes with these devices.
So, why an iPhone is so expensive? Well, it has high build quality, it is reliable, it is easy to use and it offers great features. The best part of any iPhone is iOS, the operating system. It is much easier to use than Android, but it still offers great capabilities. This is also one advantage of Apple’s devices. The OS is developed especially for them, so they don’t have ‘’bugs’’ like Android phones.
In order to provide you a list of the most expensive countries to buy an iPhone, we used the combined data from Webpage FX and Lifehacker. The prices you can see are average prices for each country. Also, these are prices for iPhone 6.
11. New Zealand – $757
The price is high. However, the economy and life are very well in the country, so residents usually don’t pay attention to high prices.
10. Mexico – $770
Despite being so close to the United States (home country of the iPhone), people in Mexico must pay more than the Americans.
9. Switzerland – $786
Switzerland offers a bit lower prices for an iPhone than other countries, despite having an extremely high standard of life. The country is constantly ranked as one of top 10 countries best for life.
8. Philippines – $800
Despite not so high salaries, residents of the Philippines have to pay a lot of money for a new iPhone. However, this country is well-known as one of the countries where people like smartphones and great features on them.
7. South Africa – $818
The price in this country so it is one of the most expensive countries to buy an iPhone. However, if you choose to contract pricing, the price is lower. On the other side, you are going to pay for that iPhone 1-2 years.
6. United Kingdom – $820
An iPhone in the United Kingdom has a high price, but it is a bit cheaper than in Europe. Residents pay around £520 for a new device.
5. India – $847
India is one of the biggest markets for smartphones in the world. The country also has several companies that make affordable smartphones. On the other side, Apple sells the iPhone at a high price.
4. China – $856
The prices are so high that a teenager in China, sold his kidney in order to buy an iPhone and iPad. This country is well-known for making cheap copies of iPhone and iPad that run on Android OS, styled to look like iOS.
3. Indonesia – $863
In Indonesia, an iPhone 6 costs 9.195.200 IDR ($863). In addition, Apple doesn’t pay a lot of attention to this country, so they get a new version of an iPhone a few weeks later than other countries.
2. Russia – $896
Despite the price, a lot of people in Russia have an iPhone. Also, this is a favorite smartphone for teenagers and users who love having great features on their phone.
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1. Brazil – $1.180
Brazil is well-known as one of the most expensive countries to buy an iPhone. If you know that in the United States, iPhone 6 costs around $650, you can see how more expensive it is in Brazil. In addition, the situation is the same with all versions of an iPhone.
