Apple iPhone 16 series: Price in India compared to the US, Dubai, Vietnam and other regions

The iPhone 16 Pro series is cheaper than the iPhone 15 Pro series in India, but they are still more expensive when compared to markets like the US and Dubai.

iPhone 16 in different colour options. (Image credit: Nandagopal Rajan/The Indian Express)

5 min readBengaluruOct 5, 2024 04:03 PM IST First published on: Sep 10, 2024 at 01:32 PM IST

Apple introduced its newest iPhones — iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max at the “It’s Glowtime” event. While the base iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Plus cost similar to their predecessors in India, the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max are slightly cheaper.

All four iPhones – the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max will be available for pre-orders from September 13 and sale from September 20 in India.

Here are all the details on how much the latest iPhones cost in India.

Also read | iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max: Apple debuts its biggest phones to date, prices start at Rs 1,19,900

This time around, instead of a price hike, Apple has actually reduced the price of the iPhone 16 Pro series, which now starts at Rs 1,19,900. However, the same iPhone 16 Pro is much cheaper in countries like the US, where the same device costs $99 or approximately Rs. 83,891 (before taxes), which makes it much cheaper than the iPhone 16 Plus.

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The cheapest place to buy an iPhone 16/iPhone 16 Plus

Apple iPhone 16 price in India
Storage	Price (₹)	Bank Discount (₹) (Axis, ICICI, Amex)	Net effective price (₹)
128GB	79,900	5,000	74,900
256GB	89,900	5,000	84,900
512GB	1,09,900	5,000	104,900


Apple iPhone 16 Plus price in India
Storage	Price (₹)	Bank Discount (₹) (Axis, ICICI, Amex)	Net effective price (₹)
128GB	89,900	5,000	84,900
256GB	99,900	5,000	94,900
512GB	1,19,900	5,000	1,14,900

Both the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Plus are competitively priced in India, especially when compared to their Pro-contemporaries. Considering the flat bank discount of Rs 5,000, the price of the 128 GB iPhone 16 comes down to Rs 74,900. However, in markets like the US, it is much cheaper, starting at around Rs 67,000 (before taxes), and the same is available in Canada for under Rs 70,000.

The cheapest place to buy an iPhone 16 Pro

iPhone 16 Pro series, powered by A18 Pro. (Image credit: Apple)

Apple iPhone 16 Pro price in India
Storage	Price (₹)	Bank Discount (₹) (Axis, ICICI, Amex)	Net effective price (₹)
128GB	1,19,900	5,000	1,14,900
256GB	1,29,900	5,000	1,24,900
512GB	1,49,900	5,000	1,44,900
1TB	1,69,900	5,000	1,64,900

The iPhone 16 Pro, despite its lower Rs 1,19,900 price tag when compared to the launch price of the iPhone 15 Pro is still on the expensive side, especially when compared to the western market, where the latest 6.3-inch flagship from Apple can be bought for less than Rs 90,000 in the US and Canada.

Similarly, the iPhone 16 Pro is also much cheaper in Dubai and China, and costs well under Rs 1,00,000, making it at least Rs 15,000 cheaper than the Indian pricing.

The cheapest place to buy an iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max price in India
Storage	Price (₹)	Bank Discount (₹) (Axis, ICICI, Amex)	Net effective price (₹)
256GB	1,44,900	5,000	1,39,900
512GB	1,64,900	5,000	1,59,900
1TB	1,84,900	5,000	1,79,900

The US is still the cheapest place to buy the iPhone 16 Pro Max, where the base iPhone 16 Pro Max with 256 GB of storage costs slightly over Rs 1,00,000, making it almost Rs 40,000 cheaper when compared to the Indian price.

	iPhone 16	iPhone 16 Plus	iPhone 16 Pro	iPhone 16 Pro Max
India	Rs 79,900	Rs 89,900	Rs 1,19,900	Rs 1,44,900
US	$799	$899	$999	$1,199
Converted to INR	Rs 67,096	Rs 75,493	Rs 83,891	Rs 1,00,686

UK	£799	£899	£999	£1199
Converted to INR	Rs 87,776	Rs 98,762	Rs 1,09,747	Rs 1,31,719

Dubai (UAE)	AED 3,399	AED 3,799	AED 4,299	AED 5,099
Converted to INR	Rs 76,687	Rs 85,712	Rs 96,993	Rs 1,31,719

China Mainland	RMB 5,999	RMB 6,999	RMB 7,999	RMB 9,999
Converted to INR	Rs 70,760	Rs 82,556	Rs 94,351	Rs 1,17,942

Hong Kong	HK$ 6,899	HK$ 7,699	HK$ 8,599	HK$ 10,199
Converted to INR	Rs 74,314	Rs 82,931	Rs 92,626	Rs 1,09,861

Veitnam	VND 22,999,000	VND 25,999,000	VND 28,999,000	VND 34,999,000
Converted to INR	Rs 78,272	Rs 88,482	Rs 98,692	Rs1,19,112

Singapore	S$ 1,299	S$ 1,399	S$ 1,599	S$ 1,899
Converted to INR	Rs 83,565	Rs 89,998	Rs 1,02,864	Rs 1,22,163

Thailand	฿ 29,900	฿ 34,900	฿ 39,900	฿ 48,900
Converted to INR	Rs 74,185	Rs 86,590	Rs 98,996	Rs 1,21,326

France	€969	€1,119	€1,229	€1,479
Converted to INR	Rs 89,839	Rs 1,03,746	Rs 1,13,945	Rs 1,37,124

Japan	124,800 Yen	139,800 Yen	159,800 Yen	189,800 Yen
Converted to INR	Rs 73,087	Rs 81,871	Rs 93,584	Rs 1,11,153

Canada	$1,129	$1,279	$1,449	$1,749
Converted to INR	Rs 69,897	Rs 79,184	Rs 89,709	Rs 1,08,282

Australia	A$ 1,399	A$ 1,599	A$ 1,799	A$ 2,149
Converted to INR	Rs 78,370	Rs 89,574	Rs 1,00,778	Rs 1,20,385

Things to keep in mind before buying an international variant of the iPhone 16 or the iPhone 16 Pro Max:

While an iPhone 16 or the iPhone 16 Pro Max that you brought from outside India should work similarly to an Indian variant, there are a few things to keep in mind before buying one.

If you buy an iPhone 16 or the iPhone 16 Pro Max from the US, these iPhones won’t include a physical SIM card slot and only support eSIM, while the Indian variant comes with a single nano SIM card slot and also supports an eSIM. Also note that some markets sell network-locked iPhones, which might not work with an Indian SIM card, always ensure that you are buying an unlocked iPhone 16 or the iPhone 16 Pro, especially if you are getting it from abroad.

In the same context, if you buy an iPhone 16 or the iPhone 16 Pro from China, it will come with two physical SIM slots (nano) without eSIM support. Apple offers a global warranty and you can also purchase additional Apple Care+ to extend the product warranty by two additional years.