Top Tweets for #appleDuo

📱💰 Apple's first-ever foldable, The iPhone Duo is here. And Indians are paying WAY more for it. 🇮🇳 India: 
256GB: ₹2,99,900
512GB: ₹3,24,900
1TB: ₹3,74,900
2TB: ₹4,49,900 Here's the price gap, variant by variant: 🇺🇸 USA (1 USD = ₹95.19): 
256GB: $1,999 ➔ (₹1,90,279)
512GB: $2,199 ➔ (₹2,09,317)
1TB: $2,599 ➔ (₹2,47,392)
2TB: $3,199 ➔ (₹3,04,504) That's a ₹1.1 lakh to ₹1.45 lakh premium. "Apple folds the phone. India folds the wallet. 💸" It's not Apple "overcharging" India specifically, it's the tax stack: 🔴 ~20% Basic Customs Duty on imported phones 🔴 18% GST on top of that 🔴 India doesn't get the "no state sales tax" advantage some US buyers do 🔴 Foldables are a premium category - Apple prices new form factors at a bigger markup everywhere, and India's duty structure compounds it Interestingly, the premium % actually shrinks as storage goes up (57.6% → 47.7%), the base "entry tax" hurts more on the cheapest variant; storage upgrades are priced more consistently globally. 🟢 If you're set on Apple's first foldable and want AppleCare, local service, and warranty peace of mind - buying in India is the safer, no-import-hassle route. 🔴 If you're getting one from a US trip, know this: iPhones don't have a guaranteed international warranty like iPads/MacBooks do. Apple India has informally serviced factory-unlocked US iPhones before, but it's discretionary, not a written policy, carrier-locked units are often refused outright, and you may get asked for the original invoice. Real savings, but a real risk too. 🟡 For most buyers: this is a first-gen foldable, new hinge mechanism, new form factor, no track record yet. The "wait for gen 2" logic applies harder here than to a normal iPhone upgrade. "Question is - are we paying for the innovation, or for the privilege of being first in India to own it?" #iPhoneDuo #Apple #AppleFoldable #iPhone #TechIndia #AppleIndia