This is the price of the iPhone 14 in Asian countries, including Indonesia
The price of the iPhone 14 in the United States tends to be stable compared to the iPhone 13 model, unlike in Asian countries, including Indonesia.
The price of the iPhone 14 in Asian countries, including Indonesia, is affected by the increase in the value of the US dollar or USD. So, what is the price of the iPhone 14 in Asia?
Like The telephone quote from Channel News AsiaThursday (8/9/2022), the price of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus rose in several Asian countries along with the strength of the USD exchange rate.
Buyers of the lowest-priced iPhone 14 model in Japan, for example, have to spend 20 percent more than buying the standard iPhone 13 model.
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Understandably, the position of the yen against the USD fell 24 percent as of September 2021. Users in Japan paid USD 692.81 or Rp. 10.3 million when the first iPhone 13 was released.
Now, in Japan, the iPhone 13 costs 107,800 yen or Rp. 11.1 million in Japan. Earlier this year, Apple raised its price by almost a fifth to 117,800 yen.
However, in China, Apple’s third largest market after the United States, the company priced the iPhone 14 at USD 862.42 or around Rp. 12.8 million.
The price is the same as the official iPhone 13 when it was first released. In fact, the value of the yuan fell seven percent against the Uncle Sam’s country dollar.
Analysts say Apple should be prepared to deal with weak iPhone demand in China. Because, China’s economy went down after a series of rules lockdown.
Apple’s April-June 2022 quarterly revenue in Greater China fell 1 percent after a series of fairly strong quarters in the region.
The company previously announced discounts on iPhone prices in China. For example, the iPhone 13 is now available at a price of 5,399 yuan or Rp. 11.5 million.
How much does the iPhone 14 cost in Indonesia? The official price of the iPhone 14 in the country is predicted not to be much more expensive than the first time the iPhone 13 launched on the market.
For your information, the current position of the rupiah against the USD is quite weak. The USD exchange rate for domestic currencies reached Rp. 14,902 as of Thursday night WIB.
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The iPhone 14 is priced at USD 799 or Rp. 11.9 million, while the iPhone 14 Plus starts at USD 899 or Rp. 13.4 million. However, that price applies to the United States market.
Prices for the Indonesian market and other countries in Asia have not been published. Possibly, the price will experience additional shipping costs and so on. [SN/HBS]
